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Japanese outbound travelers in April 2024 still remained half of April 2019

International visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million in April 2024 for two months in a row, already reaching 10 million in total

Foreigners’ guest nights in Japan were up 33% in March 2024 compared to pre-pandemic

A Japanese railway operator in Kansai area sells digital ticket on smartphone for WeChat Pay users of China

Narita Airport tests the face recognition boarding process on a passenger’s smartphone in linkage with ANA and JAL apps

South Korea’s unicorn OTA earnestly sets out to exploit accommodation partners in Japan

Marriott renovates 14 UNIZO Holdings’ hotels in Japan to Four Points Express by Sheraton, the first brand in APAC

Popularity of ‘Pets Tourism’ is rising in Japan, as two-thirds of dog owners hope to travel with their pets

85% of travel and hospitality business operators in Japan are forced to limit their operation hours due to labour shortage

Japanese remote workers in Tokyo remain 40% with more hybrid-typed works combing with coming into office

JAL achieved considerable increases in both revenue and profit for FY2023, carrying 1.5 times more international flight passengers

ANA posted record-high operating income for FY2023 with more international passenger revenue than domestic passenger revenue for the first time

Japan’s IT solution provider Tripla installs a multi-currency payment function in its booking engine for accommodations

A stay program in 400-years-old ‘Marugame Castle’ in Kagawa Prefecture will be on sale at 1.26 million JPY a night

Japan National Tourism Organization continues focusing on sending inbound travelers to local regions in FY2024

ANA unveils the TaaS platform concept for seamless travel, expanding travel opportunities without air

What are the reasons for foreigners to apply for Japanese ‘Digital Nomad’ visa started on April 1 2024?

Airbnb contributes $1 million to a Japan-U.S. regional tourism exchange program, sending Japanese tourism professionals to U.S.

JR Tokai, a train operator of Japan, will introduce luxury private rooms in Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train for executive passengers

JAL and ANA have received around 10% more international flight bookings for this coming Golden Week holiday period

Japanese outbound travelers still recovered slowly to 1.2 million in March 2024

International visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million in March 2024, the record-breaking single month result in the history

ANA begins serving complimentary in-flight internet access even to international flight business class passengers

47% of inbound travelers in Japan said that clean public toilets make them have better images of the areas

Guest nights in home-sharing in Japan for the first two months of 2024 were 30% more than a year ago

JTB works together with Asahi Breweries to develop a nighttime rickshaw tour in Asakusa for inbound travelers

Interest in overseas travel of Japanese people is much lower than the world’s average

Foreigners’ guest nights in Japan were up 23% in February 2024 compared to pre-pandemic

A new service to research ancestors Japanese-descent foreigners is launched as a roots discovery travel

Trip.com Group VP talks about what the OTA focuses on now, including outbound travel from China to Japan

Japanese outbound travelers are expected to recover to 90% of the pre-pandemic level during this year’s Golden Week period

Japanese government starts issuing 'digital nomad’ visa to foreigners with annual income of 10 million JPY or more in 50 countries or regions

Japan Tourism Agency selects 20 pioneer model areas for prevention of over-tourism

JAL launches corporate SAF program to issue reliable CO2 reduction certificate

Cross-border mobile payment ‘Alipay+’ member stores in Japan exceed 2 million

Tokyo Metro forms a capital and business alliance with BtoB e-ticket platform Linktivity to develop packaged ‘Tokyo City Pass’

Japanese OTA for high-end accommodation opens an overseas hotel booking platform in tie-ups with Expedia

Private Jet membership service for 72 airports nationwide is launched in Japan

HIS, a Japanese leading travel company, launches a new accommodation booking platform with unique properties only

Delta Air Lines expands seat capacity in APAC in 2024, optimizing the joint venture with Korean Air

Japanese outbound travelers still recovered slowly in February 2024

International visitors to Japan were record-high 2.8 million for February

Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan makes a partnership with experience booking platform Klook to invite more inbound tourists

Hakone Town and Miyazu City in Japan are selected as Green Destinations Top 100 2024

Airbnb Japan launches unsecured ‘Home-Sharing Loan’ to renovate abandoned houses in partnership with a financial service provider

Kaga City in Japan works together with Uber for a ride-sharing service managed by a local DMO

Activity booking system ‘JTB BÓKUN’ completes API integration with a food experience booking platform for inbound travelers to Japan

Airport Limousine of Japan begins selling e-tickets on 400 foreign-based OTAs through e-ticket booking platform Linktivity

JTB develops new tour routes in Hokkaido and Tohoku for inbound travelers, incorporating adventure travel contents

Japanese navigation app NAVITIME links to Uber taxi app for inbound travelers