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JTB has reached an agreement with the world-leading BtoB tourism media ‘Northstar Travel Group (NTG) to acquire all stocks of NTG, placing Travel Weekly, Phocuswright or Business Travel News under the umbrella.

According to JTB Outbound Travel Report 2025, the market was led by 20s females with the departure rate of 29.4%. Many 30s or older males and females said that they want to travel abroad when the yen becomes stronger.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

JTB and LEAPS, a blockchain service provider, will launch ‘anyBOUND,’ a new travel website for global luxury travelers to realize unprecedented travel proposals and purchase and payment experiences using the blockchain technology.

JTB's consolidated sales for FY2024 ending March 31 2025 slightly reduced by 1% year on year to 1,073 billion yen, but profit reduced due to strategic investments.

JTB has forecasted that Japanese travelers during this coming Golden Week holiday period (April 25 to May 7 2025) will reduce by 6.9% year on year to 23.5 million, and outbound travelers are forecasted to increase by 10%.

JTB and Airbnb Japan have agreed to work together for reuse of abandoned houses to receive travelers in local regions, having a goal of developing the areas in 100 regions nationwide by 2028.

JTB CEO Eijiro Yamakita talked about a business strategy in 2025 at a partner event ‘JTB Group New Year Partnership Meeting 2025,’ redefining its big picture of ‘Bringing People, Places and Possibilities Together. He said, “As AI is evolving rapidly, we have to rethink about values of people.”

JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers in 2025 is expected to increase by 2.9% year on year to 319 million in total, and International visitors to Japan are estimated at 402 million, 8.9% more visitors than 2024.

JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers during this coming New Year holidays (December 23 2024 to January 3 2025) are expected to increase by 2% year on year to 28.5 million in total.

The joint research by JTB Foundation and Development Bank of Japan finds that about 30% of foreign visitors to Japan have experienced over-crowded situation in tourist destinations or tourism spots.

JTB and Singapore Airlines started working together for new price-seeking tours using the airline’s NDC channel. The first collaboration tours for Singapore have been sold since November 18.

ANA and JTB jointly develop a two-days tour traveling from Miyako, a remote island in Okinawa, to Memanbetsu in Hokkaido with a private jet ‘Falcon 2000 LXS’, targeting luxury travelers.

JTB has forecasted the number of Japanese travelers will decrease by 4.1% year on year to 69.8 million in total. Outbound travelers are expected to increase by 1.2% year on year to 1.75 million, around 65% of the pre-pandemic level.

JTB has completed a system linkage between ‘JTB BÓKUN,’ a BtoB activity booking management system, and ‘KEY STATION,’ a remote key delivery system.

JTB, Asahi Breweries and Jidaiya, a rickshaw operator, worked together for a inbound travel program to tour cherry blossom spots in Asakusa by rickshaw. The program is to boost nighttime economy by inbound travelers.