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The Asia Pacific region, aided by the reopening of China and the Lunar New Year is on the path to rapid recovery. While China gets ready to travel again, the global tourism industry needs to catch up with the growing demand.

Global travel recovery doesn’t seem too far. The Skift Travel Health Index witnessed a month-on-month uptick of 4 percentage points (pp) in February 2023 and now stands at 93. We anticipate this year to bring recovery and growth to the travel industry.

Sector Recovery Is Underway

The latest February Highlights show that all sectors except aviation have achieved full recovery. The aviation sector grew over January 2023 and is at the highest it has been since a year.

Asia Pacific Shows Exceptional Growth

While the industry has faced multiple challenges arising from the pandemic, war, and natural calamities, travel across most regions has flourished. The Asia Pacific region which had been the “black sheep” for a long time displayed speedy recovery. Travel performance in Europe was impacted by the cancellations in Turkey due to the earthquakes. As of February 2023, travel performance in the Asia Pacific region overtook Europe. This report dives deep into growing demand in Asia Pacific.

Hotels have adopted strong pricing strategy to drive recovery. The re-opening of China also boosted sales volumes for Southeast Asian countries. Group tours from China have restarted in some countries already. However, there still lies room for growth in group pricing.

More analysis can be found in our February 2023 Highlights report and on our Skift Travel Health Index data dashboard.

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