Latest News Nine railway companies in Kansai sell shared railway pass for international visitors to Japan Apr 14, 2017 Japanese travel meta-search Travelko ties up with Viator for local experience booking Apr 12, 2017 Lodging booking sites are more used as information sources by Japanese senior travelers Apr 12, 2017 JTB forecasts Japanese overseas travelers may increase by 1.2% in the Golden Week holiday period due to better holiday sequence Apr 11, 2017 JTB Group is reorganized into two business units for individual and corporate travels Apr 11, 2017 The Japanese government approves a new national tourism plan, targeting 70 million international guest nights in local regions Apr 07, 2017 Yahoo! Travel starts selling LCC dynamic package in Japan Apr 07, 2017 NTT Resonant of Japan develops AI to support travel planning with repeated dialogue Apr 07, 2017 The most Japanese travelers tend to book their travels one month before departures in long holiday periods Apr 06, 2017 JTB takes a stake in the sports travel company to exploit a new sports hospitality market in Japan Apr 05, 2017 Tellme Club went bankrupt with 15.1 billion yen in debt when about 3,000 customers travel overseas Apr 04, 2017 Japan Tourism Agency improves the disaster information app for international visitors Mar 31, 2017 Popularity of movie communication app SNOW skyrockets in Japan Mar 30, 2017 Airbnb to extend Trips in Japan, adding Osaka in experiences and Tokyo in guidebooks Mar 29, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Australia, Canada and New Zealand in 2016 Mar 28, 2017 Browsers are used more frequently than apps for travel-related information in Japan Mar 24, 2017 There are gaps among three generations in Japan in using SNS for travel Mar 24, 2017 Booking.com survey shows business + leisure travel is more preferred worldwide than before Mar 23, 2017 The highest growth rate of bookings for traveling in Japan on Expedia was found in Brazil in 2016 Mar 22, 2017 Japanese overseas travelers were up 12% to 1.5 million in February 2017 Mar 21, 2017 International visitors to Japan were up 7.6% to 2.04 million in February 2017 Mar 21, 2017 Japan-based Expedia’s Director talks about its lodging partner strategy in Japan Mar 21, 2017 Tourism big data RESAS adds duty-free data, effective to demographic comparison for inbound travelers Mar 17, 2017 Japanese male seniors prefer to travel alone for purpose-oriented travel Mar 17, 2017 International visitors’ guest nights in Japan reduced tear on year for four months in a row Mar 17, 2017 Comparison of top five Japanese travel agents for travel transactions in December 2016 Mar 16, 2017 A new vacation rental law is approved by the Cabinet, including a registration rule and 180 business days a year Mar 14, 2017 Relux, Japanese luxury lodging booking site, launches a new service for no-show damage Mar 13, 2017 Expressway Pass for international visitors to drive around Setouchi, Sanin and Shikoku will be released Mar 10, 2017 Japanese travelers to Australia increased by 22% in 2016, boosted by extension of air network Mar 10, 2017 Travel trends in Japan among five countries are different - Recruit Jalan survey Mar 10, 2017 JTB becomes an official partner for LEGOLAND in Nagoya Mar 10, 2017 Japanese passport issues increased in 2016, marking year-on-year growths for two years in a row Mar 10, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa in 2016 Mar 08, 2017 Pokemon GO supports local governments to create gamification tour maps Mar 03, 2017 NTT Data launches a new service to measure SNS buzz in tourist spots Mar 03, 2017 Japanese travel consumption in Japan increased by 2.5% to 20.9 trillion JPY in 2016 Mar 03, 2017 Japanese young people motivated for next actions by photos or movies on SNS reach 80% Mar 02, 2017 Companies introducing the government's leading Premium Friday just account for 2.5% Mar 01, 2017 Airbnb ties up with three ryokan providers under Hotel Business Act in Japan Feb 28, 2017 The biggest reason for choosing vacation rental in Japan is cheaper price, according to HomeAway survey Feb 24, 2017 The most troublesome thing for international visitors in Japan is 'communication' - Japan Tourism Agency survey Feb 24, 2017 LINE is a SNS tool with the biggest growth of users in Japan in 2016, and the awareness of Instagram reaches 90% Feb 24, 2017 The most SNS postings by international visitors were found in USJ in Osaka, followed by Tokyo Disneyland Feb 24, 2017 International visitors to Japan were up 24% to 2.3 million in January 2017 Feb 23, 2017 Japanese overseas travelers were up 1.9% to 1.3 million in January 2017 Feb 23, 2017 Kumamoto DMC launches an analysis database for tourism recovery, using big data Feb 17, 2017 Mizuho Research Institute forecasts shortage of lodgings in Tokyo will substantially be resolved by open of new hotels by 2020 Feb 17, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Australia, Canada and New Zealand in September 2016 Feb 16, 2017 Comparison of top five Japanese travel agents for travel transactions in November 2016 Feb 16, 2017
