Tag: "digital"

Sumitomo Mitsui Card, a leading credit card of Japan, visualizes travelers’ cashless payment data on Tourism Forecast Platform

Sumitomo Mitsui Card, a leading credit card of Japan, visualizes travelers’ cashless payment data on Tourism Forecast Platform

Sumitomo Mitsui Card, a leading credit card of Japan, will begin providing its cashless payment data to Tourism Forecast Platform, enabling users to analyze consumption behaviors of domestic and foreign travelers.
HIS invests to a tourism-oriented digital currency/NFT startup to expand its Web 3.0 business space

HIS invests to a tourism-oriented digital currency/NFT startup to expand its Web 3.0 business space

HIS has acquired shares of Rural, a startup to provide tourism-oriented digital currency ‘Rural Coin’ and ‘Rural NFT' to accelerate its new business in a Web 3.0 space.
Japan National Tourism Organization develops AR experiences of the famous summer festival in Japan for Singapore

Japan National Tourism Organization develops AR experiences of the famous summer festival in Japan for Singapore

Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has launched a digital promotion using the AR technology in Singapore, in which a user can enjoy virtual experience of the famous summer festival ‘Nebuta’ in Aomori Prefecture on a smartphone.
A Japanese leading travel firm welcomed 1.3 million visitors a month in its metaverse shop

A Japanese leading travel firm welcomed 1.3 million visitors a month in its metaverse shop

HIS, a Japanese leading travel firm, welcomed 1.3 million or more visitors in its virtual shop ‘HIS Travel World,’ which was launched in a smartphone metaverse space ‘REALITY World.'
More Japanese travelers see video sharing sites and SNS as travel information sources

More Japanese travelers see video sharing sites and SNS as travel information sources

The most popular travel-related website as of June 2022 was jalan.net, followed by Rakuten Travel and JAL. All of the top 10 sites increased unique users compared to a year ago,.Users of video sharing sites and SNS as travel information sources increased even compared to 2019.
How do young Japanese people choose their travels this summer ?

How do young Japanese people choose their travels this summer ?

Rakuten survey finds that the most-preferred accommodation cost is ‘8,000 to 10,000 JPY’ a night with the ratio of 23% this summer among Japanese young generation. The most-selected information source is ‘Instagram’ with the ratio of 62.8%,
An online travel and experience gift service is launched by the leading travel company of Japan

An online travel and experience gift service is launched by the leading travel company of Japan

JTB has launched a social gift service ‘JTB Koto Collection,’ on which a user give travel and local experience plans as gifts on SNS or e-mail.
Users on top 5 Japanese OTAs increased by 1.5 times in Q1 of FY2022 year on year

Users on top 5 Japanese OTAs increased by 1.5 times in Q1 of FY2022 year on year

All of top 5 Japanese OTAs increased by 1.5 times or more in the first quarter of FY2022 (April to June) compared to a year ago. Top OTA was jalan.net with 13.7 million users increasing by 71%.
HIS launches ‘Web 3.0 Virtual Project,’ expecting to offer new NFT or Metaverse experiences

HIS launches ‘Web 3.0 Virtual Project,’ expecting to offer new NFT or Metaverse experiences

HIS, one of the biggest travel companies in Japan, will launch ‘Web 3.0 Virtual Project’ to offer NFT and metaverse services in a travel space and produce its original virtual liver of 2D or 3D avatars as a new advertising characters.
Japanese OTA ‘atta’ releases a new automatic function to change a booked hotel package to cheaper one if the price is cut

Japanese OTA ‘atta’ releases a new automatic function to change a booked hotel package to cheaper one if the price is cut

AI-based Japanese OTA ‘atta’ released an automatic booking change function, which changes a booked hotel package to cheaper one if the price is cut after completion of the initial booking.
Japanese SNS users use SNS the most frequently for a reason of information gathering

Japanese SNS users use SNS the most frequently for a reason of information gathering

Japanese SNS users are expected to reach 82.7 million by the end of 2022, which account for 82% of the whole population. The most-answered reason for using SNS was to gather information on hobbies or jobs with the ratio of 44%.
Nippon Travel Agency tries to create new businesses with metaverse on Virbela platform

Nippon Travel Agency tries to create new businesses with metaverse on Virbela platform

Nippon Travel Agency or NTA signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Gaia Link to use ‘Virbela’ metaverse platform for local communities, corporate customers and eduction providers.
The market scale of online tours in Japan is estimated at 10 billion JPY in 2020

The market scale of online tours in Japan is estimated at 10 billion JPY in 2020

Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting survey finds the market scale of online tours in Japan was estimated at 9.56 billion JPY in 2020, growing by 30% a year, and the average payment to a paid online tour was 7,918 JPY a person.
ANA enhances its app to improve traveler experiences, taking out automatic check-in kiosk for domestic flights

ANA enhances its app to improve traveler experiences, taking out automatic check-in kiosk for domestic flights

ANA announced ‘ANA Smart Travel,’ an app-based new service to provide an individual passenger with personalized information and services, trying to increase online check-in passengers.
JNTO virtual tours and cross-border e-commerce on the Alibaba platform were joined by 1.35 million Chinese viewers

JNTO virtual tours and cross-border e-commerce on the Alibaba platform were joined by 1.35 million Chinese viewers

Chineses viewers of the virtual tours connected to cross-border e-commerce on the Alibaba platform, which were broadcasted by Japan National Tourism Organization reached 1.35 million in total.
Virtual tourism tour combined with live e-commerce for Kagoshima was broadcasted to Chinese high-end consumers

Virtual tourism tour combined with live e-commerce for Kagoshima was broadcasted to Chinese high-end consumers

Kouraku Japan, a marketing company for Chinese high-end consumers, broadcasted a virtual tourism tour combined with live e-commerce for Kagoshima Prefecture on Alibaba Group’s ‘Fliggy,’
Telecom Square begins offering a contactless Wi-Fi router rental service in Japan’s major international airports

Telecom Square begins offering a contactless Wi-Fi router rental service in Japan’s major international airports

Telecom Square began offering ‘WiFiBox,’ a an automatic and contactless Wi-Fi router rental service in major airports, such as Narita and Haneda, and The rental price is very competitive at 300 JPY a day or more.
A subscription service for leisure facilities is marketed at 1,980 JPY a month

A subscription service for leisure facilities is marketed at 1,980 JPY a month

‘Regya Pass! (Leisure Pass in English),’ a subscription service for leisure facilities, will be available for amusement parks, theme-parks, aquariums, zoos, museums, onsen or even camping.
ANA Group’s Metaverse platform firm raises 4.5 billion JPY from nine finance organizations

ANA Group’s Metaverse platform firm raises 4.5 billion JPY from nine finance organizations

ANA NEO, a virtual travel platform development company of ANA Group, has raised 4.5 billion JPY in total to develop a Metaverse travel ‘SKY WHALE.'
Metaverse space of Kyoto City opens in a virtual space Shibuya to deliver tradition and tourism attractions

Metaverse space of Kyoto City opens in a virtual space Shibuya to deliver tradition and tourism attractions

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) opened Metaverse space ‘Kyoto PlLUS X’ in virtual space ‘Shibuya Miyashita Park Powered by PARALLEL SITE’ to deliver and experience tradition and tourism attractions virtually.