Globally, travel spending is projected to increase in 2015 according to a survey of over 10,000 accommodations providers and 34,000 travelers. The survey found that 15% of Asia-Pacific travelers plan to spend more on international trips in 2015, compared to a projected 15% increase in global travelers. Hoteliers in Asia and Australia expressed optimism about profitability and room rates for 2015, with 70% feeling optimistic or very optimistic about the year.

1. 2015 global travel budgets
Globally, travel spending is up for 2015.
TripBarometer
The world’s largest accommodation and traveller survey*
GLOBAL TRAVEL ECONOMY
ASIA & AUSTRALASIA EDITION
MARCH 2015
Spend Less
Don’t Know
Spend Same
Spend More
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Methodology: The Hotelier Confidence Index measures confidence levels across the global hotel sector. The resulting index ranks
27 major tourism markets based on profitability expectations, year-on-year shifts in room rates and investment plans for 2015.
*Data based results from online survey of 10,261 accommodations and 34,016 travelers by TripAdvisor and Ipsos, collected
January–February 2015.
Investment
priorities
3.24 / 5.00
Optimism about
profitability
3.94 / 5.00
Room rates
3.52 / 5.00
Pessimistic Neutral Optimistic
9%
21%
70%
Highest increase
1. Online reputation management
2. Small scale renovations
3. Marketing/Advertising
Lowest increase
9. Back office
10. Room distribution
11. Large scale renovations
HOTELIER CONFIDENCE INDEX INDICATORS
ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA
Hoteliers everywhere are confident about 2015.
Some markets are more confident than others. How do we know?
The Hotelier Confidence Index.
Average number of international trips
We started with 3 key measurements on a 5-point scale:
APAC travellers:
15% in 2015
Global travellers:
+15% in 2015
Decreasing
Increasing
Staying the same
50%
5%
2%
43%
Why some APAC travellers
will spend more:
41% are going to a dream
destination
37% feel they deserve it
33% are planning long
haul trips
Don’t Know
23%
10%
26%
41%
Why some APAC travellers
will spend less:
28% haven’t saved
enough money
26% are visiting less
expensive countries
26% are choosing cheaper
transportation
1. INDONESIA
3. MEXICO
5. BRAZIL
LATIN AMERICA
ASIA & AUSTRALASIA
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
7. UNITED STATES
9. TURKEY
16. ARGENTINA
23. MOROCCO
11. PORTUGAL
18. SPAIN
25. SWITZERLAND
GLOBAL AVERAGE
20. GERMANY
2. INDIA
4. SOUTH AFRICA
6. CARIBBEAN
8. GREECE
15. NEW ZEALAND
22. RUSSIA
10. THAILAND
17. IRELAND
24. ITALY
12. AUSTRALIA
19. CANADA
26. JAPAN
13. AUSTRIA
14. CHINA
21. UNITED KINGDOM
3.92 / 5.00
3.53 / 5.00
MARKET RANKINGS
27. FRANCE 3.01 / 5.00
3.51 / 5.00
And indexed them to compare key
tourism markets: