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Japanese travelers are estimated at 21 million domestically and 150,000 internationally during this coming New Year holidays - JTB

JTB develops a data hub connecting PMS for accommodations with business support solutions

Kyoto City saw the post-pandemic highest hotel occupancy rate in October 2022 and 4 times more inbound travelers than September 2022

Japanese guest nights were up 5.8% in October 2022 even compared to pre-pandemic, boosted by the travel discount program

Tokyo Metro sells a set of 100 or 50 one-day passes on Amazon

70% of hotels and ryokans in Japan suffer from labour shortage while domestic travel demand rapidly grows

Travel consumption in Japan by Japanese travelers in Q3 of 2022 recovered to a 20% decrease before the pandemic

Navitime, a Japan’s leading navigation app, sees a rapid increase in searches for tourist spots in Japan by international users

Japan Tourism Agency opens a special website to boost weekdays travel

Nationwide travel discount program is extended to the next year despite smaller discount rate

JTB doubled half-year sales with better results in domestic travel, BPO and MICE, expecting full-year profit

Domestic travel sales of 43 travel companies in Japan in September 2022 recovered to 80% of the 2019 level

A new platform to book high quality experiences in Japan debuts, covering from traditional cultures to outdoor activities

Recovery of Japanese departures overseas was slow with 350,000 only in October 2022

Japan welcomed 2.5 times more international visitors in October 2022 than previous month, reflected by open of the border

JAL expands pre-cancellation service of in-flight meals on international flights to reduce food loss

The leisure market of Japan shrank by 23% in 2021 compared to 2019, according to Leisure White Paper 2022

Railway company JR West and travel company NTA jointly create a helicopter tour toward the future ‘flying car’ service

A Japanese joint venture for domestically produced SAF was launched with an initial goal of 30,000 kiloliters a year

Jalpak wins NO.1 customer satisfaction in the travel industry, and Skymark is top in domestic long-haul transportation

Rakuten Travel, a Japanese leading OTA, visualizes sustainable efforts by hotels and ryokan

Japanese guest nights in September 2022 restored to a 5.4% decrease from pre-pandemic level

45% of hotels and ryokans in Japan are expected to increase revenue in FY2022, but still have long ways to full recovery

Spending in Japan by international visitors this summer is estimated at 163.1 billion JPY or 310,000 JPY a day

ANA achieved the first half-year profit for the past three years and has revised the full-year net income forecast upward to a 90% increase from the previous forecast

JAL expects to achieve 45 billion JPY in black for the full year of FY2022, considerably shrinking deficits for the second half

Malaysia Airlines to increase flights for Japan to meet growing traveler demands from Malaysia

Labor shortage in the hospitality industry of Japan will possibly be a serious concern for full-scale business recovery

Japan National Tourism Organization focuses on higher-valued travel toward full-scale recovery of the inbound travel market

Local experience booking platform of Japan ‘Asoview’ partners with Hong Kong-based Klook for the inbound travelers to Japan

Web-based CIQ for Japan ‘Visit Japan Web’ integrates health app ‘MySOS’ to make faster immigration possible

43 Japanese travel companies reduced sales in August 2022 by 60% compared to pre-pandemic, but saw a recovery sign in outbound travel

International arrivals in Japan exceeded 200,000 in September 2022 for the first time in the pandemic

JAL reduces fuel surcharges for two months from December 2022, charging 30,500 JPY oneway for Hawaii

ANA accelerates to upgrade ANA app to a super app, firstly installing mini apps for payment and booking

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan lowered COVID-19 travel warning worldwide

JR East, a Japanese railway company, sells NFT station name signs, celebrating the 150th anniversary

Universal Studios Japan introduces Alipay+ in the park and seeks a chance to collaborate with Fliggy

ANA received five times more international flight bookings in foreign point of sales for January 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida orders drawing up of a new tourism promotion plan by the end of March next year

Nationwide travel discount program, a Japanese government’s initiative, was sold out in some regions on the opening day

Japanese guest nights in August 2022 were up 50% year on year despite the COVID-19 7th wave

Travel-related online shopping by Japanese households in July 2022 increased by 2.4 times year on year

ANA flies special livery "Green Jet’ to appeal sustainable flights

A Japanese startup releases a new service to automatize recouping of cancellation fees for hotels or restaurants

Passport renewal in Japan will be made possible online on March 27 2023

Korean Air augments services for Japan after October 2022, resuming Fukuoka and Sapporo flights

Japan and Spain sign a memorandum for mutual tourism cooperation in five priority spaces

JTB to establish a sustainable EV-charging infrastructure, proposing neighborhood tourism contents during charging

Searches for travel in Japan on OTA have been growing since lifting of the remaining inbound travel restrictions was announced