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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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Not all is quiet on the Pacific front. Global recession and recovery, dramatic currency fluctuations, rising oil prices and surging regional travel demand have created a volatile environment for the Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) travel industry. Yet the market in 2011 grew for a second consecutive year, shielded by a resilient economy and strong local currency. Similar to North America and Europe, more than a third of all travel in the region is booked online. Yet despite its relative maturity, ANZ's online travel market will enjoy double-digit growth – almost twice the pace of the overall travel market – through 2013.
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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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A devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan in March 2011, shaking the country's economy and major industries, including travel. Still, Japan boasts the largest online travel market in Asia Pacific, and accounts for nearly half of the region's online traffic bookings. This report analyzes Web traffic in Japan - including volume, cross-visitation, and source/loss patterns - across major travel subcategories, revealing key traffic trends and sector-specific dynamics.
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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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