Japanese Travelers

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

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

A nationwide travel discount program began on October 11 2022 to boost domestic travel demand, but Several OTAs stopped selling the qualified products on the opening day because of no more availabilities.
Japanese guest nights in August 2022 were up 50% year on year despite the COVID-19 7th wave

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

The total number of Japanese guest nights in August 2022 (provisionally) was up 49.8% year on year to 46 million, which were 14.5% fewer guests nights than the same month in 2019, and the occupancy rate was 50.1% overall, higher than 47.8% in July 2022.
Travel-related online shopping by Japanese households in July 2022 increased by 2.4 times year on year

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

Online shopping spending a Japanese household in July 2022 was up 20.4% year on year to 21,940 JPY a month, and travel-related spending was up 2.4 times to 3,595 JYP a household.
Passport renewal in Japan will be made possible online on March 27 2023

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

Passport renewal in Japan will be made possible online on March 27 2023. A Japanese passport holder will no longer visit an application window for passport renewal procedure.
Qantas Airways is driving tourism promotion in Japan in earnest with restart of Haneda-Sydney services

Qantas Airways is driving tourism promotion in Japan in earnest with restart of Haneda-Sydney services

Resuming three flights a week between Haneda and Sydney with A330-300 (28 business class seats and 260 economy class seats) on September 13, Qantas Airways is restarting tourism promotion activities in Japan in earnest.
France expects Rugby World Cup 2023 will be a big chance to increase Japanese travelers

France expects Rugby World Cup 2023 will be a big chance to increase Japanese travelers

Atout France or a France tourism development agency, hosted ‘Rugby World Cup 2023-1 Year to Go Reception,' expecting that the big sports event will be a chance to increase Japanese travelers to France.
Japanese guest nights in July 2022 were recovered to a 7% reduction even amid the 7th COVID-19 wave

Japanese guest nights in July 2022 were recovered to a 7% reduction even amid the 7th COVID-19 wave

the total number of Japanese guest nights in July 2022 (provisionally) was up 29.4% year on year to 38 million, and the occupancy rate was 46.7% overall, 16.6 lower points than 2019.
Japan and Taiwan are working together for 7.5 million two-way travelers a year

Japan and Taiwan are working together for 7.5 million two-way travelers a year

The tourism promotion committee for Taiwan in Japan met the counterpart in Taiwan in Taoyuan City, Taiwan for 2022 Japan-Taiwan Tourism Summit to share a goal to achieve 7.5 million two-way travelers a year.
Three doses vaccination travelers will no longer need PCR negative certificate for entry into Japan on September 7

Three doses vaccination travelers will no longer need PCR negative certificate for entry into Japan on September 7

Japan will lift requirement of negative certificates on PCR test within 72 hours before leaving a destination on September 7, but maintain a cap of 20,000 entries a day for a while.
Japanese young travelers are still willing to travel on their own judgements even amid the 7th COVID-19 wave

Japanese young travelers are still willing to travel on their own judgements even amid the 7th COVID-19 wave

The latest JTB Tourism Research & Consulting survey shows that the ratio of ‘planning to domestic travel within the next year’ was slightly up 1.9 points from the previous survey in March 2022 to 41.1%. Regarding criteria to travel, 33.9% said that they want to travel on their own judgements.
The most-booked overseas destination in this autumn is Hawaii with honeymoon demand resumed

The most-booked overseas destination in this autumn is Hawaii with honeymoon demand resumed

HIS received 1374.5% more overseas travel bookings for the period than a year ago, and the average expenses are up 30.5% to 216,800 JPY year on year or even up 90.3% compared to 2019. The most-booked destination was Hawaii.
PCR negative certificate even before departing Japan is acceptable for a three-days or shorter overseas trip

PCR negative certificate even before departing Japan is acceptable for a three-days or shorter overseas trip

The new PCR rule is that a negative certificate even before departing Japan is accepted for a three-days (72 hours) or shorter overseas trip, which means a Japanese citizen no longer needs a negative certificate in a destination.
More Japanese travelers see video sharing sites and SNS as travel information sources

More Japanese travelers see video sharing sites and SNS as travel information sources

The most popular travel-related website as of June 2022 was jalan.net, followed by Rakuten Travel and JAL. All of the top 10 sites increased unique users compared to a year ago,.Users of video sharing sites and SNS as travel information sources increased even compared to 2019.
How do young Japanese people choose their travels this summer ?

How do young Japanese people choose their travels this summer ?

Rakuten survey finds that the most-preferred accommodation cost is ‘8,000 to 10,000 JPY’ a night with the ratio of 23% this summer among Japanese young generation. The most-selected information source is ‘Instagram’ with the ratio of 62.8%,
Travel cancellation insurance  draws more attentions in Japan hit by the 7th COVID-19 wave

Travel cancellation insurance draws more attentions in Japan hit by the 7th COVID-19 wave

Amid the 7th COVID-19 wave, more Japanese travelers continue traveling with s cancellation insurance for travel. Insurance companies offer a variety of products in cooperation with travel or other industry partners.
Japanese travelers not returning home from Bali, Indonesia appear one after another due to positive on local PCR test

Japanese travelers not returning home from Bali, Indonesia appear one after another due to positive on local PCR test

Japanese travelers who cannot return home have recently increased because of positive results on local PCR tests before leaving Bali, according to Consulate-General of Japan in Denpasar, Bari, Indonesia.
Both ANA and JAL have received four times more international flight bookings in this busiest summer period than a year ago

Both ANA and JAL have received four times more international flight bookings in this busiest summer period than a year ago

ANA and JAL have received over four times more international flight bookings in this busiest summer ‘Bon’ period (August 6 to 16) than a year ago, particularly seeing considerable growths on Hawaii flights.
Japanese departures overseas slowly recovered to 172,000 in June 2022

Japanese departures overseas slowly recovered to 172,000 in June 2022

The number of Japanese overseas travelers were 171,500 in June 2022, about 40,000 more travelers than 134,013 in May and more than 100,000 for three months in a row.
Yahoo! JAPAN data clarify updated travel trend in Japan, finding more active senior travelers

Yahoo! JAPAN data clarify updated travel trend in Japan, finding more active senior travelers

Yahoo Marketing Headquarters gave its insights on the updated travel trend based on Yahoo!JAPAN data at Travel Voice LIVE. The ratio of 50 years old or older who considered traveling as of April 2022 accounted for 44% of all of the age segment, up 5 points over a year ago.
Japanese wedding bookings in Hawaii skyrocket for this coming autumn

Japanese wedding bookings in Hawaii skyrocket for this coming autumn

Watabe Wedding, an offshore wedding company of Japan, has received about 7 times more wedding bookings in Hawaii by Japanese couples in September to November this year than May 2022.