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Booking.com expects to send around 45% more customers to Kyoto by the end of 2017

Booking.com expects to send around 45% more customers to Kyoto by the end of 2017

#TravelTrend #Bookingcom
AI helps lodging and restaurant businesses increase annual revenue by 74% - Accenture report

AI helps lodging and restaurant businesses increase annual revenue by 74% - Accenture report

#AI
KAYAK, a Priceline Group, develops its full-scale meta-search business in the Japan market

KAYAK, a Priceline Group, develops its full-scale meta-search business in the Japan market

#meta-search
HIS launches a C2C platform connecting between international travelers and local tourist guides in Japan

HIS launches a C2C platform connecting between international travelers and local tourist guides in Japan

#HIS
Rakuten LIFULL STAY and HomeAway tie up for the vacation rental business in Japan for international visitors

Rakuten LIFULL STAY and HomeAway tie up for the vacation rental business in Japan for international visitors

#Rakuten #VacationRental
TripAdvisor awards Certificate of Excellence to more than 6,500 lodgings, tourist spots and restaurants in Japan

TripAdvisor awards Certificate of Excellence to more than 6,500 lodgings, tourist spots and restaurants in Japan

#TripAdvisor
Four major Japanese OTAs talk about their next moves at WIT Japan 2017

Four major Japanese OTAs talk about their next moves at WIT Japan 2017

#OTA #WITJapan
Rakuten, the Japan’s leading online platform, enters a vacation rental market by forming a joint venture with the real estate agency

Rakuten, the Japan’s leading online platform, enters a vacation rental market by forming a joint venture with the real estate agency

#Rakuten #VacationRental
Germany-based Trust You becomes a 100% subsidiary of Japan’s Recruit

Germany-based Trust You becomes a 100% subsidiary of Japan’s Recruit

#BusinessPartnership
Seventy percent of Japanese overseas FIT books their travels online, outnumbering real agencies

Seventy percent of Japanese overseas FIT books their travels online, outnumbering real agencies

#OutboundTravelFromJapan #BookingTrend
A miniature indoor park with state-of-the-art technologies will open in Tokyo in 2020

A miniature indoor park with state-of-the-art technologies will open in Tokyo in 2020

#newbusiness #AI
Online travel industry’s leaders talk about ‘reimagine’ toward the future growth at WIT Japan 2017

Online travel industry’s leaders talk about ‘reimagine’ toward the future growth at WIT Japan 2017

#WITJapan
New vacation rental law is finally passed with a regulation of 180 or fewer business days a year

New vacation rental law is finally passed with a regulation of 180 or fewer business days a year

#VacationRental
Japan’s robot developer launches ‘Robot Translator’ app for 45 different languages

Japan’s robot developer launches ‘Robot Translator’ app for 45 different languages

#newservice #app
Booking.com emphasizes strong ties with lodging partners in Japan

Booking.com emphasizes strong ties with lodging partners in Japan

#Bookingcom
WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 announces agenda with a theme of ‘reimagine’

WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 announces agenda with a theme of ‘reimagine’

#WITJapan
What is Booking.com’s strategy to increase lodging partners in Japan?

What is Booking.com’s strategy to increase lodging partners in Japan?

#Bookingcom
Times spent for travel-related apps by Japanese users increase by 60% in the last two years

Times spent for travel-related apps by Japanese users increase by 60% in the last two years

#app
A local bank of Japan plays an agent role between Booking.com and its customer lodgings

A local bank of Japan plays an agent role between Booking.com and its customer lodgings

#BusinessPartnership
Activity booking asoview! and navigation service NAVITIME work together for local activity booking in Japan

Activity booking asoview! and navigation service NAVITIME work together for local activity booking in Japan

#newservice

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