Statistics & Trends

As of 20th December 2020, Cambodia has ranked Number One in Combating COVID-19 Pandemic with a score of 1.

Inter-country travel between Hong Kong and Singapore is showing a peak in demand between LNY (Feb 2021) and the March 2021 school holidays.

In the eyes of international travellers, Australia’s association with safety and security has risen from 43 per cent to 49 per cent, and from 47 per cent to 56 per cent in relation to nature and wildlife (CDP, July 2020).

The number of deals with disclosed funding rounds increased by 3.6% from 361 in October to 374 in November before decreasing by 4.5% to 357 deals in December.

When looking at daily data, the highest performance was seen on New Year’s Eve: occupancy (63.8%), ADR (AUD239.87) and RevPAR (AUD153.08).

Dr. Jaeyeon Choe identifies fast-growing niches of Korean travellers during the pandemic which can potentially constitute a very lucrative market for tourism businesses and local economies in Southeast Asia as lockdowns ease.

Traveling more with loved ones is the top thing all markets are most likely to commit to doing differently when traveling in 2021, with the exception of United Kingdom (UK) and Taiwan, where respondents are embracing the adventure and committing to taking more spontaneous trips, and the Japanese committing to travel at a slower pace.

Thailand’s most wish listed stay is also the 9th most wish listed globally. Thai food experiences dominated most booked Airbnb Online Experiences in Thailand in 2020

"COVID-19 is changing and informing global trends. We must adopt a local focus and global vision to meet evolving customer demands and continue to support our partners", said James Liang, Chairman and Co-founder Trip.com Group

By the end of IBTM World Virtual 2020, Thai MICE entrepreneurs managed to secure a total of 52 leads encompassing 11,800 potential meeting and incentive travellers. These leads are worth an estimated 743.40 million baht in revenue for Thailand.