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WHITEPAPER

TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

2013

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OBJECTIVE

To analyse social media conversations to know –

• What are the top conversation drivers when social media users talk about travelling to Southeast Asia?

• Where are visitors to Southeast Asia most likely to come from?

• Which are the most preferred destinations in Southeast Asia?

• What drives consumers to Southeast Asia? Which tourism activities are most attractive?

• Who / what type of people impact travel decisions related to Southeast Asia?

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here 2

METHODOLOGY

We used the Social Media Intelligence and Management Solutions from webfluenz to get detailed in-depth analysis of conversations about travelling to Southeast Asia, from across global social media sources.

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WHY TOURISM? – AN INDUSTRY OVERVIEW• Tourism contributed to 9% of global GDP and

accounted for 255 million jobs in 2011

• By 2022 tourism is expected to grow to 10% of global GDP and account for 328 million jobs, or one in every ten jobs on the planet

TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

• In 2011, Southeast Asia experienced the highest growth in international arrivals

• It’s contribution to the regional GDP, at 10.9%, was much higher than the world average, 9%.

• 74% of the spend on tourism came from leisure travel

Social Media Boom

Recent studies reveal that –

1. What matters most when planning a trip is not where you’re going, but who you know that has already travelled to that destination

2. 85% of travellers use social media while on vacation

3. 70% upload photos to Facebook while travelling

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here 3

• Almost half the entire spend was from the Southeast Asian region

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TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIAINSIGHTS FROM ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS

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• Tourism activities of celebrities & influential personalities

• Sharing photos – mostly on Instagram and Flickr

• Excitement around travelling

• Engaging in activities (backpacking, sightseeing, etc)

• Reasons for travel to the region: beaches and food

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here

Photo sharing

WHAT ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT?TOP CONSUMER CONVERSATION TOPICS

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WHERE ARE VISITORS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA MOST LIKELY TO COME FROM?BREAKUP OF GEOGRAPHIC SOURCES OF CONSUMER CONVERSATIONS

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• 40% of the conversations came from Southeast Asian countries

• Most other big drivers of chatter (apart from UK and US) were neighbouring Asia Pacific countries

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here

TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIAINSIGHTS FROM ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS

Implication: Consumers from the Southeast Asian region and neighbouring countries are principal target bases for this region

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TOP PREFERRED DESTINATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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MOST PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAID THEY PREFER GOING TO INDONESIA

1. INDONESIA

Beaches of BALI Celebrity tours & concerts in JAKARTA

Weekend getaways, events & backpacking in BANDUNG

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here

TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIAINSIGHTS FROM ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS

2. SINGAPORE

3. THAILAND

5. MALAYSIA

Top Places & Activities-

Note: To read further about these countries, download the full whitepaper here

4. PHILIPPINES

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WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE TO SOUTHEAST ASIA? WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE MOST ATTRACTIVE?

TOP REASONS FOR TRAVEL Backpacking, Beaches, Food and Shopping

BACKPACKING

• Strongest association with Thailand, Indonesia Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia

• Most consumers shared experiences and advice

• Others talked about how backpacking in Southeast Asia was on their wish list

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Based on the reasons for and activities driving travel, consumers were segmented into –

• Destination travellers• Experiential travellers• Event / reward based travellers

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here

TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIAINSIGHTS FROM ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS

Note: To read about the various other reasons for travel, download the full whitepaper here

Keithusc’s Flickr photostream

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WHO IMPACTS CONSUMER TRAVEL DECISIONS?SEGMENTATION OF TOP INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE

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Occupational Travellers

These people travel for a living and they are highly influential on the social web

Regular Travellers

The advice of people who travel frequently is taken seriously

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here

TOURISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIAINSIGHTS FROM ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS

Well-known personalities and their fans

Events, tours or personal holidays by famous personalities prompt them and their fans to talk

Influencers from unrelated industries

Travel opinions by influencers in other fields circulate among a group that may not otherwise be travel enthusiastsShe has >900 followers on Twitter, loves

Harry Potter, Bleach, This Century She has >100,000 followers on Twitter, is a part time fitness trainer, model, artist, CEO, economist and gamer

A family that travels around the world to discover themselves and the world

Has >9,000 followers on Twitter, is a photographer, who travels around the world for work

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• What are the top conversation drivers when social media users talk about travelling to Southeast Asia?

Tourism activities of celebrities, sharing pictures on the social

web, engaging in activities.

• Where are visitors to Southeast Asia most likely to come from?

Southeast Asian’s and people from neighbouring Asia Pacific countries

• Most preferred destinations in Southeast Asia?

Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand,

Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia

• What tourism activities are most attractive?

Backpacking, Beaches, Food and Shopping

• Who are most likely to impact consumer travel decisions?

Professional travellers, regular travellers, well known personalities & their fans, influencers from unrelated industries

HIGHLIGHTS

For more detailed information and insights, read our full whitepaper on Tourism in South East Asia here 9

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