Asian travelers stick close to home at theme parks and aquariums

Travel & Leisure Asian travelers stick close to home at theme parks and aquariums

Amid higher travel costs from Iran conflict, tourists make short-haul trips to Disneyland, mountain in Vietnam

Visitors watch a Pixar-themed parade during a media preview at Hong Kong Disneyland in June. The theme park was travel platform Agoda's most-booked attraction in Asia in the first half of 2026. © AP

HO CHI MINH CITY -- From Hong Kong Disneyland to a mountain cable-car ride in northern Vietnam, travelers across Asia are increasingly building vacations around attractions closer to home as geopolitical uncertainty and higher travel costs encourage regional trips.