27.1 C
Delhi
Thursday, September 18, 2025

ADB predicts tourism in Asia-Pacific to rebound to pre-pandemic level by 2024

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Manila: Tourism recovery in Asia and Pacific region has picked up speed and might rebound to the pre-pandemic level by 2024, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday.

The Asian Economic Integration Report 2023 said international tourist arrivals in the Asia-Pacific region rose by 399 percent year-on-year for the first eight months of 2022, but only to 10.3 percent of the 2019 numbers.

“The variation is largely driven by differences in the pace of border reopening, public health protocols, and people’s confidence in overseas travel,” the report noted.

The report added that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also continued to pose a downside risk to Asian tourism, a potential loss of about one-third of Russia’s outbound tourists.

“Higher fuel prices translating to higher airfares and travel expenses, alongside weak global growth prospects, are dampening the recovery momentum,” the report said.

For post-pandemic recovery, the report believed that economies in the region need to look at several policy options to build sustainability and resilience while addressing pre-pandemic challenges such as narrow source markets, lack of infrastructure, and high informality.

“Greater regional cooperation is needed to deal with the prolonged challenges,” added the report

Related articles

The American Military in Bangladesh: Quiet Landings, Loud Questions

The quiet arrival of American boots on Bangladeshi soil has raised eyebrows not just in Dhaka but in...

Qatar’s Blood Money: How Doha Bankrolled Hamas and Fueled the October 7 Massacre

 Since 2012, Qatar has positioned itself as Gaza’s saviour while quietly acting as its executioner. The numbers are...

Goa Is Not Falling, Goa Is Rising Differently – Go Goa 365 Days

Don’t fall for the negative stories about falling numbers of Goan tourists even though my good friend Tehseen...

TDB backs India’s first 240V electric motorcycle platform

New Delhi: Aligning with the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission, the Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of...