Tag: Japan Tourism
Japan struggles with manpower shortage as international arrivals soar
Japan’s travel and tourism sector is nearing pre-pandemic recovery, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research. However, rebound...
Japanese tour operators serve up gastronomy packages
Luxury gastronomy tourism in Japan is expanding, with regions and operators launching new packages to cater for an expected uptick in affluent inbound travellers.
The...
JTB predicts strong inbound travel in 2023
JTB Corporation is expecting Japan to enjoy a bumper year for inbound tourism following the recovery of key markets in late 2022 and the...
Kyushu ups its tourism game with virtual and augmented reality
Kyushu’s tourism stakeholders are adopting greater use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) at destinations in a bid to entice increasingly travel-savvy...
Japan’s tourism players step up English training for staff
With the recovery of inbound tourism well underway, Japan’s tourism sector is providing English training for staff, many of whom have seldom been able...
Tourism players rejoice at Japan’s long-awaited reopening
FIT travellers’ long wait to enter Japan is soon to end as the country prepares to allow visa-free, independent tourism and remove the country’s...
Hiring challenges plague Japan’s tourism reopening
The mood among Japanese tourism operators is improving as Japan readies for further removal of travel restrictions, but many players are finding it challenging...
Japan tourism sector set for return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023:...
Forecast from the WTTC's Economic Impact Report (EIR) is expecting Japan's travel and tourism sector to contribute nearly 40 trillion yen (US$293.5 billion) to...
Travel agencies in Singapore gear up for comeback travel to Japan
Japan’s reopening to international travellers this month and the current favourable yen exchange rate have prompted travel agencies in Singapore to roll out attractive...
Japan may welcome leisure travellers this month
Japan's restrictive stance against leisure travellers may ease as early as this month, as the government voiced plans to welcome a limited number of...
