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JR Tokai, a train operator of Japan, will introduce luxury private rooms in Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train for executive passengers

JAL and ANA have received around 10% more international flight bookings for this coming Golden Week holiday period

Japanese outbound travelers still recovered slowly to 1.2 million in March 2024

International visitors to Japan exceeded 3 million in March 2024, the record-breaking single month result in the history

ANA begins serving complimentary in-flight internet access even to international flight business class passengers

47% of inbound travelers in Japan said that clean public toilets make them have better images of the areas

Guest nights in home-sharing in Japan for the first two months of 2024 were 30% more than a year ago

JTB works together with Asahi Breweries to develop a nighttime rickshaw tour in Asakusa for inbound travelers

Interest in overseas travel of Japanese people is much lower than the world’s average

Foreigners’ guest nights in Japan were up 23% in February 2024 compared to pre-pandemic

A new service to research ancestors Japanese-descent foreigners is launched as a roots discovery travel

Trip.com Group VP talks about what the OTA focuses on now, including outbound travel from China to Japan

Japanese outbound travelers are expected to recover to 90% of the pre-pandemic level during this year’s Golden Week period

Japanese government starts issuing 'digital nomad’ visa to foreigners with annual income of 10 million JPY or more in 50 countries or regions

Japan Tourism Agency selects 20 pioneer model areas for prevention of over-tourism

JAL launches corporate SAF program to issue reliable CO2 reduction certificate

Cross-border mobile payment ‘Alipay+’ member stores in Japan exceed 2 million

Tokyo Metro forms a capital and business alliance with BtoB e-ticket platform Linktivity to develop packaged ‘Tokyo City Pass’

Japanese OTA for high-end accommodation opens an overseas hotel booking platform in tie-ups with Expedia

Private Jet membership service for 72 airports nationwide is launched in Japan

HIS, a Japanese leading travel company, launches a new accommodation booking platform with unique properties only

Delta Air Lines expands seat capacity in APAC in 2024, optimizing the joint venture with Korean Air

Japanese outbound travelers still recovered slowly in February 2024

International visitors to Japan were record-high 2.8 million for February

Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan makes a partnership with experience booking platform Klook to invite more inbound tourists

Hakone Town and Miyazu City in Japan are selected as Green Destinations Top 100 2024

Airbnb Japan launches unsecured ‘Home-Sharing Loan’ to renovate abandoned houses in partnership with a financial service provider

Kaga City in Japan works together with Uber for a ride-sharing service managed by a local DMO

Activity booking system ‘JTB BÓKUN’ completes API integration with a food experience booking platform for inbound travelers to Japan

Airport Limousine of Japan begins selling e-tickets on 400 foreign-based OTAs through e-ticket booking platform Linktivity

JTB develops new tour routes in Hokkaido and Tohoku for inbound travelers, incorporating adventure travel contents

Japanese navigation app NAVITIME links to Uber taxi app for inbound travelers

The most Japanese ski resorts for the last decade went bankrupt in 2023 due to shortage of snow

Travel + Leisure acquires a traditional Japanese inn in Nagano Japan to rebrand to Club Wyndham

American Airlines will launch daily JFK-Haneda services in June 2024, enhancing the joint venture with JAL

Japanese passport issues were up 2.8 times to 3.4 million in 2023, with half issued to 30 years old or younger

Port calls of foreign-based cruise ships in Japan in 2023 recovered to 63% of the peak in 2017

60% of Japanese people agree to dual-pricing for inbound travelers, while 50% of 60s disagree

Cherry blossoms blooming is forecasted on March 18 in Tokyo first, and full blooming is expected to be earlier nationwide

ikyu.com is top OTA in Japan for Net Promoter Score, followed by Rakuten Travel and Expedia

Expedia CEO said the OTA giant is strengthening investment to Japan, developing a new marketing campaign

Three prefectures in Hokuriku will start receiving bookings for financial aid package on March 8 2024, encouraging leisure travel in the earthquake-hit regions

Japanese outbound travelers in January 2024 increased by 90% year on year, but still decreased by 40% over 2019

International visitors to Japan from 10 source markets reached record-high for January

A community website for Asian travelers to Japan launches a new SNS with a simultaneous translation function

Emirates will introduce A380 on the Dubai-Kansai route on June 1 2024, increasing available seats to 900 seats a week on the route

Kaga City in Ishikawa Prefecture introduces Uber app for a ride-share service by general drivers

Airbnb hosts offer secondary shelters to victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake through the non-profit organization

Japan Tourism Agency reveals outlines of a travel discount program in the devastated Hokuriku, but opening date is not decided yet

ANA sells air tickets on trip.com through NDC, making possible flight change, repayment or purchase of additional options