Go figure, why travel prospects in Asia are looking good
Some of the numbers emerging from the Abacus International Conference in Vietnam this week.
11 percent year on year growth in Abacus travel bookings
10 percent surge in international arrivals to Asia Pacific in the first quarter 2010
5.2 billion US dollar profit predicted from Asia Pacific carriers in 2010
23.9 percent growth in premium aircraft routes linked to Asia
28 percent share of global passenger traffic is accounted for by Asia Pacific carriers
450 million mobile Internet subscribers in the Asia Pacific
70,500 visitors and SG$85 million in travel deals at recent National Association of Travel Agents Singapore consumer sales event
10 percent increase in corporate travel in Asia Pacific this year over 2009
786 million Internet users in Asia – 43.5 percent of global users – in 2009
50.2 percent of global Internet users will be in Asia Pacific by 2020, according to Euromonitor International.
32 percent of global consumers intend to purchase airline tickets online in the second half of 2010, with a further 26 percent planning to book tours or hotel reservations, according to a 2010 Nielsen survey
238 hotels are under construction in South East Asia, with Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam leading the way.
US$779 billion tourist spending by Asian travellers by 2014
25 percent of Asia Pacific consumers are planning a holiday in the next six months
26 airports planned and 43 new hotels under development in Vietnam
93 percent of travel in Indo-China region is by leisure travellers, many of whom are moving towards short getaways.
127 million mobile Internet subscribers in India, and 155 million in China
US$630 billion – value of the mobile payment market by 2014, according to Jupiter Research
20,000 – number of Abacus travel agency locations in 24 markets
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