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Japanese travel volume to grow this summer
Japan’s outbound travel will spike this summer while domestic travel will reach almost pre-pandemic levels, according to surveys by two of Japan’s largest travel...
Anxiety hits Japan’s DMCs as country welcomes back leisure tourists
With information appearing in dribs and drabs, and only from what they read in the media, Japan's DMCs say they are being sidelined from the country's leisure travel opening next month
Japan’s Oki Islands to get tourism revitalisation
The Oki Islands UNESCO Global Geopark in the Sea of Japan is to receive a tourism boost under a new collaborative pact agreed this...
JTB, HIS restart organised tours to Hawaii for Golden Week
Japan’s largest travel agency will resume overseas organised tours this month after a two-year suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
JTB Corporation will begin its...
JTB’s new venture lets users travel virtually around Japan
Japan’s largest travel agency has launched a virtual reality tourism resource that aims to introduce remotely the country’s top destinations, experiences and products amid...
Japan tour operators set to benefit from JTB-TripAdvisor partnership
Japan’s largest travel agency, JTB Corporation, and TripAdvisor’s brand Bókun have launched a digital platform to support tour and activity operators in Japan.
JTB Bókun...
Agoda powers up two revamped JTB websites
Japan's JTB Corp has launched its revamped Rurubu Travel and JAPANiCAN.com websites, in collaboration with Asia-based OTA Agoda.
The websites, which leverage Agoda’s technology expertise in marketing...
JTB’s new chief leads digital reform
Upgrading JTB’s digital strategy is a priority of the DMC’s new president & CEO, Toru Ikuta, who takes over from predecessor Billy Kurosawa.
Before moving...
Global DMC Network by JTB launches online knowledge centre for agents
The Global DMC Network by JTB Group, which today has a collection of 12 DMCs worldwide, has launched its new website last month, which...
JTB’s Billy Kurosawa moving to Japan inbound role
After nearly three years in Singapore as JTB’s president & CEO, Asia Pacific, Shinya Billy Kurosawa is returning to Japan to head the corporation’s...