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Hyatt launches a new short-stay brand to offer effective operation and comfortable stay with lower prices

Tokyo Metro launches a new service to enable a passenger to get on subway with touch payment of credit card or QR code

Hokkaido sends messages to foreign backcountry skiers for safe experiences on the special website

The share of international guests in local regions of Japan rose to 34% in December 2024, higher than the growth in urban areas

ANA decides to order 77 aircraft valued more than 2 trillion yen to prepare for an increase in international flight demand in the future

IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrates 50 hotels milestone in Japan with three new brands opened

Japan National Tourism Organization hosted ‘Japan Luxury Showcase 2025,’ a BtoB event, joined by 40 global travel agents

Japanese passport holder percentage is just 17% in 2024, reduced by 15% compared to 2019

ANA begins ticket sales on Hopper through NDC to offer a variety of ancillary services

Private Jet tour with pets to a remote island in Nagasaki, Japan is now on sale

Osaka Prefecture will raise the accommodation tax rates in September 2025, expected tax revenue will increase to 8 billion yen a year

Travel consumption in Japan by Japanese travelers was record-high in 2024 with a 25% increase in spending per traveler

Japanese outbound travelers were up 8.8% year on year to 910,000 in January 2025

International visitors to Japan broke the single-month-record in January 2025, boosted by Chinese New Year holidays

Digital

Tokyo Metro launches a new service to enable a passenger to get on subway with touch payment of credit card or QR code

Tokyo Metro launches a new service to enable a passenger to get on subway with touch payment of credit card or QR code

Japan Bound

Tokyo Metro launches a new service to enable a passenger to get on subway with touch payment of credit card or QR code

Tokyo Metro launches a new service to enable a passenger to get on subway with touch payment of credit card or QR code

Japanese Travelers

Japanese passport holder percentage is just 17% in 2024, reduced by 15% compared to 2019

Japanese passport holder percentage is just 17% in 2024, reduced by 15% compared to 2019

Japan Domestic Travel

Private Jet tour with pets to a remote island in Nagasaki, Japan is now on sale

Private Jet tour with pets to a remote island in Nagasaki, Japan is now on sale

Statistics

Global Power City Index 2024 shows Tokyo remains 3rd but narrows the gap of New York as 2nd

Global Power City Index 2024 shows Tokyo remains 3rd but narrows the gap of New York as 2nd

Travel Sectors

Hyatt launches a new short-stay brand to offer effective operation and comfortable stay with lower prices

DMOs

The average daily rate of hotels in Kyoto City reached record-high 20,195 yen with the occupancy rate of 78.5% in 2024

The average daily rate of hotels in Kyoto City reached record-high 20,195 yen with the occupancy rate of 78.5% in 2024

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