Travel and tourism arrivals across the Asia Pacific region expanded 4.5% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to first quarter 2005, according to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)`s comprehensive and…
Travel and tourism arrivals across the Asia Pacific region expanded 4.5% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to first quarter 2005, according to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)`s comprehensive and comparative listing of Asia Pacific destination performance. That translates into nearly 3.5 million more arrivals for Asia Pacific destinations, year-on-year.
PATA`s First Quarter 2006 Quarterly Statistical Report (QSR) shows which Asia Pacific destinations attracted the most increases in international visitor arrivals and from which source markets.
The top five origin-destination % growth performances for first quarter 2006 compared to first quarter 2005, (where passenger traffic was 25,000 or more) were:
- Russian Federation to Thailand (+138.2%)
- China (PRC) to Thailand (+131.8%)
- Italy to the Maldives (+126.9%)
- Korea (ROK) to Thailand (+89.7%)
- China (PRC) to Philippines (+87.1%)
Thailand clearly bounced back from the post-tsunami declines it suffered in the first three months of 2005, said PATA Director-Strategic Intelligence Centre Mr John Koldowski.
In purely % growth terms, irrespective of volume, top five origin-destination growth performances for first quarter 2006 compared to first quarter 2005, were:
- Sweden to Bhutan (+200.0%)
- Indonesia to Chinese Taipei (+145.0%)
- Brunei to Cambodia (+143.6)
- Russian Federation to Thailand (+138.2%)
- Malaysia to Tahiti (+136.4%)
The top five origin-destination pairs with the greatest volume gains in first quarter 2006 over first quarter 2005 were:-
- Hong Kong SAR to China (PRC) (+680,681)
- China (PRC) to Hong Kong SAR (+553,052)
- China (PRC) to Macau SAR (+492,748)
- Hong Kong SAR to Macau SAR (+237,802)
- Canada to USA (+150,232)
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