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Universal Studio Japan terminates ticket selling at on-site booths to expand online selling functions

Universal Studio Japan terminates ticket selling at on-site booths to expand online selling functions

Universal Studio Japan (USJ) terminated ticket selling at on-site booths and expanded online ticket selling by adding QR-code payment as new payment method.
Sendai City, Miyagi, offers a travel campaign to subsidize up to 4,000 yen for accommodation through this year’s summer holiday season

Sendai City, Miyagi, offers a travel campaign to subsidize up to 4,000 yen for accommodation through this year’s summer holiday season

Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, launched a travel campaign to encourage Japanese people who have suffered rise in prices to travel to Sendai.
For international digital Nomad to Japan, a platform to search a residence and a working space simultaneously is launched

For international digital Nomad to Japan, a platform to search a residence and a working space simultaneously is launched

DID-GLOBAL and The DECK launch a new service for international digital Nomad who stay in Japan to book a residence and a 24-hours working space simultaneously before visiting Japan.
Klook is selling a package of a Osaka Kansai EXPO ticket and experiences and transportation to international travelers to Japan

Klook is selling a package of a Osaka Kansai EXPO ticket and experiences and transportation to international travelers to Japan

Klook has started developing promotion campaigns for the EXPO on its platform and at the same time selling a package of the EXPO ticket and local experience tickets and transportation tickets.
LINE Yahoo, a Japanese communication app, adds a generative AI to summarize word-of-mouth in searching accommodations

LINE Yahoo, a Japanese communication app, adds a generative AI to summarize word-of-mouth in searching accommodations

LIINE Yahoo, a Japanese communication app, has begun offering a new function that generative AI summarize word-of-mouths for accommodations on Yahoo! search.
Chinese visitors can book a restaurant in Japan on a booking service ‘Tabelog’ as a mini program, in major Chinese communication app WeChat

Chinese visitors can book a restaurant in Japan on a booking service ‘Tabelog’ as a mini program, in major Chinese communication app WeChat

Tabelog, a Japanese restaurant search and booking platform, opened a mini program on a major Chinese communication app ‘WeChat' to enables Chinese visitors to Japan to search and book a restaurant in Japan.
EY Japan releases ‘What does high value-added tourism generate?’ report covering from its definition to how to create contents

EY Japan releases ‘What does high value-added tourism generate?’ report covering from its definition to how to create contents

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.
Daiwa House, a Japan’s leading house maker, launches a new brand for longterm travelers, working together with Airbnb Japan

Daiwa House, a Japan’s leading house maker, launches a new brand for longterm travelers, working together with Airbnb Japan

Daiwa House Industry, a Japan’s leading house maker, signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Airbnb Japan to launch a new brand ‘Sumu powered by Airbnb Partners’ for longterm stay.
Hoshino Resort, a Japanese hotel group, launches a new brand for mountain tourism to offer comfortable stay experiences

Hoshino Resort, a Japanese hotel group, launches a new brand for mountain tourism to offer comfortable stay experiences

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 focuses on spreading Japanese tourists to local regions and enhancing marketing activities for females in 2025

Korea focuses on spreading Japanese tourists to local regions and enhancing marketing activities for females in 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.
Asia’s leading experience booking platform KKday works together with Suntory to deliver food information in Japan to inbound tourists to Japan

Asia’s leading experience booking platform KKday works together with Suntory to deliver food information in Japan to inbound tourists to Japan

KKday JAPAN (KKday), Asia's leading experience booking platform, began offering food and beverage contents for inbound tourists to Japan in collaboration with Suntory.
Spending in Japan by inbound travelers increased by 28% to 2.3 trillion yen for the first three months of 2025

Spending in Japan by inbound travelers increased by 28% to 2.3 trillion yen for the first three months of 2025

Spending by inbound travelers for the first three months of 2025 increased by 28.4% year on year to 2.3 trillion yen. Spending per person was estimated at 222,000 yen.
Japanese outbound travelers were up 16.7% year on year to 1.4 million in March 2025

Japanese outbound travelers were up 16.7% year on year to 1.4 million in March 2025

The number of Japanese outbound travelers in March 2025 was up 16.7% year on year to 1,423,400. Compared to March 2019, it was still down 26.2%.
Digital Travel APAC 2025 will open in Singapore in August 2025 [Ticket discount is available for Travel Voice audiences] (PR)

Digital Travel APAC 2025 will open in Singapore in August 2025 [Ticket discount is available for Travel Voice audiences] (PR)

(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.
International visitors to Japan exceeded 10 million fastest ever, adding 3.5 million in March 2025

International visitors to Japan exceeded 10 million fastest ever, adding 3.5 million in March 2025

The total number of international visitors to Japan for the first three months of 2025 reached 10.5 million, exceeding 10 million fastest ever.
A notable increase in international guest nights in local regions in Japan was seen in January 2025

A notable increase in international guest nights in local regions in Japan was seen in January 2025

International guest nights in January 2025 were up 34.8% year on year to 15.2 million in January 2025, and the growth rate was higher than 22.9% in December 2024.
SkyDrive, a Japanese ‘flying car’ developer, unveiled a demonstration flight in the Osaka Kansai Expo venue, toward passenger flight in this summer

SkyDrive, a Japanese ‘flying car’ developer, unveiled a demonstration flight in the Osaka Kansai Expo venue, toward passenger flight in this summer

SkyDrive, a a Japanese ‘flying car’ developer, performed a demonstration flight of ‘SkyDrive SD-05’ flying car in EXPO Vertiport. Passenger point-to-point flight or circulation flight is slated for this coming summer.
What kind of travel Japanese GenZ likes? 25% of males prefer to ‘sole travel,’ and 52% of females to ‘gourmet'

What kind of travel Japanese GenZ likes? 25% of males prefer to ‘sole travel,’ and 52% of females to ‘gourmet'

Japanese GenZ (18 to 29 years old)'s travel preferences are different between males and females. Male GenZ prefers to ‘sole travel (25.2%),’ and among female GenZ, the top is ‘travel for gourmet (52.4%),’
Luxury magazine publisher Condé Nast Japan and Deloitte Japan launch a consultation service for luxury international travelers to Japan

Luxury magazine publisher Condé Nast Japan and Deloitte Japan launch a consultation service for luxury international travelers to Japan

Condé Nast Japan, a publisher of VOGUE JAPAN or GQ JAPAN, and Deloitte Tohmatsu (Deloitte Japan) have launched a new consultation service for businesses or PR activities for luxury international travelers to Japan.
World Expo 2025 Opens in Osaka-Kansai, exhibiting from ‘Flying Car’ to unique pavilions to touch future society

World Expo 2025 Opens in Osaka-Kansai, exhibiting from ‘Flying Car’ to unique pavilions to touch future society

Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 opened with a theme of ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’ on April 13 2025. Before the official opening, the pavilions were opened to media. The organizer expects 28.2 million visitors in total.