In 2018, 58 percent of tourists visiting the Asia-Pacific region traveled there for leisure. Comparatively, ten percent of tourists who visited the Asia-Pacific region did so due to business or professional reasons in 2018.
Leading purposes of visits by tourists to the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by type
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (January 20, 2020). Leading purposes of visits by tourists to the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102938/apac-main-tourist-trip-purposes-by-type/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Leading purposes of visits by tourists to the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by type." Chart. January 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102938/apac-main-tourist-trip-purposes-by-type/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2020). Leading purposes of visits by tourists to the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102938/apac-main-tourist-trip-purposes-by-type/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Leading Purposes of Visits by Tourists to The Asia-pacific Region in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102938/apac-main-tourist-trip-purposes-by-type/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Leading purposes of visits by tourists to the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102938/apac-main-tourist-trip-purposes-by-type/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Leading purposes of visits by tourists to the Asia-Pacific region in 2018, by type [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), January 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102938/apac-main-tourist-trip-purposes-by-type/