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A local bank of Japan enters into a tourism business to revitalize local economy
Fukui Prefecture-based Fukui Bank launched a 100% subsidiary to revitalize local economy through a tourism business and merchandising of local products.
PCR negative certificate even before departing Japan is acceptable for a three-days or shorter overseas trip
The new PCR rule is that a negative certificate even before departing Japan is accepted for a three-days (72 hours) or shorter overseas trip, which means a Japanese citizen no longer needs a negative certificate in a destination.
Ten lodging companies closed in July 2022, increasing year on year for four consecutive months
the number of lodging companies’ bankruptcies in July 2022 were 10, increasing year on year for four consecutive months. Total debts in July increased by 170.4% year on year to 1,647 million JPY.
Okinawa encourages travelers to use public transportation, appealing non-rent-a-car trips
Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (OCVB) encourages travelers to use public transportation without rent-a-car as a new trip way in Okinawa.The renewed site introduces model courses or trip itineraries.
An international visitor in Japan spent 260,000 JPY on average in Q1 of FY2022, higher than usual
spending in Japan by international visitors totaled 104.7 billion JPY for the first quarter of FY2022 (April to June 2022), and spending a visitor was estimated at 257,206 JPY, higher than usual.
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 ?
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%,
Japanese guest nights in June 2022 were recovered to a 7% reduction compared to June 2019
The total number of Japanese guest nights in June 2022 (provisionally) was up 72.2% year on year to 33.9 million, which were 6.5% fewer guests nights than the same month in 2019. The occupancy rate was 44.2% overall, 16.4 lower points than 2019.
JAL joins ‘flying car’ project in Tokyo to study business models toward pilot operation in 2024
JAL, Mitsubishi Estate and Kanematsu will join Tokyo Metropolitan Government-led ‘flying car’ project toward pilot operation in 2024. JAL will demonstrate taking-off and landing operations and seek feasible services.
Kansai Airport forecasts 37 million passengers in 2025 of the EXPO year, 1.3 times more than 2018
Passenger demand in 2025 is forecasted to grow by 1.3 times to 37.3 million compared to 2018, boosted by Osaka Kansai EXPO and an increase in visitors from emerging Asian countries.
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
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%.
Travel cancellation insurance draws more attentions in Japan hit by the 7th COVID-19 wave
Amid the 7th COVID-19 wave, more Japanese travelers continue traveling with s cancellation insurance for travel. Insurance companies offer a variety of products in cooperation with travel or other industry partners.
Japan National Tourism Organization is preparing for open of individual travel, including online advertising campaigns with airlines
As soon as the FIT market is reopened, JNTO will develop a large scale of advertising campaigns to let consumers know that Japan is ready for every international tourist, as many potential international travelers seem to wait and see until FIT is allowed.
Only 12,000 foreigners are registered as new entry applicants to Japan as of July 28 2022
The number of applicants to Entrants, Returnees Follow-up System(ERFS), which is a registration system for new foreigner entries into Japan, totaled 12,291 only as of July 28 2022.
Japanese travelers not returning home from Bali, Indonesia appear one after another due to positive on local PCR test
Japanese travelers who cannot return home have recently increased because of positive results on local PCR tests before leaving Bali, according to Consulate-General of Japan in Denpasar, Bari, Indonesia.
Japan declares carbon neutral in the international aviation space by 2050 at ICAO meeting
The Japanese government officially declared carbon neutral in the international aviation space by 2050 at the ICAO High-level Meeting.
Both ANA and JAL have received four times more international flight bookings in this busiest summer period than a year ago
ANA and JAL have received over four times more international flight bookings in this busiest summer ‘Bon’ period (August 6 to 16) than a year ago, particularly seeing considerable growths on Hawaii flights.
Works from home in Tokyo reduced to 55% in June 2022, while three days or longer a week slightly increased
The ratio of works from home in companies with 30 or more employees in Tokyo reduced to 54.6% in June 2022 from 56.7% in May 2022.
Japanese domestic traveler’s mindset is changing to ‘I may as well choose better travel’ amid rise in cost
Japanese domestic traveler’s mindset is changing to ‘I may as well choose better travel’ amid rise in cost, according to Jalan Research Center's survey. The ratio of domestic overnight travelers was 34.1% in FY2021, 2.9 higher points than FY2020.
