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JAL ended the 1st quarter of FY2020 ended Kune 30 2020 with net loss of 93.7 billion JPY due to unprecedented cancellations and reductions of flights amid the COVID-19 crisis, expecting passenger revenue will reduce by 55% to 65% for the full fiscal year.

Presidents of NTA, JTB and KNT-CT talked about the future travel at JATA Online Travel Mart 2020 Forum, expecting that overseas travel will be resumed as soon as possible. They discussed demand decentralization, digitalization, workcation and so forth.

ANA Holdings posted operating loss of 159 billion JPY and net loss of 109 billion JPY for the first quarter of FY2021 ending June 30 2020, unprecedentedly reducing both domestic and international passengers under the COVID-19 crisis.

JTB is exploiting Workcation demands in the New Normal age, developing innovative contents in partnership with local governments and communities, amid change of working and life styles in Japan.

HIS has started selling overseas package tour ‘Social Travel’ series with thorough precautions against COVID-19, which will be performed after October 2020 following lifting of the current restrictions in both Japan and destinations.

The Japanese government has decided to exclude travels from/to Tokyo for the government's leading domestic recovery campaign 'Go To Travel' because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo.

JTB has launched New Normal-based corporate incentive travel to give a travel product gift to an individual employee, not conventional group travel, amid COVID-19 crisis. An employee can use the travel gift whenever he or she wants to go.

The number of bankruptcies in the hospitality industry of Japan were up 2.4 times to 72 cases year on year, out of which the COVID-19-related bankruptcies reached 32 cases, including Royal Oak Resort with a debt of 5 billion JPY.

The Japanese government has decided to begin 'Go To Travel' campaign on July 22 2020 to boost domestic travel demand, although COVID-19 cases have recently increased again nationwide, particularly in Tokyo.

Tokyo Disney Resort reopened Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea on July 1 2020, based on new operation protocol to avoid COVID-19 infection.

Expecting to pick up domestic travel demand in this summer, JAL will resume its domestic flights to 66% of the original plan between July 17 and 31 2020.

New JTB President and CEO Eijiro Yamakita talked about JTB business strategies under the COVID-19 crisis at an inauguration interview with Travel Voice, including acceleration of DX and solution business.

JATA explained Tourism EXPO Japan would be organized in Okinawa in this autumn as scheduled, but the event will be forced to be downsized and change its theme due to COVID-19.

When HIS announced half-year financial results for FY2020, it revealed one-third of all street shops will be closed, and puts priority on ensuring liquidity to survive the COVID-19 crisis.

JTB has started selling ‘dynamic pricing’-based domestic travel tour ‘JTB Dynamic Package MySTYLE’ on its website, offering a special coupon as the online launch celebration.

When Japan Tourism Agency unveiled outline of the government’s initiative ‘Go To Travel’ campaign to boost domestic travel demand, Tourism Minister said, "It should be started as soon as possible."

Travel Voice LIVE invited Yuichi Yamada, Japan Travel Bureau Foundation senior researcher, to share his insights about the market trends under COVID-19 and what should be done next.

AVEX, one of the biggest entertainment management companies in Japan, offers a subscription-based accommodation booking service for weekdays only at half of the regular room rate.

JTB and Good Fellows, the leading ticketing system provider, established Good Fellows JTB (GFJ) to help tourist facilities digitalize their ticketing not only for effective operation but also infection prevention.

Linktivity is a new service in Japan to connect suppliers, such as railways or tourist facilities, to international travelers with QR code e-ticket service sold through travel agents.