Travel Sectors

HIS turned into the first black for the FY2024 (November 1 2023 to October 31 2024) in five fiscal years, posting net profit of 8,717 million yen (2,628 million yen inn deficit last year). All of the segments grew by double digit or more.

Trip.com is focusing on sending its global users to local regions in Japan. Sunny Sun, Trip.com Group Vice President, said at an interview with Travel Voice, "“We are introducing unknown charms in Japan."

JTB has forecasted that Japanese travelers during this coming Golden Week holiday period (April 25 to May 7 2025) will reduce by 6.9% year on year to 23.5 million, and outbound travelers are forecasted to increase by 10%.

Travel Voicer re-examined the problem of over-tourism. It defines the situation in the world, explains Japan's current situation, and has published a report to solve and curb over-tourism.

Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has issued the “Motto Kaigai-e, Sengen(More! Overseas Declaration in English)” in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA).

Japanet Tourism, a Japanet Group, a Japan’s leading mail order company, signed a business partnership with MSC Cruises for another five years.

sales of 43 major travel companies in January 2025 were up 3.0% year on year to 230.5 billion yen, and sales in package tours in total almost halved to 48.5 billion yen In comparison with January 2019.

VELTRA, a Japanese local experience booking platform, signed a business partnership with MSC Cruises to launch a cruise booking platform ‘VELTRA Cruise.’

JAL Group made up a Rolling Plan 2025 to accomplish goals under Medium-Term Management Plan FY2021-2025, targeting EBIT of 230 billion yen in FY2028 by creating new businesses to solve social challenges.

Air Canada has started serving authentic Japanese inflight meals overseen by Micheline Star chef in the the Signature Class on the Japan-Canada routes since March 2025.

Tourism EXPO Japan 2025 Aichi/Central Japan will be held with a theme of ‘‘Travel for Discovery and New Encounters.’ at Aichi Sky Expo from September 25 to 28, expected 100,000 visitors.

Hyatt Hotels launched a new upper-middle short-stay brand ‘Hyatt Select,’ which offers effective and reasonable stay, keeping basic comfortability.

ANA Holdings has decided to place new orders for 77 aircraft in total in order to prepare for an increase in international flight demand, including inbound travel demand to Japan, in the future.

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced that its opened hotels in Japan have reach 50 in total, as three new brands of Six Senses,’ ‘Vignette Collection’ and ‘Garner’ recently entered Japan for the first time.

Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) hosted ‘Japan Luxury Showcase 2025,’ a BtoB event for global travel companies that have luxury travel customers. 40 buyers from 16 countries and 45 domestic sellers met for business discussions.

ANA and U.S.-based OTA Hopper have begun selling ANA tickets through IATA’s leading New Distribution Capability (NDC), powered by Ireland-based Openjaw Technologies and delivered through Travelfusion, a major content aggregator.

Hotel Okura, a Japanese prestige hotel brand formed a strategic alliance with Plataran Indonesia, a resort hotel brand of Indonesia, for business collaborations. They saw many common grounds in management philosophy.

‘Tabi wa hitomakase (Travel depends on local people in English)' was launched in Shikoku, Japan. Local residents as ‘casts’ share local lives and experiences with travelers as ‘guests,’ which is expected to provide deeper connections with people with travelers.

Hankyu Travel International, a Japanese travel agent, will charter ‘Le Jacques Cartier,’ a cruise ship of France-based Ponant, in March and April 2027 to offer Setonaikai cruise tours to luxury international travelers to Japan.

Royal Holdings of Japan, an operator of Richmond Hotels,and Minor Hotels, a Bangkok-based luxury hotel and resort residence operator, will launch a joint venture ‘Royal Minor Hotels’ to open 21 luxury hotels in Japan.