According to Abacus International, which carries out a large amount of travel reservations for the region, Asia will see continued strong travel growth. The growth reportedly reflects the increase in trade links between Asia and the Middle East.

Abacus said that the Asia to Middle East reservations had more than doubled, with a 107% increase for the first eight months of the year. Abacus president and CEO Don Birch said that although there is a business side to the increase, Middle Eastern airlines are also promoting travel either to destinations in the Middle East or via the Middle East to other destinations, the CNA news service reported.