Asians To Travel More Within Asia as Downturn Hardens
Posted by ablo on April 10 2009 22:57:22

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As the global recession bites, Asian tourism is moving towards a reliance on tourists from within Asia, and even increasingly, for those that have such a market, domestic tourism.

However, the traditional tourism generating powerhouses of Japan and South Korea are facing painful economic problems. Only China and India currently offer much hope. Even in these two emerging markets, travellers have already reduced their trips and say they will reduce more in 2009.

These are the findings of The ITB World Travel Trends Report, which was written by IPK International and officially published on Monday by Messe Berlin.

The report draws on results from the World Travel Monitor by IPK, a continuous and representative survey interviewing 500,000 persons in 58 countries around the world each year. Combined with statistics from the UNWTO, the report delivers a highly detailed picture of what happened in 2008 and what is likely to happen in 2009 and beyond.