Latest News Activity booking system ‘JTB BÓKUN’ completes API integration with a food experience booking platform for inbound travelers to Japan Mar 18, 2024 Airport Limousine of Japan begins selling e-tickets on 400 foreign-based OTAs through e-ticket booking platform Linktivity Mar 15, 2024 JTB develops new tour routes in Hokkaido and Tohoku for inbound travelers, incorporating adventure travel contents Mar 14, 2024 Japanese navigation app NAVITIME links to Uber taxi app for inbound travelers Mar 13, 2024 The most Japanese ski resorts for the last decade went bankrupt in 2023 due to shortage of snow Mar 13, 2024 Travel + Leisure acquires a resort in Nagano Japan to rebrand to Club Wyndham Mar 12, 2024 American Airlines will launch daily JFK-Haneda services in June 2024, enhancing the joint venture with JAL Mar 08, 2024 Japanese passport issues were up 2.8 times to 3.4 million in 2023, with half issued to 30 years old or younger Mar 07, 2024 Port calls of foreign-based cruise ships in Japan in 2023 recovered to 63% of the peak in 2017 Mar 06, 2024 60% of Japanese people agree to dual-pricing for inbound travelers, while 50% of 60s disagree Mar 05, 2024 Cherry blossoms blooming is forecasted on March 18 in Tokyo first, and full blooming is expected to be earlier nationwide Mar 04, 2024 ikyu.com is top OTA in Japan for Net Promoter Score, followed by Rakuten Travel and Expedia Mar 01, 2024 Expedia CEO said the OTA giant is strengthening investment to Japan, developing a new marketing campaign Feb 29, 2024 Three prefectures in Hokuriku will start receiving bookings for financial aid package on March 8 2024, encouraging leisure travel in the earthquake-hit regions Feb 28, 2024 Japanese outbound travelers in January 2024 increased by 90% year on year, but still decreased by 40% over 2019 Feb 27, 2024 International visitors to Japan from 10 source markets reached record-high for January Feb 26, 2024 A community website for Asian travelers to Japan launches a new SNS with a simultaneous translation function Feb 23, 2024 Emirates will introduce A380 on the Dubai-Kansai route on June 1 2024, increasing available seats to 900 seats a week on the route Feb 22, 2024 Kaga City in Ishikawa Prefecture introduces Uber app for a ride-share service by general drivers Feb 21, 2024 Airbnb hosts offer secondary shelters to victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake through the non-profit organization Feb 20, 2024 Japan Tourism Agency reveals outlines of a travel discount program in the devastated Hokuriku, but opening date is not decided yet Feb 19, 2024 ANA sells air tickets on trip.com through NDC, making possible flight change, repayment or purchase of additional options Feb 16, 2024 Japanese AI speaker provider TradFit launches a new service to recommend a right hotel in a destination based on smartphone data Feb 15, 2024 Europe Travel Commission vitalizes the Japan market for sooner recovery, appealing sustainable tourism through gastronomy or railway travel Feb 14, 2024 Spare-time job offerings by hotels in Japan reached record-high in December 2023 due to serious labor shortage Feb 13, 2024 JTB releases hospitality packages of Major League Baseball opening games in Seoul at lowest 498,000 JPY for one game Feb 12, 2024 Foreigners’ guest nights in Japan were up 32% in December 2023 compared to pre-pandemic Feb 09, 2024 JAL will launch daily Haneda-Doha service on March 31 2024 as the first direct flights to Middle East city by a Japanese airline Feb 08, 2024 EXPO 2025 Osaka Kansai is expected to generate 891.3 billion JPY in spending by visitors Feb 07, 2024 JTB works together with Asahi Breweries to create ‘night-time economy’ contents for inbound travelers to Japan Feb 06, 2024 ANA revises the full-year financial forecast upward, considerably increasing revenue from passenger flight business Feb 05, 2024 Narita Airport recovered international flight passengers to 70% of the pre-pandemic level in 2023 due to surge in inbound travelers Feb 02, 2024 SNS and map app are more used as tools for collecting tourism information among Japanese travelers, and AI is more used during traveling Feb 01, 2024 ANA signs a strategic partnership with Trip.com Group to increase Chinese travelers to Japan, opening a flagship shop on its website and app Jan 31, 2024 Japanese regions ranks 3rd to 10th in the latest top 10 destinations attracting Asian travelers Jan 30, 2024 A tourism aid package for four prefectures hit by Noto Peninsula Earthquake is approved, discounting up to 30,000 JPY for a two-nights tour Jan 29, 2024 Spending in Japan by international travelers in 2023 reached record-high 5.3 trillion JPY Jan 26, 2024 JTB CEO talks about business focuses in 2024, from a product strategy to new tour routes for inbound travelers Jan 25, 2024 Japanese outbound travelers were 9.6 million in 2023, not reaching half of those in 2019 Jan 24, 2024 Japan welcomed more than 25 million international visitors in 2023, 80% of the pre-pandemic level Jan 23, 2024 JAL appoints former cabin attendant as its first female president Jan 22, 2024 Japan's leading travel agent HIS launches a new service for group travel to Hawaii, proposing a team-building program to corporate travel Jan 19, 2024 185 famous restaurants in Kyoto City work together to offer winter-limited menus with transparent prices for inbound travelers Jan 18, 2024 Japanese people who prefer to be alone has significantly increased across all generations, with 54% saying they prefer to be alone Jan 17, 2024 Japanese taxi app ‘GO’ prepares for a ride-share service in Japan, supporting to taxi companies and local governments Jan 16, 2024 Japan Association of Travel Agents is focusing on revival of outbound travel and high value travel through 2024 as challenging themes Jan 15, 2024 Guest nights in Japan by both Japanese and foreigners finally exceeded the pre-pandemic level for three consecutive months Jan 12, 2024 An IR plan of Nagasaki Prefecture is not approved because of an uncertain fund rising plan Jan 11, 2024 JAL Group ZIP AIR will launch Narita-Vancouver services on March 13 2024 as its fourth North America route Jan 10, 2024 Tokyo Metro tests a new multi-language service transcribing voice station announcement on a smartphone without an app Jan 09, 2024