The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PAPA) has announced the number of foreign arrivals to various regions in the world for the first two months of 2011.

Overall, destinations in Southeast Asia saw strong growth in the number of foreign visitors. Myanmar ranks first with growth of 27%, followed by Vietnam at 22%, Cambodia (18%), the Philippines (17%), Singapore (16%), Thailand (12%) and Indonesia (11%).

According to PAPA, foreign arrivals to North East Asia and the Pacific region recorded slower growth mainly due to the recent earth quake and tsunami in Japan.