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The latest figures released by PATA show that
the number of international visitor arrivals to Asia Pacific fell
by an estimated 6% in the first six months of 2009 compared to H1
2008.
All five
sub-regions of Asia Pacific posted declines in visitor numbers for
the first half year of 2009, with South Asia recording the largest
fall at 8.1%. In the Americas, visitor volumes fell by 7.7% while Southeast Asia reported a 5.7% decline in
arrivals. This latter figure is influenced largely by double-digit
reductions in the markets of Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The largest sub-region in Asia Pacific, Northeast Asia,
registered the smallest rate of decline at 5.2%, but lost
more than five million international arrivals in volume terms.
Visitor arrivals to China PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Japan
were down but Chinese Taipei and Korea ROK bucked the trend with
double-digit growth at 10% and 15% respectively. The
Pacific recorded a year-to-date visitor number decline of 6.6%, hurt by steep falls in arrivals to Hawaii (10%)
and Guam (15%).
According to PATA Chairman Mrs
Phornsiri Manoharn, At the midway point of 2009, Asia Pacific has
lost 6% in international arrivals which in real terms
equates to almost 10.5 million fewer visits to our shores,
reflecting the extremely challenging operating environment. There
is however some cause for cautious optimism for the second half of
the year as the global economy is currently showing more stability
with some signs of nascent growth.
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July 2009
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