China will be the favorite in 2030.
How will we travel in 2030? Will we travel the world in spaceships, private planes for all, flying buses and will our mobiles be so intelligent that they will be able to teleport us?
We would love to have the answer to so many questions; the truth is that **we don't know how but we do know where we will travel thanks to the latest report by Euromonitor International**, the independent global research company.
The study reflects that Asia will boom . This is one more confirmation of what has been happening since 2013 in countries like ** China **. Specifically, the Asian country will be the most visited, and will receive approximately 250 million visits, ahead of the United States, which will have more than 150 million, and Germany, with about 140 million.
But not only will it receive more foreign visitors, also its national tourism will increase , with 80% of trips through the region. This is, without a doubt, another of China's big businesses, national tourism. From 4.7 billion trips in 2018 it will go to 6.7 billion in 2023.
Asia, the favorite continent of the traveler of the future?
WHY CHINA WILL LEAD IN TOURISM IN 2030
The study reveals that it is mainly due to to revenue growth in China and surrounding countries and, above all, the ease of obtaining visas, much easier than in countries like the United States or the United Kingdom.
In addition to the positive consequences that the latest geopolitical and sports developments , such as the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo in 2020, the next Winter Games in Beijing in 2022, and the last Olympic Games in PyeongChang in the winter of 2018.
If the Asian continent stands out for anything, and specifically, China, it is for its technological development that has greatly facilitated the growth of tourism. “Countries like South Korea, Australia and China are global pioneers in digital connectivity, but other countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are also picking up the pace, developing easy-to-use online booking platforms and online payment systems,” notes the report. study.
Behind these are Chinese travel providers like Ctrip and Fliggy; the Japanese and Korean ones like JTB and Hanatour. They have also improved infrastructure to encourage tourism, such as electric cars.
Amsterdam will experience a shift towards sustainable tourism.
THE FUTURE OF TOURISM IN EUROPE
And what will happen in Europe? “Resilience” (ability to overcome) is the word that best defines the tourism in Europe in recent years -from 400 million in the year 2000 to more than 1,000 million visitors-. The political and economic turmoil and uncertainty that the continent is experiencing does not seem to have affected tourism too much , as indicated by the study by Euromonitor International .
However, there are several points where action will be taken in the coming years: one of them is mass tourism . Major cities, he says, they will have to face it by promoting measures of fun but also of respect.
“It is likely not a shortage of demand, but rather a growing realization that there is a maximum number of tourists that destinations will and will be able to accommodate,” he adds.
The named case is amsterdam , which has implemented a 'Stad in Balans' (A Balanced City) policy, to minimize the impact of tourism and events on local residents.
London is the city with the most international arrivals.
The study also analyzes the flow of international arrivals at its main airports compared to 2016 , this means that travelers chose those airports - regardless of whether or not they stayed in the cities.
In this sense, London is the main city with more than 19,842 travelers , has grown by 3.4%, followed by Paris, with 15,834 and 13.7% more than in 2016; while Istanbul ranks third with 10,730 travelers , 16.8% more.
It is amazing the growth of Antalya, in Turkey , which ranks fifth behind Rome which received 9,531 travelers (an increase of only 1%) . This city in the southwest of the Mediterranean has increased the number of travelers at its airport by 59.3% , a total of 9,482.
Behind Antalya are Prague (8,806), Amsterdam (7,848), Barcelona (6,530), Milan (6,347), and Vienna (6,067).
Antalya, the Turkish city that has grown the most in number of international arrivals.