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Okinawa Prefecture sells Okinawa to Japanese travelers as an alternative destination to overseas travel

Japanese departures were 51,000 in November 2021, about 20,000 more than a year ago

International arrivals in Japan were just 20,000 in November 2021, before quarantine enhancement due to Omicron variant

Tokyo and Osaka partner for tourism promotion and contents development

ANA and JAL restore domestic flight bookings forNew Year holidays to 70 to 80% of the pre-pandemic level

Japanese travel companies still suffered from a 26% decrease in domestic travel sales in October 2021 even after the emergency declaration was lifted

Miyama in Kyoto and Niseko in Hokkaido are selected as UNWTO Best Tourism Villages for their SDGs efforts

Universal Studio Japan and tourism bodies in Osaka will jointly draw up a tourism strategy

30% of Japanese workers in urban areas are interested in moving to local regions, boosted by spread of telework

JTB forecasts 18 million Japanese domestic travelers for 2021/2022 New Year holidays, 80% more than a year ago

Hilton will open its high-end brand hotel in front of Osaka Station, expecting EXPO 2025 Kansai Osaka

DMO KYOTO forecasts the occupancy rate of hotels in Kyoto City will reach 65.5% in November, the same level as the Go To Travel month last year

Japanese guests considerably improved in October 2021 after declaration of a state of emergency was lifted

Tokyo Government subsidizes 5,000 JPY a night to travel in Tokyo by residents in Tokyo, securing a new budget for 600,000 nights

Rakuten Travel and Marriott commence a strategic partnership in Japan to lure Rakuten members to Marriott Bonvoy

Top ‘Onsen’ prefecture in Japan is Oita with high popularity to Beppu and Yufuin, followed by Gunma with Kusatsu

The Japanese government secures another 266 billion JPY for Go To Travel program in a FY2021 supplementary budget

JTB reduced domestic travel sales by 12% in September 2021 amid declaration of a state of emergency

Japanese railway company JR East launches ‘Hotels along the line’ project, making a station as a check-in reception function

JTB forecasts to move into the black for the full year of FY2021, earning more than half of sales from non-travel businesses

JTB publishes ‘JTB REPORT 2021,’ viewing post-pandemic overseas travel market of Japan

Tourism Ministry of Japan uses ‘Pokémon GO’ to help travelers discover local history in a designated city

Only 50,000 Japanese travelers departed overseas in October 2021

Global travel restrictions still limited international visitors to Japan with 22,000 only in October 2021

Airbnb Japan is promoting farm stay in south Nagano area, working together with Iida City and a local DMO

Sixty percent of Japanese companies hope that domestic travel boosting ‘Go To Travel’ program will be restarted within FY2021

JAL enables vaccination record registration on digital health app ‘VeriFly’ for its US flights

The first ‘Six Senses’ in Japan will open in Kyoto in the spring of 2024, offering 81 luxury rooms

JAL Group LCC ZIPAIR will launch Narita-Los Angeles service at the lowest airfare of 27,500 JPY, as the first transpacific LCC

Tourism EXPO Japan 2022 will be organized with a hybrid format in Tokyo for the first time in the past four years

Guest nights in Japan halved in September 2021 compared to two years ago, crucially affected by the fifth infection wave

Desire to travel among Japanese people is getting stronger, while 40% of vaccinated people still wait and see

‘Roadside Hotel Project’ jointly by Sekisui House and Marriott accelerates, opening 14 new hotels in Japan after the next spring

JAL forecasts 146 billion JPY in deficit for the full year of FY2021, despite financial improvement in Q2

Japan eases the quarantine regulation for vaccinated business persons and restarts accepting new international students

A package of Tokyo subway all-you-can-ride ticket and tourism attraction admission is now on sale even for residents in Tokyo

DMO KYOTO expects the occupation rate of hotels in Kyoto City will recover to 53% in November

Tourism-typed MaaS is tested in Mt. Fuji area to demonstrate payment and transportation by face recognition

ANA revises downward its FY2021 financial forecast to 100 billion JPY in deficit, suffering long-standing influences from COVID-19

Japan National Tourism Organization addresses sustainable tourism more seriously, particularly eyeing the Europe market

Japanese GenZ tends to use Instagram bookmark for travel destination search and SNS for information gathering

JAL will launch commercial ‘Flying Car’ service for the Osaka, Kansai EXPO in 2025

Japanese overseas travelers were still down 97% to 52,000 in September 2021, compared to two years ago

International visitors to Japan declined again to 17,700 in September 2021 after the end of Olympics and Paralympics

One of major travel agencies in Japan tests its original vaccination passport on LINE, the Japanese largest chat app

Face recognition system is tested to Mt.Fuji climbers for their vaccination or negative certificates and health conditions

Japanese OTA Rakuten and Marriott collaborate in loyalty programs to enhance travel experiences in Japan

How does Hoshino Resorts CEO foresee recovery of international travel to Japan, saying “It is not so easy”

Closed hotels and ryokans for the first nine months of 2021 were already more than those in the last year

Kyoto City supports a MICE organizer by subsidizing the expense of up to 3 million JPY for PCR tests