Travel Sectors
JTB forecasts to move into the black for the full year of FY2021, earning more than half of sales from non-travel businesses
JTB announced that it has forecast to move into the black for the full year of FY2021 ended March 31 2022, posting net profit of 6.7 billion JPY for the first six months due to selling of several real estates including its headquarters building.
JTB publishes ‘JTB REPORT 2021,’ viewing post-pandemic overseas travel market of Japan
JTB published ‘JTB REPORT 2021 All about Japanese Overseas Travelers,' in which it says that growth of Japanese overseas travelers after the pandemic is expected to be lower than pre-pandemic.
Airbnb Japan is promoting farm stay in south Nagano area, working together with Iida City and a local DMO
Airbnb Japan signed a partnership agreement with Iida City and local DMO South Shinshu Tourism in Nagano Prefecture to explore farm stay in south Nagano area for local revitalization.
JAL enables vaccination record registration on digital health app ‘VeriFly’ for its US flights
JAL has started accepting vaccination record registration in addition to PCR test result on digital health certificate app ‘VeriFly’ for its flights from Japan to U.S.
The first ‘Six Senses’ in Japan will open in Kyoto in the spring of 2024, offering 81 luxury rooms
Six Sense Kyoto will open in the spring of 2024. The Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG)’s luxury hotel brand will be the first appearance in Japan.
JAL Group LCC ZIPAIR will launch Narita-Los Angeles service at the lowest airfare of 27,500 JPY, as the first transpacific LCC
ZIPAIR Tokyo, a JAL Group LCC, will launch three flights a week service between Narita and Los Angeles at the lowest airfare of 27,500 JPY on December 25 2021. It will be the first LCC serving transpacific flight.
Tourism EXPO Japan 2022 will be organized with a hybrid format in Tokyo for the first time in the past four years
Hybrid ‘Tourism EXPO Japan 2022’ will be organized in Tokyo Big Sight for four days from September 22 to 25 next year. This will be the first event in Tokyo in the past four years.
‘Roadside Hotel Project’ jointly by Sekisui House and Marriott accelerates, opening 14 new hotels in Japan after the next spring
Sekisui House and Marriott International will accelerate ‘Trip Base Roadside Hotel Project,’ opening 14 hotels in eight prefectures (1184 rooms in total) after the next spring.
JAL forecasts 146 billion JPY in deficit for the full year of FY2021, despite financial improvement in Q2
JAL Group has forecasted net loss of 146 billion JPY for the full year of FY2021, resulting in deficit for two yeas in a row. It said that longer time will be needed for full recovery of international passenger demand.
ANA revises downward its FY2021 financial forecast to 100 billion JPY in deficit, suffering long-standing influences from COVID-19
ANA Holdings has revised downward its FY2021 (April 2021 to March 2022) financial forecast to net loss of 100 billion JPY from originally expected net profit of 3.5 billion JPY.
JAL will launch commercial ‘Flying Car’ service for the Osaka, Kansai EXPO in 2025
JAL plans to launch commercial ‘Flying Car’ service for Osaka, Kansai EXPO in 2025, connecting between KIX and the venue as air taxi or offering sightseeing tours.
One of major travel agencies in Japan tests its original vaccination passport on LINE, the Japanese largest chat app
one of major travel agencies in Japan, Developing its original vaccination passport ‘Smart Corona Pass,’ working on LINE, Tobu Top Tours will use it for the government-led vaccination package demonstration program.
Japanese OTA Rakuten and Marriott collaborate in loyalty programs to enhance travel experiences in Japan
Rakuten, one of largest OTAs in Japan, and Marriott International signed a strategic partnership to enhance collaboration between Marriott Bonvoy and Rakuten membership program.
How does Hoshino Resorts CEO foresee recovery of international travel to Japan, saying “It is not so easy”
Yoshiharu Hoshino, Hoshino Resorts CEO, talked about the current business condition and the future business at ‘Hoshino Resorts LIVE 2021 Autumn.' He said international travelers to Japan would not come back easily .
Closed hotels and ryokans for the first nine months of 2021 were already more than those in the last year
Teikoku Data Bank reported that the number of closed hotels and ryokans for the first nine months of 2021 was 143, already more than the last year or the most in the last decade.
Kyoto City supports a MICE organizer by subsidizing the expense of up to 3 million JPY for PCR tests
Kyoto City and Kyoto Convention Bureau launched a support program to subsidize four-fifths of the expense on PCR tests for a MICE organizer.
Japanese railway JR East starts offering designated ‘Shinkansen Office Car’ with no additional fare on all lines
JR East will begin offering the 8th Shinkansen car on all Tohoku, Hokuriku and Jyoetsu lines as ‘Shinkansen Office Car’ exclusively for business travelers to establish a seamless work space network.
ANA and JAL come into line in familiarizing Sustainable Air Fuel, targeting zero emission from air transportation in 2050
ANA and JAL drew up a joint report ‘Toward Virtually Zero CO2 Emissions from Air Transport in 2050’ toward a joint effort to expand awareness and understanding of Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) in Japan.
The Japanese government-led vaccinated tour trials are implemented by eleven travel companies
11 travel companies join the government-leading ‘vaccination and test package’ demonstration for their selected 38 tours departing mostly from Tokyo to a variety of destinations nationwide.
How are travel and transportation companies in Japan changing after emergency declaration was lifted?
Since declaration of a state of emergency related to COVID-19 in Japan was lifted, travel and transportation companies have seen good signs for demand recovery. How are their businesses changing?
