Popular New Year’s travel destinations searched on OTA Agoda, Tokyo tops the list, with urban areas such as Osaka and Kyoto popular

OTA Agoda has revealed that Tokyo has become the most popular city in the world for New Year's holiday destinations, based on its accommodation search data. Domestic lodging searches for…

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Tabinaka reservation “KKday” raises new 10 billion yen funding, accelerates M&A and AI investment in Asia

KKday Group has completed new financing totaling approximately $70 million (approximately 10 billion yen). Accelerate global growth strategy and expand investment in AI and R&D. Source link

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Thailand’s “same-sex marriage” legislation is a tailwind for the tourism market, with tourism revenue expected to increase by 310 billion yen annually, making the world market 31 trillion yen

OTA Agoda estimates that the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand will attract 4 million new overseas tourists a year. Tourism revenue is expected to increase by approximately $2 billion…

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ANA has a flagship store in China’s major OTA Ctrip, selling airline tickets through the new distribution standard NDC, via Chinese system

ANA has officially opened its flagship store within China's largest travel platform, Ctrip. The flagship store also began selling ANA flight tickets using NDC provided by China's Travelsky. Source link

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Property management solution operator collaborates with major Chinese private lodging site to launch new lodging agency management service

SOZONEEXT, which provides smart locks and remote property management, has entered into a strategic partnership with the private lodging platform "Xiaoju" and launched a new accommodation facility management service, "AKATSUKI."…

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Sustainable travel promotion organization “Travelyst” further unifies tourism sustainability data and formulates vision for the next five years

Travelyst, which aims for sustainable tourism, announced its vision for the next five years on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. Further centralizing the capture and distribution of travel and…

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Tabinaka reservation “KKday” partners with travel reservation Jalan to provide special accommodation experiences for visitors to Japan, with 6 themes

KKday, an optional tour reservation platform, has partnered with Jalan to offer inbound travelers reservations at approximately 10,000 accommodation facilities across Japan. We offer special lodging experiences unique to Japan.…

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Hot spring inn reservation “Yuko Yuko” partners with human resources agency “Otetsutabi” to collaborate on human resources support for accommodation facilities

Yukoyuko, a hot spring inn reservation service, has formed a business partnership with Otetsutabi, a human resources matching site. "Yukoyuko" introduces accommodation facilities that are customers of the company to…

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Rakuten Travel signs partner agreement for Osaka/Kansai Expo, considering offering special plans in collaboration with accommodation facilities

Rakuten Travel has entered into a public relations and promotions sponsorship agreement as a PR silver partner for the Osaka-Kansai Expo to be held in April 2025. 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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