Last year, only three destinations from Asia Pacific made it to the top 10 list.
For this Christmas period, Bangkok, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong have made it to the list of top 10 destinations chosen by tourists around the world who book via Hotelbeds’ travel intermediary partners.
Last year, only three destinations from Asia Pacific made it to the top 10 list.
Whilst it remains outside of the top ten, it is also key to note that the United Arab Emirates has grown significantly as a source market for Hotelbeds since last year, ranking in 13th position while last year it was 22nd.
The most popular destination continues to be Orlando, which is well known for Disneyland, according to Carlos Munoz, managing director, Bedbank, Hotelbedds Group.
Commented Munoz, “Whilst the traditional Christmas destinations remain amongst the most popular with travellers who book via our customers, nonetheless a clear trend is emerging compared to last year: Asia Pacific destinations continue to be a growth market for us.”
To respond to this increased demand, Hotelbeds has been increasing its portfolio of hotels globally, and in particular in Asia-Pacific. Since Tourico Holidays and GTA became part of the Group earlier this year, they now have over 170,000 hotels available on the platform, he added.