The year 2019 has flown right by in a blink of an eye, with many developments in the economic and political space leaving indelible marks on the travel and tourism industry’s performance report.
While an increasingly VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) environment makes it difficult to have a clear business projection, travel and tourism professionals must bear in mind that Asia’s economic prospects remain bright on the back of growing affluence of its people and a young demographic that is hungry for knowledge, global experience, new technology and the latest products and services. And with all that, travel and tourism can continue to grow.
To see the future, one must understand the past. And so, our team of editors and reporters have once again produced this Asian Tourism Expert Guide, now in its 12th edition, to provide a snapshot of 2019 travel and tourism performance as well as developments that are worth watching in the new year.
This annual guide has, for the past decade, helped our travel trade readers in their programming and business plans, and we hope itwill be the same for you.
