Tag: Japan Inbound
Visitor arrivals into Okinawa hit record high with connectivity boost
The proliferation of LCCs and increased frequency of air and sea routes are driving rapid growth in Okinawa, Japan’s southern-most archipelago.
Direct flights are in...
Majority of Airbnb’s Japan listings frozen ahead of new rental law
Ahead of Japan's new minpaku law coming into effect, Airbnb froze a "major portion" of home listings and guest reservations in the country, citing requirements...
New homesharing rules to ease Japan’s room crunch, but concerns linger
Japan’s travel industry is optimistic that new rules on accommodation offered by owners of private property will ease room shortage in some of the...
Japan agencies band together to launch responsible tourism alliance
Seven like-minded travel firms have united as the founding members of the Japan Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies (JARTA), which aims to promote sustainable...
Japan Airlines’ new longhaul LCC to take off in 2020
Japan Airlines (JAL) is launching a new international LCC to offer medium to longhaul flights.
The new LCC business will be a consolidated subsidiary of...
Few will say sayonara to Japan because of tax, say stakeholders
Japan’s inbound players do not believe the new tax imposed on travellers leaving the country will seriously affect visitor numbers.
The new tax of Y1,000...
Japan to impose ‘sayonara tax’ on departing travellers from 2019
Travellers leaving Japan by plane or ship will have to pay 1,000 yen (US$9.30) in departure tax effective January 7, 2019, the first permanent...
JNTO recognises top agent in Thailand
Royal Orchid Holidays, the travel arm of Thai Airways International's (THAI), has been named top agent at the Japan Tourism Award in Thailand.
Japan walking tours step up in popularity
An alternative form of land tours – self-guided walking tours – is stepping into the spotlight among travellers in Japan.
Japan tourism representatives at the...
Fukushima tourism finally rebounds from 2010’s triple disasters
Nearly seven years after the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown virtually crippled Fukushima’s tourism industry, the number of foreign overnight travellers...
