positive about this year. we ve seen the economy recover in the last quarter in terms general consumer spend and in the region and speaking with different counterparts from specifically thailand and indonesia, these emerging markets are excited about the recovery. one of the things many people spend on despite the high inflation is travel. where is the growth in asia from? we got some answers from alan watts, asia pacific president at hilton. asia has become really interdependent on asia. thais into japan as an example, indonesians into singaporeans. malaysians into koreans. so there is an interconnectivity with a pan asian traveller that is at the fundamental level driving what has been pent up travel demand.