Latest News Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in disaster-damaged September 2018 Nov 13, 2018 Online booking is the most-used channel for first travel among the digital native generation Nov 09, 2018 JAL increases both half-year revenue and profit with the record-high international load factor Nov 08, 2018 LINE Travel jp launches an air ticket booking service and offers LINE point return service for lodging booking Nov 07, 2018 Overcrowding in Arashiyama, Kyoto is visualized based on Wi-Fi access data for more comfortable sightseeing Nov 07, 2018 The acquisition rate of paid holidays in Japan is the world’s lowest with 51% Nov 02, 2018 Forty percent of 29 years old or younger Japanese use smart phone only for Internet Nov 01, 2018 More than half of China-based taxi dispatch service DiDi users in Osaka were Chinese during the China National Day period Oct 31, 2018 The ratio of EC transactions on mobile phone rises to 55% in Japan, while omni-channel is preferred Oct 30, 2018 A new hostel booking system with a weekday subscription pass of 15,000 JPY a month is launched in Japan Oct 30, 2018 The most attractive city in Japan is Hakodate, Hokkaido in 2018, overtaking Kyoto Oct 26, 2018 Foreigners staying in private lodging in Japan account for more than 80% of the total, according to Japan Tourism Agency survey Oct 25, 2018 Japanese overseas travelers up 0.5% to 1.63 millions in September 2018, totaling 14 million this year Oct 24, 2018 International visitors to Japan in September 2018 resulted in year-on-year reduction due to natural disasters Oct 24, 2018 Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in August 2018 Oct 23, 2018 Lowson, Japanese convenience store chain, launches a new service for inbound travelers to withdraw YEN from e-wallet Oct 20, 2018 Restaurant booking is available on Instagram in Japan in partnership with GURUNAVI Oct 19, 2018 JTB provides search and ticket-selling services for parks and museums on smart speaker Amazon Echo Show Oct 18, 2018 JTB launches its original support tool for local tourism marketing featuring data analysis Oct 17, 2018 Michelin restaurants in Japan can be booked on its official website in partnership with GURUNAVI Oct 16, 2018 Cashless tourism is promoted over Kyushu by a new organization including JR Kyushu and Alibaba Oct 12, 2018 Heavy rain disaster forced Japanese guest nights to reduce, while international guest nights still grew in July 2018 Oct 11, 2018 LINE reveals its travel service strategy to become a giant meta-search with 40 million sessions Oct 10, 2018 Sanrio Puroland, a popular theme-park in Japan, introduces the electric ticket system on mobile phone Oct 10, 2018 H.I.S. expands its hotel business by opening new Henn-na Hotel in Japan and new hotels in U.S.A. and Turkey Oct 10, 2018 China-based taxi dispatch service DiDi launches its service in Osaka, Japan Oct 06, 2018 Tourism EXPO Japan 2018 welcomed record-high 207,000 visitors for four event days Oct 05, 2018 LINE Travel jp, Japanese travel meta-search, introduces website-based chatbot for indecisive users Oct 04, 2018 Klook, Hong Kong-based local activity booking platform, talks about its growth strategy Oct 04, 2018 Japan Adventure Tourism Organization is launched by JTB and local DMOs to provide luxury 'tabinaka' or in-destination activities Oct 03, 2018 Uber extends the taxi dispatch service in Japan with new partnership in Nagoya Sep 28, 2018 Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in July 2018 Sep 27, 2018 Japanese overseas travelers up 7.7% to 2 millions in August 2018, totaling 12.4 million this year Sep 26, 2018 International visitors to Japan reached 2.58 million in August 2018, totaling already 21 million Sep 26, 2018 Overcrowding tourism or over-tourism issue was discussed as a new challenging theme at Tourism EXPO Japan 2018 Sep 25, 2018 The ministry’s survey finds 61% of DMOs in Japan do not make efforts to grasp resident satisfaction Sep 21, 2018 Ctrip announces restaurant rating in Tokyo, expecting to accelerate its restaurant booking service Sep 20, 2018 Demonstration of a one-stop travel service app for international visitors is performed in Kyushu Sep 19, 2018 Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong in June 2018 Sep 18, 2018 NAVITIME Japan President talks about the past 20 years for its travel business development Sep 18, 2018 Travel Voice LIVE will be held in October 2018 with a theme of digital marketing, together with Cheetah Digital Sep 15, 2018 Tokyo Disneyland increased visitors in FY2017 for the first time in the past three years Sep 14, 2018 The occupancy rate was higher in hotels in June 2018 than before the new ‘minpaku’ law was enforced Sep 13, 2018 SoftBank and Yahoo mobile payment service ‘PayPay’ in Japan ties up with Alipay Sep 12, 2018 Tourism EXPO Japan 2018, the largest tourism event in Japan, will open soon, exhibiting new travel services including 'Honda x AI' Sep 11, 2018 Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in June 2018 Sep 07, 2018 Ctrip enters the in-destination market on Trip.com, offering 10,000 listings in Japan next year Sep 07, 2018 Consumption index of expenditure on food/drink by international visitors in Japan is record-high in the first half of 2018 Sep 06, 2018 Japan Tourism Agency launches a new registration system for private accommodation ‘Minpaku’ Sep 05, 2018 Japan Tourism Agency requests a budget of 78.5 billion yen for FY2019, 2.45 times more than FY2018 budget Sep 04, 2018
