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Japan Travel and Tourism Association opens a comprehensive tourism database covering 1,741 local regions nationwide
Japan Travel and Tourism Association opened a new tourism information website ‘JAPAN 47 GO’ containing about 110,000 local tourism attractions and experiences in 1,741 local regions nationwide.
United Airlines will extend its Japan network this summer, launching Haneda-Los Angeles and -Washington DC
United Airlines will launch daily services between Haneda Airport and Los Angeles and Washington DC on March 26 2023 and increase flight frequencies to 59 a week in total between Japan and Micronesia in this summer.
Travel spending in Japan by Japanese travelers recovered to the 2019 level in Q4 of 2022
The total amount of Japanese travel consumption was just down 0.6% year on year to 5.1 trillion JPY in the 4th quarter of 2022(October to December 2022), compared to the same period of 2019.
More than 90% of Japanese Generation Z who have experienced overseas travels want to travel overseas this year
More than 90% of Japanese Generation Z who have experienced overseas travels say that they want to go overseas within this year, according to Japan Tourism Agency's survey. The most-focused point to choose a destination is ‘security’ with 73%.
More than 1 million out of 1.5 million international travelers in total visited Japan from East Asia in January 2023
The number of international visitors in Japan in January 2023 was 1,497,300, out of which more than 1 million travelers visited from East Asia. Top source market was South Korea with 565,200 visitors.
ANA is integrating its domestic passenger service system into Amadeus Altea for international flights to unify the booking management
ANA will integrate its domestic passenger service system into Amadeus Altea Passenger Service Systemto maximize seamless services for all passengers on a single platform. The integration will be in progress from FY2025 to FY2026.
JAL begins issuing eco-exclusive miles, which can redeem a flight ticket
JAL will issue ‘Green Life Mile’ to members who purchase eco-friendly services or commodities. The accumulated miles can redeem a flight ticket or different point services
Hyatt will open residence-typed ‘Hyatt House’ in Shibuya, Tokyo in the spring of 2024
Residence-typed ‘Hyatt House Tokyo Shibuya’ will open in newly developed commercial complex ‘Shibuya Sakura Stage’ in the spring of 2024.
Airbnb Japan donates 150 million JPY to renovate old Japanese-style houses to enrich ‘Historical Homes’ category
Airbnb Japan donated 150 million jPY to Japan Kominka (old Japanese-style house) Association, enriching ‘Historical Homes' category in Japan. The Association plans to support up to 5 million JPY each for renovation of 30 houses nationwide.
EL AL Israel Airlines launches its first non-stop service for Japan in March
EL AL Israel Airlines will start serving two non-stop flights a week between Tel Aviv and Narita on March 1 2023, three years later than the original plan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Tourism Agency shows drafts of the new national tourism policy by 2025, focusing on consumption goals rather than numerical goals
Japan Tourism Agency proposed drafts of new Basic Act for Promoting a Tourism-Oriented Country by 2025, focusing on quality improvement rather than an increase in quantity, having three strategy pillars.
Japanese guests nights in December 2022 were up 8.3% even compared to 2019, and international guest nights recovered to a 35% decrease
the total number of Japanese guest nights in December 2022 (provisionally) was up 5.8% year on year to 41 million, and international guest nights were up 1695.8% year on year to 5.9 million.
JAL will serve 1.5 times more Haneda international flights in this summer than pre-pandemic, increasing New York flights to two flights a day
JAL will serve 1.5 times more Haneda-based international flights than the pre-pandemic level, increasing frequencies to two flights a day on the New York route, and will operate eco-friendly ‘A350-1000’ on the Haneda-New York route in the winter 2023.
Willingness to consume among Japanese consumers is the highest in the last five years, boosted by willingness to travel
The consumption willingness index in February 2023 rises by 1.7 points to 44.6 points, which is the highest in the last five years, particularly boosted by higher willingness to travel.
Japanese leading travel company JTB restarts selling overseas travel tours in earnest, enriching contents including local experiences
JTB, a Japanese leading travel company, has started selling ‘LOOK JTB MySTYLE’ overseas dynamic package tours departing after June 2023, offering not only air ticket + hotel but also a variety of services in a destination.
Two Japanese leading experience booking platforms sign a business partnership to send customers reciprocally
Veltra and Asoview!, Japanese leading local experience booking platforms, signed a strategic business partnership to send customers reciprocally and support their business partners for DX.
The most popular onsen destination in Japan is unchangeably Atami for the Japanese OTA Rakuten Travel users
The most popular onsen destination for users is Atami, followed by Beppu in Oita Prefecture, for Rakuten Travel, one of the leading OTAs in Japan.
Hawaiian Airlines will restart Honolulu-Fukuoka services on April 28 2023
Hawaiian Airlines will restart three flights a week between Honolulu and Fukuoka on April 28 2023, expecting to carry leisure travelers from Kyushu area.
JNTO recognizes a key for recovery of the inbound travel market is demand-supply balance of air seats
Rieko Nakayama, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Executive Vice President, said at a press briefing that the inbound travel market has been recovering well since the Japanese border practically opened on October 11.
Narita Airport handled more than 2 million passengers for the first time in the past two years and 10 months
Narita International Airport increased passengers by 96% year on year to 2.15 million in December 2022, the first over 2 million in the past two years and 10 months.
