Average travel duration exceeds seven days during China’s National Day holiday, changing travel destination choices; Higashiizu becomes more popular in Japan – Trip.com

Trip.com has revealed trends in the Chinese travel market for the National Day holiday starting on October 1, 2024. The average length of travel will exceed 7 days. Popular travel…

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Hotel management contracts in Japan average 23 years, with a preference for long-term brand lock-in, compared with 17 years in Asia Pacific

JLL, a major comprehensive real estate services company, and Baker McKenzie, one of the world's largest international law firms, have jointly released the "Hotel Management Contract Survey 2024." Hotel management…

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Global tourist numbers to reach 790 million by July 2024, 96% up from 2019; Saudi Arabia sees astounding growth in tourism revenue

UN Tourism revealed that the number of tourists worldwide is expected to reach approximately 790 million by July 2024, a recovery of 96% compared to 2019. Regarding tourism revenues, 47…

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Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mount Fuji Mountain Railway Plan” – Construction of a new next-generation tramway is estimated to have an economic effect of 1.56 trillion yen and employment effect of 120,000 people over 40 years of operation

Yamanashi Prefecture has announced the results of a survey aimed at commercializing the Mount Fuji mountain railway project. It is estimated that the economic impact of the railway and surrounding…

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Survey on attitudes towards accepting inbound tourists: New entrants on the decline, main reason is labor shortage, key market is “Taiwan”

The Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) analyzed the third questionnaire survey on "Attitude Survey for Inbound Tourist Acceptance Expansion." The effect of the Expo is limited. Source link

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Customer Satisfaction Survey 2024: HIS tops the travel industry for the first time, while Ikyu.com leads in recommendation and intent to recommend.

The results of the 2024 Japan Customer Satisfaction Index Survey have been announced. For the first time, HIS topped the travel industry customer satisfaction rankings. It also topped the recommendation…

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Global international travel spending expected to hit record high of $1.9 trillion in 2024, up 20% from 2019; India set to lead the way in the future – Euromonitor survey

According to a report compiled by British market research firm Euromonitor, travel spending is expected to reach a record high of $1.9 trillion in 2024. The top five countries are…

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The US travel market is supported by high-income earners, with travelers earning $150,000 or more per year accounting for 46% of spending

Arival, an international travel conference organizer, revealed that the main customers in the US tour, activity and attraction market are high-income earners with an annual income of $150,000 or more.…

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“Milk” is the top choice for non-alcoholic drinks among Taiwanese and Hong Kongers in Japan, and dairy products are also popular at convenience stores

In a survey of Taiwanese and Hong Kong people about "non-alcoholic drinks they would like to drink when traveling to Japan," milk came out on top, with many people praising…

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Yamanashi Prefecture to test the effectiveness of this summer’s “Mount Fuji climbing restrictions,” reducing the number of climbers by 20% and resulting in zero days exceeding the daily limit; next summer to be unified with Shizuoka Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture has announced the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of restrictions on the Yoshidaguchi climbing route of Mt. Fuji implemented this summer. The number of climbers during…

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