Before the sudden outbreak changed our lives, tourism in the asia-pacific region was booming.The asia-pacific region's tourism market reached $446 billion in 2019, ahead of North America and Europe, and was set to grow further in 2020.But an outbreak has upended that trend, putting the global travel industry on hold.
The lengthy suspension has touched every aspect of the tourism industry.In the airline industry alone, airlines worldwide have lost more than $63 billion due to falling passenger Numbers.But with tourism recovering in places like China, consumer confidence is growing.
The vast majority of respondents in the asia-pacific region said they did not expect to travel in the next nine months, according to a global survey of travel intentions conducted by the asia-pacific division of Google travel vertical search.At the same time, respondents in some regions showed a stronger desire to travel.The Google study combines data from a recent global network index (GWI) study to highlight new trends that travel companies should watch out for in order to guide them in the future.
