Asia is both the world's fastest-growing source of travelers and its most visited set of destinations, and its creators split along that line. Indian couples and solo YouTubers send a huge outbound market abroad, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian creators sell the region's own islands and cities, and a Japanese comedian has visited more than a hundred countries for television. The 20 Asian travel influencers below cover it all.
The ranking runs on Instagram following, but the compass below matters more, because a creator's direction decides what a campaign can do. Eight of the twenty are Indian, which reflects where Asia's travel audience is growing fastest rather than any preference of ours. For the principles behind any campaign in the category, our guide to travel influencer marketing sits alongside this list.
Best Asian Travel Influencers to Follow in 2026
Ranked by Instagram following, these are the 20 top Asian travel influencers right now, each with a verified public profile and a distinct direction. The list runs from India's biggest travel couples and a Japanese television traveler to Filipino hosts, Thai and Vietnamese YouTubers, an airline pilot, a man walking the world, and a Hawaii-born adventurer.
Alyssa Daguisé is a French-Indonesian model and creator whose travel, fashion, and family content built one of the largest followings in Indonesia, with trips across Asia and Europe threaded through a polished lifestyle feed.
Her audience is young Indonesian women, which suits hotels, airlines, fashion, and beauty brands.
Imoto Ayako is the comedian Japan sends to the ends of the earth, with more than a hundred countries visited for the travel show Sekai no Hate made Itte Q, plus Himalayan climbs and desert crossings that made her the country's best-loved traveler.
Her audience is mainstream Japanese and multigenerational, which suits airlines, outdoor gear, and destinations courting Japanese visitors, and she also leads our list of Japanese influencers in her category.
Naina Arya and Jitin Pahuja are two doctors who turned their trips into one of India's biggest travel accounts, with destination guides, budgets, and couple content that Indian travelers plan around.
Their audience is young Indian couples and professionals, which suits airlines, hotels, and destinations courting Indian outbound travel.
Priya and Sid built one of the largest couple travel followings in India with destination reels, itineraries, and honest budgets from across Asia, Europe, and beyond.
Their audience is young Indian travelers, which suits airlines, hotels, and tourism boards.
Drew Arellano is the host of Biyahe ni Drew, the travel show that has taken Filipino viewers across the archipelago and the world for more than a decade, and his feed carries the same warmth with family life added.
His audience is mainstream Filipino and family-oriented, which suits airlines, resorts, and destinations, and he is the travel name on our list of Filipino influencers.
Shenaz Treasury went from acting and video jockeying to becoming one of India's first big travel creators, with a feed of destinations, romance, and humor that has stayed among the country's most-followed travel accounts.
Her audience is Indian women who travel, which suits hotels, airlines, and destinations courting Indian visitors.
Tanya Khanijow built one of India's biggest travel channels on solo trips, with candid videos about traveling alone as a woman that made independent travel feel possible to millions of young Indians.
Her audience is young Indian women, which suits airlines, hostels, travel insurance, and destinations.
Anunay Sood is a travel photographer and creator whose cinematic destination reels, from Indian landscapes to international cities, built one of the most-followed travel accounts in the country.
His audience is young Indian travelers with an eye for imagery, which suits hotels, tourism boards, and camera brands.
Savi and Vid are Bruised Passports, one of India's original travel blogs, with more than a decade of couple travel across a hundred countries, a book, and a feed that mixes destinations, fashion, and life on the road.
Their audience is affluent Indian travelers, which suits luxury hotels, airlines, and premium destinations.
Wil Dasovich is a Filipino-American vlogger whose travel and daily-life videos built one of the biggest YouTube audiences in the Philippines, and his feed carries the trips, from Philippine islands to long-haul destinations.
His audience is young Filipinos and the diaspora, which suits airlines, resorts, and consumer brands.
Chelsea Yamase, known as Chelsea Kauai, is a Hawaii-born adventure creator whose nature travel, from Pacific islands to Asian landscapes, reaches a largely Western audience with a Japanese-American perspective.
Her audience is American and adventure-minded, which suits outdoor gear, tourism boards, and sustainable travel brands.
Ankush Sharma, known online as Old Suitcase, is an Indian travel creator whose destination content and travel storytelling built a following in the millions across platforms.
His audience is young Indian travelers, which suits airlines, hotels, and destinations.
Đinh Võ Hoài Phương, known as Khoai Lang Thang, is Vietnam's best-loved travel YouTuber, with slow, warm videos about countryside life, food, and the people he meets on the road, and millions of subscribers.
His audience is broad and trusts his recommendations, which suits tourism boards, food brands, and travel gear, and he leads our roundup of Vietnamese influencers in travel.
Shubham Kumar, known as Nomad Shubham, is an Indian extreme traveler whose hitchhiking, budget crossings, and trips through the world's hardest routes built a following that watches for the risk as much as the destination.
His audience is young Indian men, which suits travel gear, insurance, and adventure brands.
Bas is the face of Go Went Go, one of Thailand's best-known travel channels, with destination videos across Asia and Europe that made him a reference for Thai travelers planning trips abroad.
His audience is young Thai travelers, which suits airlines, hotels, and destinations courting Thai visitors.
Atsushi is a Japanese creator documenting a walk around the world on foot, one country at a time, with a feed that turns the slowest possible form of travel into some of the most-followed adventure content in Japan.
His audience is Japanese and adventure-minded, which suits outdoor gear, footwear, and destination brands.
Chezka Carandang is an airline pilot whose cockpit views and layover trips built a following of Filipino travelers who follow her for both the flying and the destinations.
Her audience is young Filipinos who dream of travel, which suits airlines, luggage, and destinations.
Mongchin Yeoh, known as Mongabong, is one of Singapore's longest-running creators, with more than twelve thousand posts of travel, fashion, and life in the city that made her a fixture of Southeast Asian lifestyle content.
Her audience is Singaporean and regional women, which suits hotels, airlines, and lifestyle brands.
Peachii is a Thai travel creator whose destination content, from Thai islands to trips across Asia, built a loyal following of young Thai travelers.
Her audience is young Thai women, which suits hotels, airlines, and destinations.
Shifa Kelana is an Indonesian travel creator whose destination videos across the archipelago and beyond built a following of young Indonesian travelers with a small, carefully curated feed.
Her audience is young Indonesians, which suits airlines, hotels, and destinations.
Top Asian Travel Influencers at a Glance
Here is the full ranking of the top Asian travel influencers side by side, sorted by follower count, with each creator's handle, reach, and signature credit. Every profile was confirmed individually, and counts reflect September 2026 figures shown the way Instagram displays them.
| # | Creator | Followers | Known For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alyssa Daguisé | @alyssadaguise | 3.9M | French-Indonesian creator whose travel and lifestyle content reaches millions |
| 2 | Imoto Ayako | @imotodesse | 2.5M | Comedian who has traveled to more than a hundred countries for Japanese television |
| 3 | Naina Arya & Jitin Pahuja | @nainagotcash | 2.3M | Doctor couple turned one of India's biggest travel accounts |
| 4 | Priya and Sid | @himynameispriya | 2.1M | Travel couple with one of the largest followings in Indian travel |
| 5 | Drew Arellano | @drewarellano | 1.8M | Host of the Philippine travel show Biyahe ni Drew |
| 6 | Shenaz Treasury | @shenaztreasury | 1.6M | Actress and VJ turned one of India's first big travel creators |
| 7 | Tanya Khanijow | @tanyakhanijow | 1.4M | Solo female traveler whose YouTube channel made independent travel mainstream in India |
| 8 | Anunay Sood | @anunaysood | 1.3M | Travel photographer whose destination reels reach millions |
| 9 | Savi & Vid | @bruisedpassports | 1.2M | Savi and Vid, the couple behind Bruised Passports |
| 10 | Wil Dasovich | @wil_dasovich | 1.0M | Filipino-American vlogger whose travel and daily-life videos built a huge YouTube audience |
| 11 | Chelsea Yamase | @chelseakauai | 1.0M | Hawaii-born adventure creator selling Asia and the Pacific to a Western audience |
| 12 | Ankush Sharma | @oldsuitcasee | 1.0M | Travel creator known as Old Suitcase |
| 13 | Khoai Lang Thang | @khoailangthang | 905K | Vietnam's best-loved travel YouTuber, known for gentle countryside videos |
| 14 | Nomad Shubham | @nomadshubham | 721K | Extreme traveler hitchhiking and budget-crossing the world's hardest routes |
| 15 | Bas Gowentgo | @bas_gowentgo | 454K | Thai travel YouTuber behind the Go Went Go channel |
| 16 | Atsushi | @atsushi__mg | 432K | Japanese creator documenting a walk around the world on foot |
| 17 | Chezka Carandang | @chezkacarandang | 416K | Airline pilot and travel creator |
| 18 | Mongchin Yeoh | @mongabong | 390K | Singapore creator known as Mongabong, with travel woven through a lifestyle feed |
| 19 | Peachii | @iampeachii | 317K | Thai travel creator with destination content across Asia |
| 20 | Shifa Kelana | @shifakelana | 314K | Indonesian travel creator |
Reading the Compass: Where Asian Travel Creators Point
West is where the money leaves. India's creators, from doctor couples to solo YouTubers, speak to the largest and fastest-growing outbound audience in Asia, which is why destinations from Dubai to Switzerland now brief them directly. Our roundup of Indian influencers covers the wider market they belong to.
South is where the money arrives. Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian creators sell their own countries as much as the world, and a hotel in Palawan or Da Nang reaches domestic and regional travelers through them at a fraction of an international campaign's cost. North and east are smaller but distinct: Japanese long-form for outbound Japanese travelers, and the diaspora for selling Asia to the West.
Inbound or Outbound: Choosing the Direction Before the Creator
Decide which way the traveler is flying before you look at a single follower count. A destination courting Indian visitors needs the western quadrant, a Southeast Asian resort filling rooms with regional travelers needs the southern one, and a Western brand selling Asia to its own customers needs the diaspora. Mixing them wastes the budget on audiences that will never book.
Calendars differ by market too: India's travel peaks around Diwali and the summer school break, Southeast Asia around Songkran, Lunar New Year, and the dry season, and Japan around Golden Week and Obon. Our Ainfluencer review shows how a marketplace handles the rest, from filtering by country and niche to holding payment in escrow until the content is approved.
Conclusion
From Alyssa Daguisé at number one to Shifa Kelana at number 20, these are the top Asian travel influencers of 2026, ranked by live follower counts and confirmed one profile at a time. The list spans India's outbound engine, Southeast Asia's own destinations, Japan's television traveler and a man walking the world, and a Hawaii-born creator selling the Pacific to the West.
Asia's travel market connects to the Gulf more than any other. If your travelers route through Dubai, our roundup of UAE travel influencers is the natural next stop. Read the compass, pick the direction, and then pick the creator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most-followed Asian travel influencer on Instagram?
On this list, Alyssa Daguisé leads with 3.9 million followers, followed by Japanese television traveler Imoto Ayako (2.5M) and two Indian couples, Naina Arya and Jitin Pahuja (2.3M) and Priya and Sid (2.1M). Among single-country travel YouTubers, Tanya Khanijow and Khoai Lang Thang have the largest video audiences.
How were these Asian travel influencers selected and ranked?
We shortlisted creators based in Asia, plus one creator of Asian heritage selling the region to a Western audience, whose content centers on travel, cross-checked against country-level travel rankings, then ranked by live Instagram follower count in September 2026. Every account was verified as a real, public profile, and only embeddable profiles were included.
Why are so many Asian travel influencers Indian?
Because India is the fastest-growing source of outbound travelers in Asia and its creators reflect that, with couple accounts, solo YouTubers, and photographers whose audiences plan trips from their feeds. Eight of the twenty creators here are Indian, and destinations from the Gulf to Europe now brief them directly.
What is the difference between inbound and outbound travel creators?
Outbound creators send their home audience abroad, which is what Indian and Japanese creators mostly do. Inbound creators sell their own region's destinations, which is what Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian creators mostly do. A destination and an airline need different quadrants of the compass, and the choice should come before any follower count.
How much do Asian travel influencers charge?
Rates vary widely by market. The names above two million followers command several thousand dollars per post and more for hosted trips, Indian creators between one and two million typically land in the low thousands, and Southeast Asian creators between 300K and 500K often work for a few hundred dollars or a hosted stay. Hosted trips with usage rights are the standard format.
How can a brand find Asian travel influencers on a smaller budget?
Pick one country and look at creators with 10K to 300K followers who cover a single region or style of travel, whose audiences are local and whose engagement is far higher than the biggest names here. A free marketplace like Ainfluencer lets you filter creators by country, niche, follower range, and engagement, then hold payment in escrow until the content is approved.
