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Changing face of luxury travel In Asia Pacific

July 3, 2024247 Views

Marriott International launches extensive research among affluent travelers across six markets 68% spending more on leisure travel with 74% respondents planning an intra-regional holiday within Asia-Pacific (APAC) Australia is the top destination in next 12 months ahead of Japan, with 46% planning to visit Indian HNW are driving luxury travel with 89% Indians planning to spend more in next 12 months High-end gastronomy is the primary driver for luxury travel with 88% planning holidays around food Three new personas of luxury traveler defined As the Asia Pacific region continues to be the growth engine for luxury travel, a new comprehensive report from the Luxury Group by Marriott International has identified new expectations and travel preferences among hig...

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Education and diversification recognized as key to future of tourism

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June 30, 2024212 Views

Diversifying tourism across Asia and the Pacific, alongside promoting more and better education, will be key to building a more resilient and sustainable sector. According to UN Tourism’s data, the sector is experiencing a rapid recovery in Asia and the Pacific, with arrivals reaching 82% of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2024, boosted by the re-opening of many destinations throughout 2023. Now, with full recovery on the horizon, the latest joint meeting of UN Tourism’s Commission for Asia and the Pacific (CAP) and its Commission of South Asia (CSA), focused on the challenges and opportunities for creating a positive and lasting transformation. Guiding transformation and building resilience The 36th meeting of the CAP-CSA welcomed more than 130 delegates ...

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Minor Hotels triumphs with 22 accolades at T+L Luxury Awards Asia Pacific

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June 14, 2024278 Views

Minor Hotels, a leading global hotel owner and operator, secured an impressive haul of 22 accolades at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2024. The awards ceremony, held on the evening of 13 June 2024, celebrated excellence across the luxury travel sector, showcasing the very best in hospitality throughout the region. The awards, determined through an extensive online survey conducted by Travel + Leisure, recognise outstanding achievements in the travel and hospitality industry, with readers from around the world voting for their favourite luxury hotels, resorts, and experiences. Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas emerged as a standout, securing multiple awards, including second place for Best Resorts in the Maldives, second place for Best House Reefs, and third place...

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Tourism industry in Asia-Pacific reduces its climate impact

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December 22, 2022801 Views

WTTC reveals footprint data, emissions intensity decreased by more than 26% in 10 years Sector’s GDP grew 7.3% annually on average, whilst its greenhouse gas emissions increased by just 4% The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center have unveiled revolutionary new data detailing the climate footprint of the Travel & Tourism sector in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). According to the data, between 2010 and 2019, the APAC Travel & Tourism sector decoupled its economic growth from its greenhouse gas emissions. Woman tourist walking in Wangfujing food street at Beijing, China. Copyright (c) 2017 Maridav/Shutterstock The new data for the region reveals the total contribution to APAC’s GDP grew on average 7.3% annua...

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Exploring power of statistics for sustainable tourism in Asia and the Pacific

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December 16, 2021942 Views

Government policymakers, statisticians and relevant stakeholders from across the Asia and the Pacific region came together for a special workshop focused on Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism. The workshop was organized by UNWTO in collaboration with the Department of Tourism of the Philippines and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea. The sessions featured prominent speakers from governments as well as from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), Auckland University and UNWTO. To further enrich cross-country and interregional learning, guest speakers also came from Fiji, Jamaica, Netherlands, Thailand and th...

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Asia Pacific Travel & Tourism sector set to recover by nearly 40%

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November 20, 20211249 Views

WTTC report says, if key measures are followed the sector could restore more than 47 million jobs by 2022 New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the recovery of the Asia Pacific Travel & Tourism sector has soared ahead of many regions in the world with a year on year growth of more than 36%. Before the pandemic struck, Asia Pacific’s Travel & Tourism sector’s contribution to GDP represented more than US$ 3 trillion (9.9% of the region’s economy). After the pandemic brought international travel to an almost complete standstill, in 2020, Asia Pacific saw a hit of almost 54%, halving the contribution of the Travel & Tourism sector to the region’s economy. However, according to the research, and based on the current rate of recovery...

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Advancing women’s empowerment in tourism

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November 18, 20211113 Views

First UNWTO regional conference for Asia-Pacific in Kuala Lumpur UNWTO’s Members from across Asia and the Pacific came together to advance the tourism sector’s contribution to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The UNWTO Regional Conference on the Empowerment of Women in Tourism in Asia and the Pacific – the first event on the topic organized by UNWTO jointly with Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture – brought together more than 500 key virtual participants in addition to around 100 local in-person stakeholders. Alongside UNWTO experts, government policymakers, UN Women representatives, high-level representatives of women’s associations and NGOs, joined leading academics to address some of the key challenges and opportunities for women in tourism in the region. ...