The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced its forecasts of travel demand for 42-destinations within the Asia Pacific region, predicting an annual average rate of growth in arrivals to these destinations of just under seven per cent between 2009 and 2013[1]
 
Asia is expected to receive much of this growth, with an average increase of around 7.5% per annum. North America will average around five per cent and the Pacific between four-to-five per cent, over that period.
 
Within Asia, the fastest growing sub-region will be Southeast Asia with just over eight per cent, followed by South Asia with around 7.5% and Northeast Asia at just over seven per cent (figures per annum).
 
Around 15 source regions will generate double-digit growth into Asia Pacific over the period to 2013, with intra-Asia traffic alone fuelling annual gains of around 7.5% and adding more than 76-million additional arrivals to Asia by 2013.
 
The ones to watch out for here are South and Central Asia into Northeast Asia (17% and 14% gains per annum respectively), as well as the Middle East markets, which are also tipped to show substantial growth with gains in excess of 10% per annum to 2013.
 
In terms of generating the most physical arrivals however, it is Northeast Asia and the Americas that will generate most additional traffic to Asia Pacific. Northeast Asia will add an additional 65-million arrivals to Asia Pacific destinations by 2013, while North America will add close to 18-million more than in 2009.

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