Reports & Surveys

The COVID-19 pandemic, US-China trade war and the economic uncertainty,  affect the landscape of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region too.

Trends redefining travel discussed at Travel Reimagined: An Airbnb and APEC Tourism Forum held in conjunction with the APEC 2020 Tourism Ministerial.

Trip.com witnessed a surge in demand for Singapore-Hong Kong.

The newly launched PATA report highlights insights on the role of OTAs globally and in Asia Pacific on travel recovery for SME hospitality players where digitalization and innovation are key.

In Asia Pacific, recovery is expected within three years. Home to the world’s largest population of internet users, innovation in the region is already thriving, with concepts tackling various needs during lockdown, including customer journey, mobility and sustainable destination management.

Accommodation prices have dropped by an average of more than 17% between 2019 and 2020, with Amsterdam, Netherlands showing a 51.6% drop in price, while Marrakech, Morocco shows a 15.5% increase in accommodation cost.

The data collection process for Datalex Big Book of Airline Data by IdeaWorksCompany began in January of this year and was completed in August.

Business model adaptation is the number one measure implemented during Q3 2020 as reported by nearly half of the respondents. Training programs have dropped 11%, with new product design (45%) and product improvement (35%) moving up the ranks.

Consumers are paying more attention to 'sustainability' of brands; Destinations need to adopt new protocols for health and hygiene measures.

This report recommends that destination managers and other tourism stakeholders across the Asia Pacific region begin creating close partnerships with public health officials, tourism supply chain businesses, and local communities to commence a coordinated renewal of traveller confidence in the health and safety of their destination.