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Japan ceded its leadership of the Asia Pacific travel market to China in 2012, and it will remain the regional runner-up for the foreseeable future. But as the country makes slow, steady progress toward recovery from its losses during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the unique characteristics of its travel market - partly mature, partly developing - will continue to attract attention from global online travel agencies and hoteliers.
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Asia Pacific's bustling economies have enjoyed striking growth in travel demand over the past several years. Airlines and hotels are benefiting from growing business and leisure travel demand, and online travel agencies - both local and global - continue to outperform the overall market. PhoCusWright's Asia Pacific Online Travel Overview Fifth Edition provides comprehensive sizing, analysis and forecasting for the region's 13 travel markets, with special emphasis on its five major markets: China, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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China has become a major global market for travel and tourism, and the country's online travel market - while still relatively young - is growing at a torrid pace. PhoCusWright's China Online Travel Overview Fifth Edition: The Giant Has Awoken provides comprehensive sizing and analysis of the country's online and total travel markets by segment and channel.
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PhoCusWright's India Consumer Travel Report provides a complete picture of the new Indian traveler: who are they, how they travel, how they shop, and what they want.
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Two new reports from PhoCusWright reveal that despite a slowing economy, rising fuel prices and a troubled aviation sector, India's travel marketplace is expanding rapidly, and is poised for strong double-digit growth for the next several years. Purchase both reports and save 15%.
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Benefiting from fast growth and a populous middle class with an ever-rising disposable income, the Indian travel market, both total and online, will enjoy double-digit gains through 2013. However, slowing growth, rising oil prices and a troubled airline market could soften overall travel and online travel sentiment in the coming years.
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Heads up, travel companies: 2012's host of technology trends – including new developments in social e-commerce, business intelligence and content fragmentation – will have huge effects on the future of travel distribution.
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Asia Pacific Online Travel Traffic Jam! presents an overview of Web traffic and online travel shopping trends in three distinct markets - Australia, China and India.
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The second-largest travel market in Asia Pacific, China was one of the region's only markets to grow during the recession. Despite strong growth in the coming years, the country lags in online penetration and will continue this trend in the near future. Distribution - and even completion of sales for online travel agencies - will remain predominantly offline.
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Like the rest of the country's economy, India's travel industry is on the fast track for growth. Its online travel market is the fastest-growing in Asia Pacific and weathered the recession well, though some segments fared better than others. The country's online travel agency bookings are expected to make major gains in the next several years.
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