Travel Sectors

JTB and LEAPS, a blockchain service provider, will launch ‘anyBOUND,’ a new travel website for global luxury travelers to realize unprecedented travel proposals and purchase and payment experiences using the blockchain technology.

Yamanashi Prefecture revealed survey results of ‘Fuji Tram’ a new transport system for Mt.Fuji. The prefecture has judged that the magnetic marker guidance system is superior to other candidates.

Airbnb.org has launched a disaster preparedness program in Japan to provide its listings as shelters in all of 47 prefectures within 24 hours after a large-scale disaster happens, partnering Japanese NGOs

Sales of 43 major travel companies in March 2025 were down 16.6% year on year to 351.1billion yen. Compared to March 2019, sales in package tours in total were down 41.3% to 77.3 billion yen with 1,58 million customers (down 50.3%).

ANA will introduce new domestic flight airfares for passengers to choose prices and ancillary services, following integration of the domestic and international passenger service systems.

JTB's consolidated sales for FY2024 ending March 31 2025 slightly reduced by 1% year on year to 1,073 billion yen, but profit reduced due to strategic investments.

Japan Tourism Agency supports financially five projects in Kanazawa, Hakuba, Wakayama, Kotohira, Okinawa to attract high-quality digital nomad travelers from the world.

UN Tourism hosted ‘Global Tourism Investment Forum’ in the UN Pavilion of Osaka Kansai EXPO, where tourism industry leaders discussed and shared ideas for investments to the Japanese tourism sectors.

EY Strategy and Consulting (EY Japan) recently released a report titled ‘What does high-value-added tourism generate?' Tomotaka Hirabayashi, EY Japan Strategic Impact Unit Partner, talked about how important high-value-added tourism is for Japan.

Fujikyu group, a private railway company in Japan, has begun developing transportation infrastructures in Mt.Fuji and Five Fuji Lakes area to make the area a world standard luxury resort.

EY Strategy and Consulting (EY Japan) released its latest report titled ‘What does high value-added tourism generate?' to seek a possibility to create new markets or industries when local communities address high value-added tourism involving different players.

Hoshino Resort, a Japanese hotel operator, launched a new brand ‘LUCY’ specializing in mountain tourism as its sixth brand. ‘LUCY Oze Hatomachi,’ will open in Oze National Park, Gunma Prefecture on September 1 2025.

Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is focusing on spreading Japanese tourists to local regions, enhancing marketing activities for a core market of female travelers and boosting a group travel market.

(PR) ‘Digital Travel APAC 2025,’ an event for the digital travel industry in Asian and Pacific region, will open for two days from August 12 2025 in Singapore, where over 50 experts will discuss the Future of Travel.

HIS turned into the first black for the FY2024 (November 1 2023 to October 31 2024) in five fiscal years, posting net profit of 8,717 million yen (2,628 million yen inn deficit last year). All of the segments grew by double digit or more.

Trip.com is focusing on sending its global users to local regions in Japan. Sunny Sun, Trip.com Group Vice President, said at an interview with Travel Voice, "“We are introducing unknown charms in Japan."

JTB has forecasted that Japanese travelers during this coming Golden Week holiday period (April 25 to May 7 2025) will reduce by 6.9% year on year to 23.5 million, and outbound travelers are forecasted to increase by 10%.

Travel Voicer re-examined the problem of over-tourism. It defines the situation in the world, explains Japan's current situation, and has published a report to solve and curb over-tourism.

Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has issued the “Motto Kaigai-e, Sengen(More! Overseas Declaration in English)” in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA).

Japanet Tourism, a Japanet Group, a Japan’s leading mail order company, signed a business partnership with MSC Cruises for another five years.