Travel Sectors
Airbnb Japan partners Kansai Tourism Bureau for inbound tourism promotions toward Osaka Kansai EXPO 2025
Airbnb Japan signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Kansai Tourism Bureau for home-sharing-based tourism promotions targeting international visitors for Osaka Kansai EXPO 2025.
The Japanese government approves a IR plan in Osaka to develop large-scale MICE venues in 2029
The Japanese government approved a IR development plan submitted by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City to develop an integrated resort with an international convention center, hotels and casino in the artificial island ‘Yumeshima’ of Osaka Bay in autumn or winter 2029.
Japan Adventure Tourism Organization launches Adventure Tourism Academy with JAL and JTB to develop human resources and promotional activities
Japan Adventure Tourism Organization (JATO) launched Adventure Tourism Academy with JAL and JTB to develop adventure tourism in Japan, working together to develop human resources and promotional activities.
Chinese travelers entering Japan are no longer required negative certificate on April 5
With a three-jabs vaccination certificate, Chinese travelers entering Japan are no longer required PCR-negative certificate 72 hours before departure, and it will be lifted completely when the legal infection status of COVID-19 is lowered to Level 5 in May.
A World Heritage island in Okinawa Prefecture draws up a new tourism management plan to limit 1,200 visitors a day for sustainability
Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, a remote island registered as UNESCO World Heritage, drew up a new tourism management plan to restrict visitors up to 1,200 a day or up to 330,000 a year.
Japan Tourism Agency shows four pillars of how local tourism plays promote DX to improve destination management
Japan Tourism Agency instructs how local tourism players should promote digital transformation in four pillars, showing the future vision, the current challenges, how to solve issues and also KPIs in FY2027.
Japan Association of Travel Agents launches a year-round promotion project to boost Japanese outbound travel
Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) launched a year-round promotion project to boost outbound travel demand, including social media posting campaigns and also a financial support for acquisition of new passports.
The Japanese government approves a new basic tourism promotion plan to seek quality of travelers rather than the numerical goal in the inbound travel market
The Japanese government approved a new three-years basic tourism promotion plan to seek quality of travelers rather than the numerical goal, promoting 'Sustainable tourism,’ ‘Expansion of local spending’ and ‘Encouragement to send inbound travelers to local regions.’
ANA will augment its China network, serving daily flights for Beijing and two flights a day for Shanghai from Haneda
ANA will restart Haneda-Beijing services with five flights a week on April 1 2023 and two flights a day between Haneda and Shanghai(Pudong and Hongqiao).
ANA seriously tries to reduce food losses on international flights with two new options
ANA will begin offering pre-ordered ‘Quick & Light Meal’ and ‘No Thank you Option’ on its international flights to reduce food losses.
JTB partners a health-tech company to strengthen medical tourism for luxury inbound travelers to Japan
JTB signed a contract with Smart Health Net to develop medical tourism for luxury inbound travelers to provide high-grade comprehensive medical services for inbound travelers.
Japan Tourism Agency draws up a plan to boost outbound travel with three actions
Japan Tourism Agency drew up a policy package to recover the outbound travel market, expecting to achieve 20 million travelers, the 2019 level, as soon as possible.
Queen Elizabeth will restart Japan cruises in April 2023, stopping by Ishigaki, Hakata, Miyako, Aburatsu and Otaru for the first time
Cunard will resume Japan-based cruises of Queen Elizabeth in April 2023, stopping by Ishigaki, Hakata, Miyako, Aburatsu and Otaru for the first time.
JAL will resume flights for China in this summer, serving three flights a day on Haneda-Shanghai routes
JAL will largely resume flights for China in this coming summer schedule beginning on March 26 2023, including new daily flights (JL89/JL80) on the Haneda-Shanghai (Pudong).
Japan Customer Satisfaction Index 2022 selects four hotels in the annual top 10 overall
‘Japan Customer Satisfaction Index 2022’ is announced. The most-satisfied company is ‘Shiki Theatre Company,' and four hotels are ranked among top 10.
ANA unveils products and services of its new international brand ‘Air Japan’ with a business model in between FSC and LCC
ANA unveiled seats, in-flight services, cabin attendant uniforms and boarding music of its new international brand ‘Air Japan,’ which is scheduled to take off to Southeast Asia from Narita International Airport in February 2024.
British Airways will extend its Haneda network to 11 flights a week on March 26
British Airways will increase frequencies on the London-Haneda route from seven flights a week today to 11 flights a week on March 26 2023.
Japan Tourism Agency launches a public-private committee to encourage companies to introduce telework and Workcation rules
Japan Tourism Agency launched a public-private committee for telework and Workcation promotion to create momentum for telework and Workcation and working on companies to introduce new corporate rules.
Labour shortage in Japan is outstanding in hotels or ryokans as almost 80% of those say ‘yes’
According to the Teikoku Databank survey, 77.8% of hotels or ryokans answered that they have suffered labour shortage of full-time employees, and for part-time employees, the ratio was record-high 81.1%.
Four ‘Flying Car’ operators in Osaka Expo are selected as a step to commercialization in Japan
A team of ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation, JAL, Marubeni and SkyDrive are selected as 'Flying Car' operators in 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. ORIX was selected as a partner who will operate the vertical-port.
