Vital Tourism Statistics and Information on 17 Asian Countries
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2010/2011 Vital tourism statistics PRODUCED BY and information on 17 Asian countries ATG1011 p01 cover V5.indd 1 12/1/10 5:37:50 PM 2 ASIAN TOURISM GUIDE 2010/2011 CONTENTS Forewords 4, 6 Bhutan 8 Brunei 9 Cambodia 12 China 14 Hong Kong 17 India 19 Indonesia 21 Laos 24 Macau 26 Malaysia 28 Maldives 31 Myanmar 33 Philippines 35 Singapore 37 Sri Lanka 39 Thailand 41 Vietnam 45 ATG1011 p02 Contents.indd 2 12/1/10 5:42:58 PM Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai Swissôtel Merchant Court, Singapore Swissôtel Nankai, Osaka Raffles Beijing Hotel Fairmont Yangcheng Lake, Kunshan, China A distinctive collection of extraordinary places and experiences Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel have combined to provide the world’s finest accommodations for discerning travellers—giving your customers easier access to more destinations. 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Carol Cheng Assistant Manager Administration and Marketing ([email protected]) Betty Loo Advertisement Administration Executive ([email protected]) As is the tradition now, the guide contains key statistics on PUB LISHING S E RVICES travel and tourism on 17 countries across Asia and the most essential Tony Yeo Division Manager ([email protected]) Agnes Loy Senior Production Executive ([email protected]) information – such as new attractions that have opened and insider tips Nancy Lee Production Co-ordinator ([email protected]) Carol Wong Circulation Executive ([email protected]) on each of the destinations – that planners need to have at their fingertips. TTG ASIA ME DIA The latest-available statistics in this report reflect a rebound in Darren Ng Managing Director ([email protected]) business in 2010. Thankfully, Asia’s travel and tourism industry has seen OFFI CES SINGAPORE 1 Science Park Road #04-07 The Capricorn, Singapore Science Park II, Singapore 117528 a quick comeback of arrivals after a woeful 2009, when the global Tel: (65) 6395-7575 Fax: (65) 6536-2972 [email protected]; www.ttgasia.com financial crisis and A/H1N1 saw many of its source markets registering HONG KONG 11/F ING Tower, 308-320 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong huge declines. Tel: (852) 2571-9333 Fax: (852) 2806-0646 ADVE RTISEMENT R EPR ESENTATIVE S With Asian economies remaining resilient in 2010, the travel and Australia The Philippines Keith Sandell Danny dela Cruz Sandell Strike Skinner Whipp Pty. Limited 52 Labo Street Sta. tourism industry was buoyed by a return of corporate travel and business 9 Parklea Place, Carlingford Mesa Heights, Quezon City, The Philippines NSW 2118, Australia Tel: (63-2) 740-1658/ 711-7259 Fax: (63-2) 415-1581 Tel: (61-2) 9873-2444 Fax: (61-2) 9873-3555 Email: [email protected] events, as well as healthy intra-Asian leisure travel, where outbound Email: [email protected] [email protected] France Spain (Barcelona) markets such as China, India and South-east Asia propped up numbers. Colin Murdoch Carlos Garcia Ray Lampard International Media Luis Andrade Publicidad Internacional S.L. 68 Boulevard Carnot, bte. 304, F-06400 Cannes Morales, 21 2˚G, 08029 Barcelona, Spain Chinese arrivals to Thailand, for instance, have been on a steep climb in France Tel: (34-93) 363-5750 Fax: (34-93) 410-0275 Tel: (33) 4 9468-5778 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] the last few months, the political riots earlier in the year have all but Spain (Madrid) Germany Luis Andrade Wolfgang Jager Luis Andrade Publicidad Internacional been forgotten. IMV Internationale Medien Vermarktung GmbH Plaza Descubridor Diego de Ordás Hauptstrasse 29, 82319 Starnberg 1, Escalera 2, 2-D, 28003 Madrid, Spain Germany Tel: (34-91) 441-6266 Fax: (34-91) 441-6549 Mega events such as the World Tel: (89-8151) 550-8959 Email: [email protected] Fax: (49-8151) 550-9180 Email: [email protected] Sri Lanka Expo in Shanghai, the Asian Games in Vijitha Yapa/Albadur Cader India Vijitha Yapa Associates Mrs Meena Chand No. 3, De Vos Avenue, Colombo 4 Guangzhou and the Commonwealth Adcom International Sri Lanka 608, Deep Shikha, Rajendra Place Tel: (94-11) 255-6600 Fax: (94-11) 281-6511 New Delhi-110 008, India Email: [email protected]/[email protected]/ Games in Delhi, and the opening of Tel: (91-11) 2576-7014/2576-0665 [email protected] Fax: (91-11) 2574-2433 E [email protected] Taiwan attractions such as the two integrated Virginia Lee/ Shirley Shen/ Kitty Luh Italy Spacemark Media Services Barbara Rebora 2nd Floor No. 22-18, Chang An East Road, Section 1 resorts in Singapore, all helped put the TTG Italia SpA-Intl Sales Department Taipei 10442, Taiwan Via A. Nota, 6-10122, Torino, Italy Tel: (886-2) 2522-2282 Fax: (886-2) 2522-2281 Tel: (39-011) 436-6300 ext. 228 Email: [email protected] spotlight on the region. Fax: (39-011) 412-1793 E [email protected] Thailand Chower Narula/Anchana Nararidh In all, 2010 turned out to be Japan World Media Co. Ltd Hiroko Kujime Suite 40, 9th Floor, RS Tower, 121 Rachadapisek Road, Pacific Business Inc. Dindaeng, Bangkok 10400 much better than expected. Let us Akutagawa Bldg., 7-7 Nihonbashi Kabutocho Thailand Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026 Tel: (66-2) 641-2693-6 Fax: (66-2) 641-2697 Japan Email: [email protected]/ hope it stays that way for 2011. On Tel: (81-3) 3661-6138 Fax: (81-3) 3661-6139 [email protected]/ Email: [email protected] [email protected] that note, my team and I wish you Korea USA SS Song/ BJ Kim Debbie Joseph Anderson First Media Services Corp. Destination Marketing Hawaii a happy and prosperous new year. 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