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Tourism Fact 2013
Visa Survey Result
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Traveling with children can be exciting,
but in a certain moment it can be frus
trating. The long line at the airport dur
ing holiday and your loved ones whining
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can give you a headache. Ride-on Carryon can be a solution. While lining up or
taking care of other matters you will not
be frustrated with your loved ones whin
ing or worried that they will be out of
Organizer Cocoon
bag and case
The small bag
made by Coccon
makes it possible
for you to arrange
little things that you
always bring when
travelling. With
Kokon Grid-It you do
not need to scram
ble your bag to find
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a pen, cell phone,
power bank or other little things. To keep everything
in its place, the organizer is equipped with elastic
rubber in the inside. The size is small with 30.5
cm width and 20.3 cm height and only weigh 0,33
kg. The price tagged on cocooninnovations.com is
US$24.99.
your supervision.
A new Ride-on Carry-on bag, the
back part that connects to the wheel is
equipped with a nylon children’s folded
chair. Children can sit behind the bag,
while Mom and Dad pulled it. The bag is
recommended for an 8 months to a five
year old. This innovation has passed the
safety test in the US and some other
countries and recently was rewarded
Best New Product by Business Week.
Interested? The price tagged on rideoncarryon.com is US$39.95.
Toiletry Kit
Organizing toiletry, shaver,
and cosmetic in the suit
case may cause a fuse.
If you travel a lot you can
look at the products at
magellans.com. The little
bag is only 2 x 18 cm. it
can be packed horizontally in the suitcase.
The inner part
of the kit is made
transparent with
a strong zipper
when you have to
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go through custom
check at the airport, the officer can easily
see through without unpacking it. The kit is
tagged US$35, made of black nylon, with
handle and shoulder strap.
The World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO) data shows Chinese
tourists expenditure while travel
ing overseas increase averagely
30% per year. The Japanese tour
ists also shows recovery in 2013,
post earthquake disaster. the two
countries is the prime mover in
the Asian market. (The World Tourism Organization/
ITB World Travel Trend Report)
Technology &
Social Media
The role of information technol
ogy and social media is undeni
able. Tourists rely on technology
to buy traveling product and
service. They depend on personal
recommendations that can be
obtained through social media
such as blog, youtube, twitter, facebook, and many
more. (ITB World Travel Trend Report)
Movie Role
Movie is proven to be an effec
tive media promotion in tourism.
New Zealand’s tourism jump
drastically after the movie Lord of
the Rings with the country’s back
ground played in many countries.
It is not surprising nowadays
many countries facilitate the movie maker to have
their country as the background of a movie.
(skift.com)
Attraction, scenery and culture
are still the main reasons for
tourists to travel. This answer is
obtained from a study conducted
by VISA to 12.631 tourists from
25 different countries. In the
mid of 2013, there is a global
average travel budget increase from US$2.390
to US$2.501. Asia Pacific Market shows huge
growth. Based on VISA survey, tourists originated
from this area spent an average of US$273 per
day or the second highest from the global average
US$239. Visa survey also shows 79% tourists will
travel once or twice a year. More than 40% prefer
to arrange their own trip and has done it ahead of
time. 37% of the respondents mentioned relax
ing with friends and family is their main reason to
travel. Around 39% respondents chose to stay at
star hotels. (visa.com)
Medical Tourism
Many European tourists no lon
ger go for the sun and beach. But
now they are into medical tour,
this is because of the high cost
of medical treatment and health
insurance. A survey mentioned
about 3%-4% of tourist in the
world have medical tour. In fact, there are more un
revealed medical tour request. Medical tour among
the European tourist increases 24% last year. A
survey conducted by Bad Honnef Internasional
University of Applied Sciences, Germany shows
52% adult tourist picture themselves traveling
overseas to have dental treatment, surgery and
other because of a low treatment cost.
(ITB World Travel Trend Report)
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The Strength of
China and Japan