Asia alone is the world's largest and most populous continent. Its territory covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area. With bustling modern cities, exotic beach destinations, a wealth of ancient temples and sights, splendid mountain panoramas, spiritual pilgrimages, renowned hospitality and robust cuisine, Asia is a continent rich in cultural complexity and adventure options, a land of dozens of languages and peoples.

 
The most popular tourist destinations in Asia & Pacific include Thailand, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Australia and New Zealand. Australia's appeal as a sun 'n' sea destination attracts millions of holidaymakers yearly. Canberra is the capital city, while Sydney is the biggest one.
 

Going to some of the Asian countries may require more than just buying a ticket - tourists should monitor events in some of the destinations in Asia due to still running military conflicts in some parts of the continent or natural disasters alerts.