Latest News Two major Japanese airlines extend their networks to India in 2019, expecting to carry business travelers Jan 28, 2019 The world’s ad money was spent more on digital platforms than on TV for the first time in 2018 Jan 26, 2019 Consumption in Japan by international visitors reached record-high 4.5 trillion JPY in 2018, but far from the government goal Jan 25, 2019 H.I.S. has received three times more overseas travel bookings in this year’s Golden Week period than a year ago Jan 24, 2019 Japanese overseas travelers up 6% to record-high 18.95 millions in 2018 Jan 22, 2019 International visitors to Japan in 2018 reached record-high 31.19 million Jan 22, 2019 JTB and Japan Times tie up for promotions to attract international audiences for sports in Japan Jan 18, 2019 Japanese QR payment users are expected to increase to 20 million by the end of 2021 Jan 17, 2019 What are key events relevant to tourism in Japan through 2019? Jan 17, 2019 Asia is leading the world in digital travel in 2019 - Travel Voice LIVE Jan 16, 2019 A longing overseas destination is Hawaii for both Showa and Heisei Generations of Japan - Expedia survey Jan 11, 2019 Wedding couples in Okinawa were record-high for the first half of 2018, generating an economic effect of 11 billion JPY Jan 11, 2019 The most-searched prefecture in Japan by Chinese travelers in 2018 is Osaka - Baidu survey Jan 09, 2019 Top 3 internet services used by Japanese in 2018 are Yahoo, Google and YouTube - Nielsen survey Jan 08, 2019 Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in October 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Japanese overseas travelers up 8.2% to 1.67 millions in November 2018, totaling 17.32 million Dec 27, 2018 International visitors to Japan up 3.1% to 2.45 million in November 2018, but reductions found in Korea and Taiwan Dec 27, 2018 Tourism budget of Japan for FY2019 is up 2.2 times to 71 billion JPY including expected 48.5 billion JPY from departure tax Dec 27, 2018 35 million inbound travelers to Japan, 19 million outbound travelers from Japan in 2019, JTB forecasts Dec 25, 2018 More Chinese travelers are expected to go to Vietnam and Cambodia, based on the seat availability data of OAG Dec 21, 2018 The most-used transportation by international travelers in Japan is railway, according to the Transport Ministry’s FF-Data Dec 20, 2018 Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in October 2018 Dec 19, 2018 Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from four Southeast Asian markets in October 2018 Dec 19, 2018 H.I.S. posts record-high sales for FY2018, establishing an online platform for its global strategy Dec 18, 2018 The biggest concern for international visitors to travel in Japan is earthquake Dec 15, 2018 WeChat Pay can be used for local buses around Noboribetsu and Toyako in Hokkaido Dec 14, 2018 Japan is ranked 23rd in the world in using digital tools for travel, lower than other Asian countries, according to Travelport Dec 13, 2018 Regular international visitors to Japan prefer to traveling in local regions like Nikko and Karuizawa Dec 12, 2018 Japanese travelers in 2018-2019 New Year holidays are expected to reach record-high 30.6 million -JTB forecasts Dec 11, 2018 Hotel rooms in Tokyo are estimated to be short in August, November and December in the Olympic year 2020 Dec 07, 2018 Cabinet Office reports the LCC network creates a gap of inbound traveler demand among local regions in Japan Dec 06, 2018 Marriott and one of Japan's largest homebuilders collaborate in opening Fairfield hotels at roadside station ‘Michi no Eki’ throughout Japan Dec 06, 2018 Expedia and Okinawa form partnership to increase visitors from Europe and U.S.A. by using big data Dec 05, 2018 The mobile payment market of Japan reached 1 trillion JPY in 2017, expecting to grow to 4.37 trillion JPY in 2023 Dec 04, 2018 Private lodgings in Japan doubled both guests and business days in August and September 2018 Nov 30, 2018 JTB launches local-based sightseeing tour buses across Europe in April 2019, allowing a traveler to make a free itinerary Nov 30, 2018 ‘Pokemon Go’ developer ties up with UNWTO to improve awareness of the world’s tourist destinations with AR games Nov 29, 2018 Japanese overseas travelers up 13% to 1.65 millions in October 2018, totaling 15.65 million this year Nov 27, 2018 International visitors to Japan up 1.8% to 2.64 million in October 2018, slightly recovering from natural disaster damages Nov 27, 2018 The most popular overseas destination is Honolulu in 2018-2019 New Year holidays, according to HIS bookings Nov 24, 2018 Japan wins Travel + Leisure 2018 Destination of the Year Nov 23, 2018 Safe payment is the most important point for OTA to satisfy their customers Nov 22, 2018 The QR-code payment market is expected to grow to 8 trillion JPY in Japan by 2023 Nov 21, 2018 Japan's online travel sales reached 3 trillion JPY (2.6B USD) in 2017, 36% of share - Phocuswright Japan survey Nov 20, 2018 The new TripAdvisor is launched with three new community functions for one-stop traveler supports Nov 20, 2018 No.1 customer-satisfactory company is Nippon Travel Agency in travel and ANA in international aviation Nov 16, 2018 JTB ties up with Agoda to strengthen their online selling and lodging inventory Nov 15, 2018 The ratio of travel product bookings on smart phone reaches 47% in Japan, but it is low in buying overseas tours Nov 15, 2018 JAL and KDDI demonstrate 5G-based aviation services including boarding with mobile phone only Nov 15, 2018 Recruit Jalan.net reveals sales of dynamic packages have tripled in the last five years Nov 14, 2018
