China visitors to Japan crashed -60.7% in Jan 2026 after growing 135% in Jan 2025. Hong Kong hit a record 3.65M mainland arrivals in the same month. Singapore is flat. We trace the data across markets to understand the structural shift reshaping Asian hotel demand.
China's 155M outbound trips in 2025 are back to 2019 levels — but the map has been redrawn. Vietnam surpassed Thailand as China's top SE Asian destination (+44.3% YoY). Malaysia grew +38.8%. Japan crashed -60% after a formal government travel warning on Nov 14, 2025. Thailand fell -32% on safety concerns. Here is the full redistribution story.
