RI expects 2.58m tourists in H2<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Outbound travel in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to
\nincrease during the second semester, with Indonesia projected to
\nreceive 2.58 million tourists from its five biggest markets in
\nthe region, according to a report.<\/p>\n
The five biggest markets are Australia, China, Malaysia,
\nSingapore and Taiwan, according to the report MasterIndex of
\nTravel, which was jointly released by Mastercard International
\nand the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 1.15 million Indonesians are expected to travel
\naround the world, a growth of 8 percent compared to the same
\nperiod last year, the report said.<\/p>\n
China's outbound travelers are expected to grow by 18 percent
\nto 6.3 million during the second semester, compared to the same
\nperiod last year. China's growth is the highest expected in the
\nregion.<\/p>\n
Indonesia, Hong Kong and Thailand will take the benefit of the
\nsurge in the number of Chinese travelers, as more than half of
\nthe 6.3 million travelers are expected to travel to the three
\ncountries, the report said.<\/p>\n
Outbound travelers from Japan, one of the main tourist sources
\nin the region, are expected to increase 0.8 percent to 8.1
\nmillion in the second semester of the year<\/p>\n
The region's tourism industry plunged sharply in the past
\nseveral months following the outbreak of the Severe Acute
\nRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) in several countries and the fallout
\nfrom the Iraq war. But, recently, the World Health Organization
\n(WHO) lifted the travel bans imposed on SARS-affected countries,
\nincluding Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, MasterCard economic advisor for the Asia-
\nPacific region said there were now positive indications that the
\nregion's tourism would recover in the second semester.<\/p>\n
However, outbound travelers from three countries in Asia,
\nnamely South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong, are predicted to
\ndecline in number in the second semester of the year.<\/p>\n
Travelers from Hong Kong are predicted to decline by 6.5
\npercent to 2.67 million from 2.85 million over the same period
\nlast year, South Korea to decline by 7.5 percent and Singapore by
\n3.6 percent.<\/p>\n
MasterIndex of Travel is giving six-month predictions on
\noutbound travel in 12 Asia-Pacific major markets: Australia,
\nChina, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the
\nPhilippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.<\/p>",
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