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JTB launches ‘resort working’ subscription program in Okinawa, offering all-you-can-use services for a year
JTB has started selling the subscription-typed resort working program in Okinawa, which allows you to use a hotel, co-working places, rent-a-car, delivery of baggage and flights to resort islands for a year whenever you want to, by paying 30,000 JPY.
International arrivals in Japan remained a 98.9% reduction in October 2020
The number of international arrivals in Japan was down 98.9% year on year to 27,400 in October 2020. Visitors from five markets accounted for half of the total including the most 6,200 from Vietnam (-86.7%).
JAL-affiliated LCC ZIPAIR is ready to fly to Honolulu on December 19, serving a PCR test package as an option
ZIPAIR Tokyo, a JAL subsidiary LCC, will serve 16 Narita-Honolulu flights in the period between December 19 and the end of January 2021, offering a PCR test package at Narita Airport as an option service.
JTB is cutting 6,500 jobs and cost of 140 billion JPY to survive the COVID-19 crisis, posting record-high half-year deficit
Posting record-high half-year deficit due to COVID-19, JTB is cutting 6,500 jobs and cost of 140 billion JPY and shutting 25% of all retail stores in Japan (115 stores) to survive the ongoing crisis and also is leveraging the domestic dynamic package business.
Japanese LCC Peach Aviation offers one-stop service of flight booking and antigen test for confidence to travel
Japanese LCC Peach Aviation offers an antigen test opportunity to a passenger at test fee of 3,000 JPY on domestic Kansai-Miyazaki and Kansai-Amami routes. Peach expects to verify how the test is effective to improve travelers’ confidences.
48 major travel companies in Japan still struggled with a 78.9% reduction in sales in September 2020, despite the domestic travel was boosted by the campaign
Sales of 48 major travel companies unprecedentedly reduced by 78.9% year on year to 91.9 billion JPY in total in September 2020, and sales of domestic travel were down by 62.8% to 88.4 billion JPY, however, the monthly reduction rate improved from 76.3% in August.
ANA will augment its Haneda-Honolulu service to two flights a week in this coming December
ANA will increase Haneda-Honolulu services in this coming December and during the New Year holiday period, following start of pre-test program for Japanese travelers by State of Hawaii.
Japanese domestic travel recovery initiative ‘Go To Travel’ was used by 39.8 million guest nights in total, supporting 4,700 JPY a traveler
The number of guest nights for Japanese domestic travel recovery initiative ‘Go To Travel’ reached 39.8 million by the end of October, and the average supported amount by the government was 4,743 JPY a traveler a night.
KNT-CT, one of the leading travel agents in Japan, gives up its package brands and closes two-thirds of retail stores
KNT-CT Holdings has decided to carry out drastic business reform by giving up long-history package tour brands 'Mate' and 'Holiday,' closing two-thirds of retail stores nationwide and cutting one-third of all 7,000 employees to survive the current crisis.
Japanese guest nights in Japan recovered to a 37% reduction in September 2020, boosted by the domestic travel recovery campaign
The total number of Japanese guest nights was down 37.4% year on year to 25.3 million in September 2020, improving from a 51.8% reduction in August 2020, and the average occupancy rate was still low with 35.6%, but improved from 31.9% in August 2020.
HIS, one of the leading Japanese travel agents, begins selling package tours for Hawaii and Guam with travel insurance
HIS has started selling its package tour brand Ciao for Hawaii and Guam departing after December 20 2020, which include HIS’s original travel insurance and compensation for an unexpected cancellation before departing.
Japan's domestic travel recovery campaign ‘Go To Travel’ boomed in a month after September 15
Guest nights of the government’s domestic travel recovery initiative ‘Go To Travel’ reached about 31.4 million in the period between the launch day of July 22 and October 15 2020, doubling from 16.9 million announced on September 15.
JAL is financing up to 168 billion JPY by issuing new stocks for introduction of efficient A350s and enhancement of the LCC business
JAL is financing up to 168 billion JPY, looking at its business after COVID-19, to introduce environment-friendly A350 and to leverage the LCC business including ZIPAIR. Also, Smart Airport program, including contactless services, will be accelerated.
JAL forecasts up to 270 billion JPY in deficit for the full year of FT2020, losing 161.2 billion JPY for Q2
JAL Group posted operating revenue of 194.7 billion JPY (-74% year on year) and net loss of 161.2 billion JPY (net profit of 54.1 billion JPY a year ago) for the second quarter of FY2020, forecasting net loss of 270 billion JPY to 240 billion JPY for the full year of FY2020 ended March 31 2021.
JTB and IBM Japan create a joint venture based on JTB System Solutions to work together for DX in Japan
JTB and IBM Japan signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on digital services to work together for DX acceleration in Japan, integrating JTB’s knowledge and insights in the travel industry with IBM’s advanced technologies and professional human resources.
Kyoto City recovered Japanese guest nights to 80% a year ago in September 2020, boosted by ‘Go To Travel’ campaign
Japanese guest nights in Kyoto City were down 23.9% in September 2020 year on year, but the monthly result recovered well to the 80% level a year ago. The average occupancy rate was 33.0%, 10.2 points higher than August (22.8%).
30% of Japanese travelers rethink their overseas travels after July next year, further delayed from the previous survey
The latest survey of the well-known guidebook shows that 30.4% of the total said that they hope to go abroad ‘after July 2021,' and 35.8% said that they will reselect a destination. Also, an interesting finding is that 35.8% answered that they hesitate to travel abroad if a test is charged.
Tourism EXPO Japan 2020 was organized in Okinawa as the first big New Normal MICE in Japan toward a new tourism era
Tourism EXPO Japan 2020 (TEJ 2020) opened in Okinawa on October 29 2020 as the first big tourism event in Japan amid COVID-19, where Japanese and world tourism leaders gathered online or offline to discuss recovery of the tourism industry.
ANA drastically transforms its business model to survive the crisis, launching a new LCC for middle-range international services
ANA has decided to transform its business model drastically to survive the today's crisis, launching a new LCC brand for middle-range international services and building a new platform business by dividing ANA Sales. Final net loss for FY2020 ended March 31 2021 is expected to reach 510 billion JPY.
Where did travelers go from Tokyo after Tokyo was added in the government’s domestic travel recovery campaign ‘Go To Travel’?
NAVITIME Japan surveyed what Tokyo residents searched for their travels after Tokyo was added in the government’s domestic travel recovery campaign ‘Go To Travel' in comparison between the first weekend of October and the first weekend of September. The most-searched prefecture for public transportation was Ishikawa.
