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Japanese government has eased entry restrictions from mainland China and allowed airlines to fly to local airports since March 1
The Japanese government has eased temporary entry restrictions from mainland China and has allowed airlines to operate or increase flights from mainland China to local airports since March 1 2023.
Issued Japanese passports increased in 2022, but valid passport holders decreased
the number of issued Japanese passports in 2022 was up 117.5% to about 1.37 million, but valid passports as of the end of 2022 reduced from 24 million a year ago to 21.7 million.
Labour shortage in Japan is outstanding in hotels or ryokans as almost 80% of those say ‘yes’
According to the Teikoku Databank survey, 77.8% of hotels or ryokans answered that they have suffered labour shortage of full-time employees, and for part-time employees, the ratio was record-high 81.1%.
Kansai Tourism Bureau partners with Mastercard to accelerate digital payment for tourists in Osaka Expo 2025
Kansai Tourism Bureau signed MOU on strategic partnership with Mastercard to accelerate digital payment in 10 prefectures in the Kansai area toward the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai.
Four ‘Flying Car’ operators in Osaka Expo are selected as a step to commercialization in Japan
A team of ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation, JAL, Marubeni and SkyDrive are selected as 'Flying Car' operators in 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. ORIX was selected as a partner who will operate the vertical-port.
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.
