National Aug 13, 2019
Hong Kong Airport disruption bad news for Japanese travelers
by Masumi Koizumi
A protest at Hong Kong airport could not have come at a worse time for people who booked vacations to coincide with the Bon holiday this week.
National Jul 5, 2019
JTB travel agency predicts record 3 million will go abroad during Japan's summer holiday period
The number of people who will travel overseas from Japan during this year's summer holiday period is estimated at 2.99 million, the most since JTB Corp. began compiling such data in 2000, the firm said Thursday. The figure represents a rise of 3.5 percent from ...
Business / Corporate Apr 23, 2019
Japan's JTB cancels tours to Sri Lanka through mid-June in wake of Easter terror attacks
JTB Corp. said Tuesday it was canceling tours to Sri Lanka departing between Tuesday and June 16 following the Easter terrorist attacks there. The travel agency is unable to sufficiently secure customer safety, an official said. The canceled reservations will be refunded. Coordinated bomb blasts in ...
Business Apr 23, 2019
Sri Lanka's bomb carnage casts pall over tourism revival after island is named top destination
With its capital under curfew following devastating Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and upmarket hotels, Sri Lanka is filled with fear, horror and grief and tourists who have been flocking to the Indian Ocean island could cancel in droves. A tweet posted on the ...
Business Apr 5, 2019
Record number of people to travel abroad during Japan's 10-day Golden Week, says JTB
by Magdalena Osumi
The number of people who plan to take advantage of this year's expanded Golden Week holiday period by traveling abroad is projected to rise 6.9 percent from the year before to a record 662,000, according to the latest report on travel trends by leading ...
National Feb 12, 2019
Overseas bookings skyrocket as 10-day Golden Week offers Japan rare chance to enjoy longer trips
Reservations for travel overseas are surging for this year's 10-day Golden Week period, during which the Imperial succession is set to take place, according to a JTB Corp. official. As of late January, the number of overseas reservations in the period from April 27 to ...
Business Oct 9, 2018
JTB and Panasonic offer teleconference help to Malaysian tourists seeking info on Japan
JTB Corp., Japan's leading travel agency, and global electronics giant Panasonic Corp. have teamed up to offer hands-on assistance in English via teleconferencing to Malaysians planning to travel to Japan. A double-screen monitor device located at a JTB outlet in the Aeon Mall complex in ...
Business / Tech Feb 22, 2018
New Japan travel app pairs Microsoft's AI chatbot with Navitime guidance
by Kazuaki Nagata
Two Tokyo-based firms and Microsoft Japan on Thursday launched an English-language tourism app with an AI agent to target a surge in inbound tourists that is projected to continue. The Japan Trip Navigator app for Apple iOS was released by travel agency JTB Corp., navigation ...
Business Apr 1, 2017
Travel agency JTB Corp. is putting an 11-seat luxury tour bus into service this month that it says will offer comfort similar to first-class plane cabins. The company says the luxury ride, specially modified from a 45-seat bus, features leather-covered seats that recline deeper than ...
National Aug 31, 2016
JTB, Panasonic, Yamato eye paperless luggage transport service for tourists
JTB Corp., Panasonic Corp. and Yamato Holdings Co. said Wednesday they are joining forces on a cloud-based service that will give tourists the option of exploring Japan without carrying their luggage around. Starting in March, arriving travelers will be able to have their luggage delivered ...
Business / Corporate Jun 15, 2016
Japan travel agency ordered to probe data hack affecting 7.93 million people
The Japan Tourism Agency on Wednesday ordered JTB Corp. to file a report and take preventive measures by June 24 after the major travel agency said it fears personal information on 7.93 million people has been leaked through unauthorized access to its server. The information ...
National Apr 23, 2015
Tourist arrivals to Japan topped 1.5 million to break a March record this year as Chinese travelers flocked to the country for cherry blossom season, new figures show.