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Transport Ministry of Japan sets a goal of 1 million Japanese cruise travelers by 2030 with 70% on boards of Japan-based cruise ships
Japanese government sets the goal of 1 million Japanese cruise travelers by 2030 to boost the Japan’s cruise market. The goal is estimated to divine into 70% for Japan-based cruise ships and 30% for foreign-based cruise ships.
Agoda CEO states that it is trying to improve services in Japan to solve the reported troubles in booking rooms
Agoda revealed additional service improvements in Japan, as the OTA has been requested by Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) to solve the troubles in booking rooms.
International arrivals in Japan reached 20 million in total with 3.4 million in June 2025
The number of international arrivals in Japan in June 2025 was up 7.6% year on year to record-high 3,377,800 for June totaling 21,518,100 for the first half of 2025.
Traveloka President Caesar Indra talks about the business strategy for the Japanese market as the largest OTA in Southeast Asia
Traveloka President Caesar Indra, who attended WiT Japan 2025, talked about the strategy for the Japanese market and the OTA’s strengths.
Trip.com broadcasts TV CM to boost overseas travel and appeal its customer supports for Japanese consumers
Trip.com has begun broadcasting TV CM featuring Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan to boost overseas travel of Japanese consumers. The CM sends a message of ‘very close to the world.’
JTB accelerates the sports hospitality business worldwide, starting selling MLB tours to U.S. from South Korea
LOTTE JTB, a local company of JTB Group in South Korea, started selling Major League Baseball (MLB) tours in U.S. from South Korea. JTB plans to accelerate sports hospitality business worldwide.
Japanese OTA ‘jalan.net' increased domestic accommodation bookings in FY2024 by 11% to record-high 1.4 trillion yen
Japanese OTA ‘jalan.net' continues encouraging users to book travels through demand-boosting to meet each region’s needs, creation of tourism contents, distribution of coupons and sales campaigns.
Japanese experience booking platform Veltra launches a tailor-made travel brand for luxury travelers
Japanese experience booking platform Veltra has started testing a membership concierge service for luxury travelers to provide priceless tailor-made travels.
22% of the total population in Japan, about 22.6 million peoples, are involved in particular regions in certain ways
About 22.6 million Japanese peoples, 22% of the total population, are involved in particular regions continuously and in certain ways. Out of the total, visitors to particular regions were about 18.8 million.
The ratio of ‘I want to go to Osaka EXPO’ is rising rapidly, and the satisfaction rate among visitors is 73%
The ratio of answers that ‘I want to go to the EXPO’ as of the middle of May was 33.7%, 9.7 higher points than the last survey in October 2024, according to The Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) survey.
HIS has received more bookings of both domestic and overseas travels in the summer holiday period of 2025
HIS overseas travel bookings in this summer vacation period (July 19 to August 31) was up 8.2% year on year. The average cost was up 7% to 204,300 yen.
A Japanese TV station enters into the travel business to offer tailer-made tours inspired by TV programs to luxury inbound travelers
TBS has launched a new travel brand ‘Suika’ to provide luxury inbound travelers with tailer-made tours, which are creased based on the TV program contents.
Japanese overseas travelers are expected to increase by 21% in the summer of 2025 - JTB forecasts
JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers in the summer vacation period this year (July 15 to August 31) will increase by 0.8% year on year to 74.6 million in total.
Traveloka, a major OTA in Asia, enables a user to exchange Traveloka points to ‘Ponta points,’ a Japan’s major point program
Traveloka will start enabling a user to exchange Traveloka points to ‘Ponta points,’ a Japan’s major point program. The exchange service is available in about 320,000 Ponta-affiliated shops
ANA extends NDC-based air ticketing on Trip.com to 11 Asian markets in addition to Japan
ANA extended NDC-based air ticketing on Trip.com to 12 Asian markets, where a user can change and refund ANA tickets in the same manner as the ANA official website.
JTB and Hitachi work together for biometric authentication-based digital ticket on smartphone
JTB and Hitachi have reached an agreement to work together for tourism digital transformation. The first trial will begin in Shodoshima by testing an biometric authentication-based tour digital ticket.
Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan
‘Travel Trends 2025,’ the latest report on travel economic trend by Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI), finds that Asian countries including Japan become popular as next tourist destinations in this summer.
All-inclusive tours to Miyakojima, Okinawa flying with HondaJet is now on sale targeting luxury international travelers
Japanticket, a e-ticket service provider for international tourists, sells high-value tour in partnership with Honda and Rosewood Miyakojima, targeting luxury international visitors to Japan.
Japanese private railway Odakyu extends the credit card touch payment system to improve convenience for international visitors
Odakyu Group, a Japanese private railway group, will extend the credit card touch payment system to the group transportation to improve passenger experiences for international visitors to Japan.
ANA renews the business class for international mid-sized aircraft for the first time in a decade, reestablishing the private space
ANA will introduce new business class seat ‘THE Room FX’ on Boing 787-9 for long-range international flights after 2026 for the first time in a decade. The space is reconfigured with thinner privacy door and walls.
