Starbucks to restart in-store services in Tokyo; travel agencies to resume in June
Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. said Tuesday it will restart the use of seats in stages starting Wednesday in Tokyo and four other prefectures where the coronavirus state of emergency was lifted Monday. At present, the company only offers takeout services at some 500 outlets in ...
Nippon Travel opens crisis management center in Malaysia targeting Japanese firms
Japan's Nippon Travel Agency Co. has launched a crisis management center for travelers and expats in the capital of Malaysia, to cash in on an increasing awareness of crisis management among overseas Japanese firms. The travel agency and its Singaporean arm, NTA Travel (Singapore) Pte. ...
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 ...
Study abroad and travel agencies on edge in wake of London Bridge attack
Japanese travel agencies and study abroad companies report no casualties or cancellations related to the terrorism turmoil in London but say they are warily mulling their options.
Tellmeclub's bankruptcy grounds discount travel services
On March 27, discount travel company Tellmeclub filed for bankruptcy while a number of its Japanese customers were still overseas on package tours. Owing to the way its trips are paid for, these tourists still had valid return plane tickets but would have to pay ...
Bankrupt travel agency Tellmeclub admits to faking profits to stay afloat
A failed budget travel agency that offered overseas tours repeatedly misrepresented its finances since 2014, according to a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings obtained by Kyodo News on Thursday. The Tokyo-based travel agency Tellmeclub incurred an operating loss of more than ¥1.5 billion ($13.5 million) ...
A travel agency based in Osaka city is offering tours catering specifically to Muslim visitors — a growing segment of inbound travelers from abroad — featuring a visit to a mosque, halal food and an attendant who adheres to Islam. Miyako International Tourist Co. says ...
H.I.S. ‘fly with girls of Todai’ campaign crashes as travel agency assailed
Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. has been forced to cancel a sales campaign offering customers the chance to travel with "beautiful girls" from the University of Tokyo after an online backlash. Hours after announcing the campaign on Wednesday, the agency was hit with a wave ...
Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to acquire Ikyu Corp. for as much as ¥100.2 billion, using its biggest-ever deal to bolster its online travel business. The ¥3,433-a-share offer is 42 percent more than Tuesday's closing price, Yahoo Japan said in a statement. A tender offer ...
U.S. paralysis leaves travel agencies scrambling
The U.S. government shutdown that started at midnight Monday has impacted the global travel industry, with tourist agencies in Japan scrambling to avoid severe losses.
