Gary Bowerman British-born, Gary was previously a researcher for Rough Guides in Central America, Editorial Director for a travel publisher in London and a consultant for the American Society of Travel Agents. After relocating to Shanghai in 2004, he spent two years as Editor of Shanghai Business Review, was a columnist for CNN Traveller and contributed to Business Traveler, Condé Nast Traveller, Forbes Travel Guide, Luxe Guides, Zagat and Travel + Leisure, before co-founding Scribes of the Orient and Check-in Asia. Gary is an experienced Asia travel trends analyst, commentator and travel conference speaker. He has produced detailed reports on the tourism economies of China, Japan, Myanmar and Malaysia, and was one of a handful of travel industry contributors to The Polarisation of Asian Travellers1 white paper. In December 2017, he authored Check-in Asia’s 10 Key Trends in Asian Travel & Tourism report2.

Recent