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APAC Travel Content Radar 2025

Asian Traveler Content Preferences & Channel Conversion Research

Analyzing content consumption behavior of 12,000 travelers across China, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea, dissecting narrative approaches and conversion strategies for travel brands across different channels in 2025.

Jan 15, 202532 min4.1 MBPreview 14 pages
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APAC Travel Content Radar 2025

Asian Traveler Content Preferences & Channel Conversion Research

Jan 15, 2025

Executive Summary

87% of respondents stated that 'experiential feel' is key to whether they search for more information about a destination, while multilingual short videos have 2.7x the click-through rate of pure text.

Key Findings

1Chinese and Southeast Asian travelers differ in social media inspiration sources: the former prefer creator perspectives, the latter favor official brand content.
2Adding interactive nodes (polls, route choices) to travel content increases sharing rates by 38%.
3Night experiences and nature healing content are growing fastest in 2025, with average saves 1.9x higher than traditional attractions.
4Multilingual subtitles and AI-generated covers increase overseas viewer watch time by 42%.

Table of Contents

Executive SummaryPage 4
Traveler Sample & MethodologyPage 8
Top Performing NarrativesPage 14
Channel Deep DivePage 22
Conversion BenchmarksPage 30
Action PlaybooksPage 40

Methodology

Combining 12,000 consumer surveys, 45 destination project datasets, social media and OTA interaction logs, and One World Global Travel internal experiments.

Data Sources

One World Global Travel Destination Lab, TikTok, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Ctrip, Klook, Trip.com user research.

About the Author

JW

Jing Wang

Head of Destination Strategy

The One World Global Travel research team tracks traveler behavior, content trends, and channel models long-term to provide actionable growth insights for destinations and travel brands.