Asia/Pacific report: The world's tourism engine

13-May-2005

Asia/Pacific was enjoying a boom in tourism as it recovered from the SARS-related travel downturn of 2003 when the region was hit by December's tsunami. Sandra Newman looks at how the region has fared since then

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Despite a turbulent climate caused by circumstances outside the industry's control, Asia/Pacific remains the world's fastest growing region for tourism. Arrivals to Asia/Pacific rose by 29% last year, according to

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