Asia Aviation Industry

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Travel demand and transportation in Asia Pacific
Index
Trends of travel demand in Asia Pacific region 4
Australia 7
  Cruise Industry 7
  Aviation Industry
  India 8
  Cruise Industry 8
  Aviation Industry 8
  New Zealand 9
  Cruise Industry 9
  Aviation Industry 10
  China   10
  Cruise Industry 10
Introduction
Over the last decade, the Asia Pacific region has been the fastest growing tourism region in the world. Tourism is one of the most important sectors in a large number of Asia Pacific countries. Increases in economic growth, disposable income and leisure time, political stability, and aggressive tourism campaigns, among other factors, have fueled the significant growth of tourism. Asia is recognized as the world’s fastest growing transport market. According to forecasters the total schedule traffic within the Asia pacific region will more than double within a few years time.
Transportation is an integral part of the tourism industry. It is largely due to the improvement of transportation that tourism has expanded. Tourism is all about travel; and the role of transportation in its operation is vital. It is largely due to the improvement of transportation that tourism has expanded. The advent of flight and cruise industry has shrunk the world, and the motor vehicle and railway networks have made travel to anywhere possible. Culpan (1987, p 546) identified transportation modes and management as the “important ingredients of the international tourism system,” acknowledging that linkage by air, sea and land modes is essential for the operations as well as the availability of support services such as fuel stations, auto repair, motels and rest facilities for land travel.
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Trends of travel demand in Asia Pacific region
Tourism is one of the major industries for many Asian countries, attracting sometimes much-needed foreign exchange, and stimulating economic...