Under the newly updated forecasts from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the most likely scenario for international visitor arrivals into and across Asia Pacific in 2020 is that visitor numbers are likely to reduce by 32% year-on-year. Taking into account the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume of arrivals is now expected to reduce to fewer than 500 million this year.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about the forecasts and find out useful insights and analyses for the destinations within Asia Pacific to prepare for and manage the negative impacts of the COVID-19 on their tourism industries.
What you’ll learn from Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
● The methods used in the PATA Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts report series
● Understanding the factors, especially COVID-19, that may have contributed to the future trends of tourism demand within Asia Pacific
● The extent to which COVID-19 would affect the demand for travel within the region
● Suggestions about the ways in which the destination organisations/businesses could combat the negative impacts of COVID-19
What you’ll learn from Euromonitor International:
● The latest global economic outlook based on Euromonitor International’s latest research incorporating COVID-19 effects
● The historic economic performance of PATA destinations for metrics like GDP and disposable income
● The future outlook for PATA destination economies and income in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
