APAC leads growth as international tourism exports hit US$1.7 trillion
Exports generated by international tourism reached US$1.7 trillion in 2018, up 4% over the previous year, with Asia-Pacific leading growth, a new report from...
Asian millionaires favour food, culture over shopping, ILTM study finds
This year is likely to be another year of strong growth for the region's luxury travel market, with particularly high willingness to travel manifested...
Chinese FIT surging despite trade tensions
ForwardKeys’ analysis of Chinese outbound travel in the first four months of this year revealed a 12.7% growth in FIT.
“The growth was extraordinary, given...
Russian arrivals into APAC soar on direct flights: ForwardKeys
It’s boom time for Russian arrivals in Asia-Pacific countries, which ForwardKeys attributes to a doubling in seat capacity on direct flights from Russia to...
Slowing demand, rising costs squeeze airline profits: IATA
IATA has downgraded its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a US$28 billion profit, from US$35.5 billion forecast in December 2018,...
Study finds HZMB brings in higher-spending tourists to Macau
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) has been bringing high-spending visitors to Macau, according to a recent study by Hong Kong-based marketing research firm CSG...
Football fans will go great lengths to watch teams in action:...
A recent Expedia Group study revealed strong enthusiasm for football among travellers, with some even willing to lie to their travel partner or miss...
While cruise passengers in Asia hit a new high in 2018,...
Chinese travellers show the highest willingness to spend on cultural travel compared to other holiday themes, according to the recently released ITB China Travel...
Asia’s cruise passengers younger than global average
As Asia sailed to a record 4.2 million ocean-going cruise passengers in 2018, the region's cruise passengers are found across the age spectrum, revealed...
Asia cruise market sails to record 2018 numbers but faces slowdown...
While cruise passengers in Asia hit a new high in 2018, China – which makes up the lion's share – is showing signs of...












![While cruise passengers in Asia hit a new high in 2018, China – which makes up the lion’s share – is showing signs of a slowdown while Asian markets the likes of Singapore and India see double-digit growth. In 2018, 4.2 million people took an ocean cruise, up 4.6% year-on-year, according to data released today by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). [caption id="attachment_33182" align="alignnone" width="640"] Marina Bay Cruise Centre, Singapore[/caption] Asia continues to be the cruise industry’s third largest market after North America and Europe, CLIA figures show, maintaining a 14.8% share of the total global ocean passenger volume (28.5 million) for 2018. Most of the source markets in Asia saw year-on-year gains in 2018 except mainland China and Malaysia. In particular, passenger volume from Singapore, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam saw double-digit growth. Mainland China retained its dominance as a source market, accounting for 55.8% of all Asian passengers, although the Chinese market has been going through a period of adjustment and saw a marginal 1.6% decline in passengers. The more measured increase in Asia’s passenger volume did not come as a surprise as cruise ship capacity dipped in 2018 after years of rapid expansion in this region. Asia’s slowdown in ship capacity is due to the strong demand for cruise ships worldwide, and reduced short cruise itinerary options, CLIA says. “In the next few years, cruising in Asia is expected to continue growing in popularity with the arrival of new ships in 2019/2020 including from Costa Cruises, Genting Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International and MSC Cruises,” said CLIA managing director for Australasia & Asia Joel Katz. “We also see several Asian destinations building new infrastructure to support cruise development,” he said. “Consumer interest in cruise has also been rising as Asian travellers discover the ease, relaxation and value of a cruise vacation.”](https://ttgindia.2017.ttgasia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/04/INDIA_Tourists-at-The-Louvre-Paris.jpg)







