UNWTO/GTERC Asia Tourism Trends : 2019 Edition

The "UNWTO/GTERC Asia Tourism Trends ? 2019 Edition", the sixth annual report in the series, highlights in its first chapter the rapidly growing tourism sector in Asia and the Pacific. The 2nd chapter examines the potential of the Chinese outbound tourism market, the world?s largest in both numbers and expenditure, to South America, with particular emphasis on Argentina and Brazil. The third chapter focusses on Health Tourism in Asia. Encompassing both wellness and medical tourism, Asian destinations have long been pioneers in embracing this sector. The final chapter is related to Sports Tourism in Asia, ranging from mega events to the rise of e-sports, as well as marathons, walking tourism and cycle tourism. The chapter shows how all of these can drive community development and therefore help meet several key Sustainable Development Goals.