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NAVITIME JAPAN has begun providing ‘‘summer retreat mode’ on its travel planning & booking service ‘NAVITIME Travel’ to propose summer retreat destinations.

Airbnb Partners and Daiwa House are developing the next generation apartment ‘Sumu powered by Airbnb Partners (Sumu)’ in Taito, Tokyo, for which CCC provides indoor contents.

JTB and Japan Art Council Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 has started selling digital ticket packaging admissions of 30 Japan Cultural Expo 2.0-related facilities nationwide in Japan.

Jalan Research Center recently shared the results of ‘domestic travel trends 2025 survey,' explaining the ratio of Japanese people who traveled in Japan in FY2024 ending March 31 2025 was 49.3%, slightly lower than 49.5% in FY2023.

The Tokyo Shoko Research survey finds that unit price of 15 budget city hotel brands of 13 listed companies kept rising in March 2025. The highest growth was seen in ‘Tokyu Stay’ at 20.4%.

Google Maps has announced the top five most popular spots by prefecture on Google Maps. The most popular spots for tourists were ‘Tokyo Skytree’ in Tokyo, ‘Universal Studio Japan’ in Osaka and ‘Fushimi Inari Shrine’ in Kyoto.

JTB has started selling a dialog-based travel program ‘Kokotori' for travelers to take back mental energy through dialogs with travel professionals. Psychological effects by travel can be quantified.

Hawaii Tourism Japan (HTJ) launched a special campaign for Japanese people to discounted prices for local experiences or tours.

‘Poke Park KANTO’ will open in part of Yomiuri Land in Tokyo in the spring 2026. more than 600 Pokemons will show up in ‘Pokemon Forest’ and ‘Kayatsuri Town’.'

Nathalie Delattre, Minister Delegate for Tourism of France talked about ‘sustainability,’ ‘inclusivity’ and ‘innovation’ as key drivers for the further growth, when she visited Japan to attend France National Day of Osaka Kansai EXPO.

The total amount of tourism spending in Japan by international visitors for three months from April 2025 increased by18.0% to 2.53 trillion yen year on year.

Klook formed a partnership with Hoshino Resorts to encourage Klook users to visit local cities in Japan for decentralization of inbound tourists to Japan.

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 revealed additional service improvements in Japan, as the OTA has been requested by Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) to solve the troubles in booking rooms.

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, who attended WiT Japan 2025, talked about the strategy for the Japanese market and the OTA’s strengths.

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.’

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' 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 has started testing a membership concierge service for luxury travelers to provide priceless tailor-made travels.