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ANA sinks to net loss of 109 billion JPY for the 1st quarter of FY2021, considerably reducing operating revenue by 76%
ANA Holdings posted operating loss of 159 billion JPY and net loss of 109 billion JPY for the first quarter of FY2021 ending June 30 2020, unprecedentedly reducing both domestic and international passengers under the COVID-19 crisis.
Japanese travel planners for this summer vacation have reduced, but travel to a neighbor prefecture is preferred
The ratio of ‘no travel plan’ for this summer vacation accounts for 62%, and even domestic travel planners reduce by 22.1 points year on year to 26.6% maybe because many people still worry about spread of COVID-19.
JTB embarks a ‘Workcation’ business, developing new contents in partnership with local communities
JTB is exploiting Workcation demands in the New Normal age, developing innovative contents in partnership with local governments and communities, amid change of working and life styles in Japan.
HIS launches overseas tour ‘Social Travel’ with thorough precautions departing from Japan after October 2020
HIS has started selling overseas package tour ‘Social Travel’ series with thorough precautions against COVID-19, which will be performed after October 2020 following lifting of the current restrictions in both Japan and destinations.
Kobe Tourism Bureau launches smart phone-based city pass ticket to support the local tourism industry
Amid COVID-19, Kobe Tourism Bureau has begun selling smart phone-based the city tour pass to support the local tourism industry and to promote contactless tickets for travelers.
Visitors to Japan from South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong were only 460 in June 2020
Visitors to Japan from South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong were only 460 in June 2020, 100 from South Korea, 300 visitors from China, 50 from Taiwan and fewer than 10 from Hong Kong.
Google illustrates new search trends in Japan amid restart of economic activities, showing an increase in ‘summer vacation, what happens’
Google illustrates new search trends in Japan based on Google Trend data by July 11 2020, showing increases in searches of 'Near XX,' 'Summer vacation, what happens,' ‘light camping car' or ‘rental house.'
Universal Studio Japan fully reopened on July 20, allowing nationwide guests to enter the New Normal park
Universal Studio Japan (USJ) in Osaka lifted the entry restriction completely on July 20 2020, allowing guests nationwide to enter the park managed under New Normal rules.
The Japanese government is about to talk with 12 designated countries and regions for restart of bilateral travel
The Japanese government has decided to start talking with 12 designated countries and regions in Aisa for restart of bilateral travels in preparation for precautions against flow of COVID-19 into Japan.
Okinawa is selected as No.1 prefecture in four theme categories of the Japan prefecture attractiveness ranking 2020
The prefecture attractiveness quotient ranking 2020 shows that Okinawa is selected as No.1 prefecture in four theme categories. No.1 local food prefecture is Ishikawa.
ANA and JAL are the most satisfied airlines for Japanese travelers, sweeping in all categories
AB-ROAD Research Center survey shows that ANA and JAL sweep the passenger satisfaction in all categories as well as overall. Singapore Airlines is ranked 3rd overall, dropping from 1st last year.
Japanese overseas travelers were down 99.3% to 10,700 only in June 2020
Japanese overseas travelers was down 99.3% year on year to 10,700 only in June 2020, and the half-year total reduced by 68.7% to 2,990,400.
International visitors to Japan was down 99.9% to 2,600 in June 2020, almost zero in 22 markets for three months in a row
International visitors to Japan was down 99.9% year on year to 2,600 in June 2020.Visitors from all of the 22 JNTO ’s targeting markets were almost zero for three months in a row.
The Japan’s domestic travel recovery campaign excludes travels from/to Tokyo due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo
The Japanese government has decided to exclude travels from/to Tokyo for the government's leading domestic recovery campaign 'Go To Travel' because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo.
Forty percent of Japanese say ‘reducing shopping opportunities at real stores’ amid COVDI-19
The Mastercard survey finds that 40% of Japanese intend to reduce shopping opportunities at real stores’ amid COVDI-19, and the ratio of ‘reducing payment by cash' reached 41%.
Guest nights in Japan radically declined by 85% in May 2020 with the occupancy rate of 13% only
The total number of guest nights was down 84.8% year on year to 78.1 million in May 2020, 7.67 million Japanese guest nights (-81.6%) and 140,000 international guest nights (-98.6%).
JTB offers New Normal-based corporate incentive travel, benefiting an individual employee with a travel chance anytime
JTB has launched New Normal-based corporate incentive travel to give a travel product gift to an individual employee, not conventional group travel, amid COVID-19 crisis. An employee can use the travel gift whenever he or she wants to go.
Japan saw 2.4 times more bankruptcies in the hospitality industry for the first half of 2020 than a year ago
The number of bankruptcies in the hospitality industry of Japan were up 2.4 times to 72 cases year on year, out of which the COVID-19-related bankruptcies reached 32 cases, including Royal Oak Resort with a debt of 5 billion JPY.
The Japanese government’s domestic travel recovery campaign will begin on July 22 amid an increase in COVID-19 cases
The Japanese government has decided to begin 'Go To Travel' campaign on July 22 2020 to boost domestic travel demand, although COVID-19 cases have recently increased again nationwide, particularly in Tokyo.
Tokyo Government launches a remote-work promotion program at a hotel, introducing available hotels by area
Tokyo Metropolitan Government promotes remote work at a hotel, providing potential remote-workers with an opportunity to find hotels offering special plans on the Japan City Hotel Association website.
