Findings from PATA UK & Ireland members and the associations recent survey were uncovered in the latest issue of Travel Bulletin, straight from the associations chairman, Chris Crampton.
Chris emphasised that "the desire to visit Pacific Asia continues into 2024," and that desire is reflected in member bookings: "Our PATA tour operator members show 2024 is off to a good start."
Helen Wheat, destination manager (Asia) at Travelbag spotlighted that "in October 2023 alone we saw +95% year-on-year for Indonesia... alongside destinations such as Vietnam and Japan."
David Kevan, founding partner of Chic Locations, added: "Thailand and Vietnam are leading in numbers, with late bookings for the next two months and winter repeaters booking again immediately after returning home."
Hear more on what Chris described as an "overall positive outlook for the year" in the latest issue of Travel Bulletin here.
