Latest News The ratio of travel bookings on smart phones exceeds 50% in Japan Dec 03, 2019 Half of Millennials and Generation Z use SNS as information sources for shopping or traveling Dec 02, 2019 Forty percent of Generation Z travelers share their in-destination photos on Instagram Nov 30, 2019 Comparison of visitors to Japan from South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in October 2019 Nov 29, 2019 JTB turned into the black for the first half of FY2019, boosted by Rugby World Cup and inbound events Nov 28, 2019 Japanese overseas travelers up 1% to 1.66 million in October 2019 Nov 27, 2019 International visitors to Japan down 5.5% in October 2019, influenced by a 65% decrease in visitors from South Korea Nov 26, 2019 JAL Factory Tour becomes the most popular free tourist spot among Japanese travelers - TripAdvisor survey Nov 22, 2019 JALPAK becomes No.1 customer satisfactory travel company, and Singapore Airlines in the international aviation category Nov 21, 2019 The most satisfied luxury hotel in Japan is The Ritz-Carlton - Hotel Guest Satisfaction Survey 2019 Nov 20, 2019 Instagram launches a joint campaign with Tokyo to share landscapes of Tokyo on Stories Nov 19, 2019 90% of Tokyo 2020 spectators is interested in excursion trips beyond Tokyo Nov 18, 2019 The first three National Cycle Routes in Japan are designated to appeal cycling tourism Nov 16, 2019 JAL ended the second quarter of FY2019 with an increase in revenue and a decrease in profit Nov 15, 2019 The Basic Plan for Narita Airport has been revised to build a new runway and extend the existing runway by 2030 Nov 14, 2019 Guest nights in Japan in August 2019 reduced to 58.3 million in total, affected by halved South Korean visitors Nov 13, 2019 JAL Digital Experience, JAL and NRI joint venture, launches a new membership organization for experience-typed services Nov 12, 2019 JAL extends its international network from Narita, launching San Francisco flights and increasing Guam flights Nov 08, 2019 ANA posts record-high operating revenue, but lost profits due to an increase in costs for the first half of FY2019 Nov 07, 2019 Kyoto City provides tourist information in early morning and night to ease daytime over-tourism Nov 06, 2019 Japanese in-destination activity booking platform ‘asoview!’ join Reserve With Google for inbound travelers Nov 06, 2019 The first Tourism EXPO Japan 2019 in Osaka features Kansai area and digital travel Nov 06, 2019 Payment with WeChat Pay can now be acceptable in LINE Pay membership shops in Japan Nov 01, 2019 Spending in Japan by international visitors reached record-high for the third quarter of 2019 Oct 31, 2019 Increase in international visitors is an opportunity for young Japanese generation to rediscover Japan Oct 30, 2019 Japanese independent airliner Skymark will fly into Narita with its first international Saipan services and domestic Chubu services Oct 29, 2019 Tourism EXPO Japan 2019 kicks off with messages toward future by world’s tourism leaders in Osaka Oct 28, 2019 Japan’s leading trading firm ties up with a catalog gift platform, targeting luxury Chinese travelers Oct 26, 2019 MaaS demonstration tests connecting airports in Tokyo city center will be performed jointly by JTB and transportation partners Oct 25, 2019 Visitors from South Korea to Japan reduced further in September 2019, dropping to the lowest level since May 2014 Oct 24, 2019 Japanese overseas travelers up 7.4% to 1.75 million in September 2019 Oct 23, 2019 International visitors to Japan up 5.2% in September 2019, boosted by an increase in visitors for Rugby World Cup Oct 22, 2019 The ratio of Instagram users among young Japanese females reaches 70% Oct 18, 2019 Japanese railway of Kyushu forms partnership with Ctrip to encourage Chinese travelers to visit Kyushu Oct 17, 2019 Visitors to Japan from China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan in August 2019 are compared year on year Oct 16, 2019 Japan is No.1 country for Chinese travelers to pay with Alipay in the National Day holiday period 2019 Oct 14, 2019 Japanese travelers to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong in August 2019 are compared year on year Oct 11, 2019 International visitors’ nights in Japan up 5.1% in July 2019, despite a 10% reduction of South Korean Oct 11, 2019 What do international visitors expect in nighttime economy in Tokyo? The survey says museum and zoo is preferred Oct 10, 2019 Japanese travelers to Australia, Canada and New Zealand in June 2019 are compared year on year Oct 09, 2019 JAL-affiliated Japanese GDS AXESS terminates its business, and JAL forms partnership with Amadeus Oct 08, 2019 United Airlines will add three Kansai-Guam flights a week in this coming winter, expecting higher leisure demand Oct 04, 2019 ANA is selected as the most valuable websites in Web Equity Ranking 2019 of Japan, followed by JAL Oct 04, 2019 JNTO explains its promotion strategies including approaches to the South Korean market in trouble Oct 03, 2019 Europe-based meta-search ‘Omio’ launches its service in Japanese Oct 03, 2019 A major Japanese railway forms partnership with Alibaba for Chinese customer journey in western Japan Oct 01, 2019 TripAdvisor eliminated 5% of fake word-of-mouths and imposed penalties on 35,000 facilities in the past year Sep 28, 2019 Skymark will launch its first scheduled international service between Narita and Saipan by the end of 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Airbnb estimates revenue to hosts in Japan reach 4.9 billion JPY in total during Rugby World Cup 2019 Sep 26, 2019 Japanese overseas travelers up 3.7% to 2.1 million in August 2019 Sep 25, 2019
