Asia will remain a major tourism destination and traveller source market this year, with significant growth in outbound numbers from countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, largely driven by economic resilience, a growing middle class, and improved visa policies and flight network, according to Edgar Lacker, CEO of Aviareps, a global representation company serving the travel and tourism industry.
In this episode of TTG Conversations: Five Questions, Lacker lays out why Asia is shaping up as the travel powerhouse in 2026, the continued value of volume markets China and India, emerging source markets to watch for, and destinations in this region that are shining bright.
