Tourism Economics
Travel industry growth to outpace global economy: WTM Global Travel Report
Released on the first day of WTM London, the report says: “Over the next decade, the industry is on track
Two Philippine travel trade events generate billions in sales leads
The Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) reports that two of the Philippines’ leading travel trade events have generated over PHP1 billion in confirmed sales leads.
ATM: Middle Eastern travel spending to hit US$350 billion by 2030
The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has released its 2025 Travel Trends Report done in collaboration with Tourism Economics.
South Korea records nearly 1.12 million arrivals in January
The state-run Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) reports that nearly 1.12 million tourists arrived in South Korea in January 2025.
Indonesian government optimistic on growth of tourism sector
The Indonesian government expressed optimism regarding the tourism sector’s potential as an economic growth driver.
Agoda: Thai marriage equality law could boost annual tourist arrivals by up to 4 million
Digital travel platform Agoda’s latest study reveals how Thailand’s landmark marriage equality legislation is set to deliver an additional four million international visitors per year within two years of its enactment.
ITB China partners with Tourism Economics and the Trip.com Group for its 2025 Travel Trends Report
ITB China is slated to release its annual Travel Trends Report Unlocking the future of Chinese travel: Groundbreaking insights into China’s outbound and inbound travel markets for 2025/2026 at its event in May 2025 in Shanghai.
Coronavirus could hurt travel nearly as bad as 9/11 did
The Covid-19 impact on travel to Asia has been devastating, and the fallout for US tourism will be worse than
UK is largest inbound market for Philadelphia
In 2018, 697,000 overseas visitors came to the Greater Philadelphia region, of which 112,000 are from the UK, according to
US to incur USD 11 billion loss in tourism receipts
The US could see nearly 2 million fewer Chinese visitors because of hostile trade relations, travel advisories and rising currency
Sterling decline sees rise in North American visitors to the UK
A study by STR and Tourism Economics indicates that the United Kingdom’s tourism and hospitality sectors have benefited from an increase
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