Latest News Spending in Japan by international traveler in the first quarter of 2023 exceeded 1 trillion JPY, despite reduction of shopping cost Apr 25, 2023 Overseas travel sales of 43 major travel companies in Japan in February 2023 still remained 60% less than 2019 Apr 21, 2023 Okinawa Prefecture draws up a tourism promotion basic plan to become a sustainable destination to be selected in the world Apr 20, 2023 JAL Group LCC ZIPAIR operates year-round zero CO2 flights on the Narita-Honolulu route Apr 19, 2023 Airbnb Japan partners Kansai Tourism Bureau for inbound tourism promotions toward Osaka Kansai EXPO 2025 Apr 18, 2023 The Japanese government approves a IR plan in Osaka to develop large-scale MICE venues in 2029 Apr 17, 2023 Japan Adventure Tourism Organization launches Adventure Tourism Academy with JAL and JTB to develop human resources and promotional activities Apr 14, 2023 A Japanese railway company launches a share office booking service nationwide on its own app Apr 13, 2023 Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai will be a complete cashless event, offering its original e-money and point reward Apr 12, 2023 JTB forecasts 24.5 million domestic travelers in Japan and 200,000 outbound travelers from Japan during this year’s Golden Week holidays Apr 12, 2023 Chinese travelers entering Japan are no longer required negative certificate on April 5 Apr 10, 2023 A World Heritage island in Okinawa Prefecture draws up a new tourism management plan to limit 1,200 visitors a day for sustainability Apr 08, 2023 Japan Tourism Agency shows four pillars of how local tourism plays promote DX to improve destination management Apr 07, 2023 Japan Association of Travel Agents launches a year-round promotion project to boost Japanese outbound travel Apr 06, 2023 Expedia unveils the top 10-searched destinations by Japanese consumers for this coming Golden Week holiday period Apr 05, 2023 The Japanese government approves a new basic tourism promotion plan to seek quality of travelers rather than the numerical goal in the inbound travel market Apr 03, 2023 ANA will augment its China network, serving daily flights for Beijing and two flights a day for Shanghai from Haneda Mar 31, 2023 How much economic impacts are Osaka EXPO, IR and Linear Shinkansen generating in Kansai area? Mar 30, 2023 Nissan ties up with local DMO in Aomori to create ‘easy camping car’ tours, expecting to solve the secondary transportation issue Mar 29, 2023 ANA seriously tries to reduce food losses on international flights with two new options Mar 28, 2023 Japanese GenZ pay more attention to sustainability in traveling than other generations, especially feeling trashes in a destination as a big issue Mar 27, 2023 Hong Kong-based experience booking platform Klook CEO reveals Japan was the top destinations in sales in 2022 Mar 24, 2023 JTB partners a health-tech company to strengthen medical tourism for luxury inbound travelers to Japan Mar 23, 2023 Japanese outbound travelers reached 540,000 from 18 local airports in addition to major airports in February 2023 Mar 22, 2023 International arrivals recovered to 1.5 million with more arrivals from Singapore and Middle East than 2019 Mar 21, 2023 Japan Tourism Agency draws up a plan to boost outbound travel with three actions Mar 21, 2023 Booking.com collected the most word-of-mouth postings in Japan, according to TrustYou Mar 17, 2023 Queen Elizabeth will restart Japan cruises in April 2023, stopping by Ishigaki, Hakata, Miyako, Aburatsu and Otaru for the first time Mar 16, 2023 JAL will resume flights for China in this summer, serving three flights a day on Haneda-Shanghai routes Mar 15, 2023 Japan Customer Satisfaction Index 2022 selects four hotels in the annual top 10 overall Mar 14, 2023 ANA unveils products and services of its new international brand ‘Air Japan’ with a business model in between FSC and LCC Mar 13, 2023 British Airways will extend its Haneda network to 11 flights a week on March 26 Mar 10, 2023 Wealthy population in Japan is estimated at 1.5 million households, including 90,000 super-rich people Mar 09, 2023 Japan Tourism Agency launches a public-private committee to encourage companies to introduce telework and Workcation rules Mar 08, 2023 Veltra, a Japanese leading experience booking platform, extends partnership with Tiqets for API connection to increase sales channels Mar 07, 2023 Japanese government has eased entry restrictions from mainland China and allowed airlines to fly to local airports since March 1 Mar 06, 2023 Issued Japanese passports increased in 2022, but valid passport holders decreased Mar 03, 2023 Labour shortage in Japan is outstanding in hotels or ryokans as almost 80% of those say ‘yes’ Mar 02, 2023 Kansai Tourism Bureau partners with Mastercard to accelerate digital payment for tourists in Osaka Expo 2025 Mar 01, 2023 Four ‘Flying Car’ operators in Osaka Expo are selected as a step to commercialization in Japan Feb 28, 2023 Japan Travel and Tourism Association opens a comprehensive tourism database covering 1,741 local regions nationwide Feb 27, 2023 United Airlines will extend its Japan network this summer, launching Haneda-Los Angeles and -Washington DC Feb 25, 2023 Travel spending in Japan by Japanese travelers recovered to the 2019 level in Q4 of 2022 Feb 24, 2023 More than 90% of Japanese Generation Z who have experienced overseas travels want to travel overseas this year Feb 22, 2023 More than 1 million out of 1.5 million international travelers in total visited Japan from East Asia in January 2023 Feb 21, 2023 ANA is integrating its domestic passenger service system into Amadeus Altea for international flights to unify the booking management Feb 20, 2023 JAL begins issuing eco-exclusive miles, which can redeem a flight ticket Feb 17, 2023 Hyatt will open residence-typed ‘Hyatt House’ in Shibuya, Tokyo in the spring of 2024 Feb 16, 2023 Airbnb Japan donates 150 million JPY to renovate old Japanese-style houses to enrich ‘Historical Homes’ category Feb 15, 2023 EL AL Israel Airlines launches its first non-stop service for Japan in March Feb 14, 2023
