Issues & Trends series: $50 per issue

MICE comes of age in Asia Pacific:

The MICE (Meeting Incentive Conference and Exhibition) industry is in fact intimately linked up to economic development and its presence in a market represents an important benchmark to evaluate the maturity of an economy, its degree of internationalisation and also a country’s social prosperity. 

The Cruise Industry in Asia Pacific:

Despite rising fuel costs and increasingly stringent environmental regulations, the Cruise industry has continued on a steady growth path over the past few decades.
 
While North America and Europe together still hold a dominant share of some 94% of all cruises, the enormous potential in Asia/Pacific is slowly being realised.

New down for Asian resort destinations:

In this edition of Issues and Trends, we look at how Asian seaside resorts are faring in today's tourism market-place. 

While resorts may be a relatively new phenomenon in Asia they are developing and evolving rapidly, with both investment and competition in this sector increasing throughout the region.

Power of Alignment: 

Helping to rationalise ‘the world’s most fragmented and most global industry’, airline alliances are now intensifying their attention on Asia Pacific – the fastest growing aviation market in the world – in the hope of expanding their global presence, with China, India and Japan the focus of their attention.

Amusement Parks Asia...Still Amusing ?:

Demographics as well as the rapidly changing social and economic landscape is reshaping the map of amusement/ theme parks around the world and many expect Asia to becoming the World’s biggest market within the next 15 years. The arrival (and/or expansion) in Asia of significant players in this sector, such as Walt Disney Attractions, Universal Studios Recreation Group and Merlin Entertainments for example, shows the strong interest in what is seen as Asia’s potential.

The New War Of The Worlds:

The New War Of The Worlds: RATHER like the panic which ensued after the famous Orson Welles radio piece The War of the Worlds was broadcast in 1938, newspapers and magazines are fighting to control their own panic as the internet devours profits and titles alike. 

Best of Times, Worst of Times:

Destinations are hurting, airlines are in pain, hotels are echoing with empty rooms and tourist attractions are deserted. The picture, for many, is bleak. But in these, the worst of times, the proverbial silver lining may just be starting to shine through. For the creative thinkers, planners and dogged survivors in the industry, this is the best of times. Everyone is being challenged to find a way to get people to travel again, both for business and leisure, and never before have the creative juices been working such overtime.

Thirty Years In The Making: The Development Of China’s:

The Development Of China’s: A Review of the Issues and Trends That Have Impacted the Hospitality Market in the People’s Republic of China 

The Importance of Border Tourism:

Border tourism may sound a little less than glamorous for those destinations used to targeting mainly overseas or international markets. However, it represents an extremely valuable segment on a regional scale.

Integrative Travel And Tourism: A Holistic Approach To Visitor Development Experience And Destination:

To help us address this issue, we have turned to Mr. Burt Woolf, a well-known champion for integrative travel and tourism who, for many years, has been advising large-scale destination development strategies for public sector agencies and NGOs in the USA. Some of our members may recall that Burt facilitated PATA’s global management planning process in 1997

(shortly after these meetings, PATA moved its headquarters to Bangkok).

Gulf Airlines Flying High:

With far-reaching networks of destinations linking cities across continents, expanding fleets of state-of-the-art aircraft, competitive economic advantages and modern airports at the heart of the globe, Gulf airlines are moving to the vanguard of today’s global aviation industry.

...If you are interested in any of our previous Issues & Trends issue, please contact us @ publications@PATA.org...