{"id":261584,"date":"2026-01-20T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=261584"},"modified":"2026-01-20T05:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:30:25","slug":"sapa-clocks-a-surge-in-travel-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2026\/01\/sapa-clocks-a-surge-in-travel-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapa clocks a surge in travel interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 20 January\u00a02026: Sapa in northern Vietnam has emerged as the fastest-growing destination for attracting international travellers in Asia, according to digital travel platform Agoda&#8217;s latest New Horizons ranking.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnam&#8217;s scenic mountain destination is followed by Okayama (Japan), Bandung (Indonesia), Matsuyama (Japan), and Takamatsu (Japan) as the top five rising stars in Asia, registering the highest growth in international travel interest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agoda&#8217;s New Horizons ranking, which is released annually, compares the accommodation booking ranks of the two previous years to identify the highest climbers in international travel in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the top five emerging destinations, Agoda also reports newcomers joining the ranks of the top 100 Asian destinations in 2025 for the first time, indicating their growing popularity among international travellers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include Ko Phangan (Thailand), Nagano (Japan), Nara (Japan), Shizuoka (Japan), Ko Tao (Thailand), Kagoshima (Japan), and Aomori (Japan). 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