The number of Japanese traveling to domestic and overseas destinations this year will fall 0.3 percent to 335.82 million, according to an estimate by travel agency JTB Corp.

JTB traced the projected drop-off to the anemic economy and the lack of high-profile domestic events to attract tourists this year.

The number of travelers heading overseas is expected to grow 3.1 percent to 16.85 million, mainly because people 50 or older and women in their 30s are still willing to travel to European and Chinese tourists spots, JTB said.