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JTB and baggage storage service provider Bounce forms a partnership to provide "same-day long-distance delivery" services, such as between Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka, using the Tokaido Shinkansen.

JTB Outbound Tourism Resort 2026 shows that the ratio of overseas travelers (total count) to the population was just 12.0%. The rate for women in their 20s was 34.0%.

The number of Japanese travelers in this summer holiday season (July 15 to August 31 2026) is estimated to reduce by 4.6% year on year to 71.2 million, according to JTB.

JTB will acquire stocks of All Wise Holdings, which owns ‘EXO Travel,’ a major DMC in Asia to expand the travel businesses from Europe, US or Australia to Asia as a global leading DMC.

WiT Japan 2026 was held with a main theme of ‘The Next 20’ and a sub-theme of ‘Quiet Power’ in Tokyo on June 1 and 2 2026. What did speakers discuss for the future?

JTB acquired all stocks of Nightley, a location data analysis company to strengthen to use and analyze its customer insight data.

JTB and MOTO TOURS JAPAN will work together in creating new motorcycle tourism in japan for international travelers.

JAL, JTB and JR East are working together for a ‘multi-layered tourism’ initiative in the eastern Japan area, combining multiple modes of transportation, such as rail and air travel.

JTB has estimated that Japanese travelers for this coming Golden Week period will be up 1.9% to 24.5 million in total, and Japanese outbound travelers are expected to increase by 8.5% year on year to 572,000.

JTB and Mitsubishi Electric work together to promote autonomous driving services in order to solve shortage of workforces and to activate local economy in a tourist destination.

JTB will tours with ‘Rugby World Cup 2027 (RWC2027)’ tickets as only an official agent in Japan, creating and sell exclusive tours combined RWC tickets with accommodations and excursions in Australia.

The latest JTB Tourism Research & Consulting’s survey finds generative AI is rapidly used as a method in gathering travel information, and communication method has been shifting from words to images.

JTB, Rakuten Travel and booking.com organized ‘Sustainable Together,’ a cross-industry event for sustainable tourism to step forward for collaboration to sustainable challenges.

JTB drew up a new long-term vision ‘OPEN FRONTIER 2035’ for 2035. Under the vision, ‘exchange creation intelligence’ is placed as a source of the JTB group’s values and a base supporting higher and more diversified exchanges.

JTB has forecasted that the number of international travelers to Japan in 2026 is expected to reduce by 2.8% year on year to 41.4 million, affected by a decrease in travelers from China and Hong Kong.

JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers in 2026 is expected to reduce by 2.0% year on year to 323 million in total. Japanese international travelers will be up 2.6% to 15.5 million.

JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers during this coming New Year holidays (December 20 2025 to January 5 2026) will be up 2.5% year on year to 39.9 million. The total amount of consumption up 8.4% to 1,986 billion yen.

JTB announced that the tourism giant in Japan acquires Northstar Travel Group (NTG) as a 100% subsidiary. .Eijiro Yamakita, JTB CEO, explained how JTB draws up its future picture with the acquisition of NTG.

JTB and JR Tokai, a Japan’s railway company, has launched luggage delivery service ‘LUGGAGE EXPRESS’ between Tokyo and Kyoto with Shinkansen. A traveler receives it at a hotel on the day.

JTB, the largest travel agent of Japan, and Hawaii Tourism Japan (HTJ) signed an agreement to create tourism opportunities for advanced medical care and wellness.