DEVELOPMENTS - Key industry players predict what will make the headlines in the year ahead

TTGasia, Dec 22 - 28, 2006 / No.1505

-China continues to fuel growth
-Philippines’ room worry
-Thailand goes for quality tourists
-India’s room shortage reaches serious level
-Low-cost carriers spread their wings
-Explosive growth in arrivals from new markets China/India/Russia
-Continued growth of low-cost carriers – firstly regional, then longhaul
-Revival of Pattaya as a quality destination
-Paper ticket collector’s item
-Peace will bring tourists back
-Rising hotel rates in Asia and its implications
-Macau goes head-to-head with Hong Kong
-Concerns rise as commissions fall

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