PATA's Top Five Winners for First Quarter 2006

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. October 14, 2008

OCTOBER 19, 2006. Travel and tourism arrivals across the Asia Pacific region expanded 4.5% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to first quarter 2005, according to the PATA's comprehensive and comparative listing of Asia Pacific destination performance. That translates into nearly 3.5 million more arrivals for Asia Pacific destinations, year-on-year.

PATA's 'First Quarter 2006 Quarterly Statistical Report' ('QSR') shows which Asia Pacific destinations attracted the most increases in international visitor arrivals and from which source markets.

The top five origin-destination % growth performances for first quarter 2006 compared to first quarter 2005, (where passenger traffic was 25,000 or more) were:

1) Russian Federation to Thailand (+138.2%)

2) China (PRC) to Thailand (+131.8%)

3) Italy to the Maldives (+126.9%)

4) Korea (ROK) to Thailand (+89.7%)

5) China (PRC) to the Philippines (+87.1%)

"Thailand clearly bounced back from the post-tsunami declines it suffered in the first three months of 2005," said PATA Director-Strategic Intelligence Centre Mr John Koldowski.