Expansion of the Inbound Travel Business
First written in FY2016. 16 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the inbound travel business, to develop overseas markets, 近畿日本ツーリストブループラネット began selling "Self-Guided Tours," wide-area tour products for individual travelers from overseas, and is working to fully capture demand for individual inbound travel. It also aims to establish bases in 30 locations worldwide by 2030 and will continue rebuilding its global network.」
The company began selling wide-area "Self-Guided Tours" for individual inbound travelers and outlined a plan to develop overseas markets by establishing 30 bases worldwide by 2030. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, escorted tours to seasonal fireworks festivals throughout Japan proved popular on Club Tourism's multilingual global website.」
Escorted tours for visitors to Japan featuring fireworks festivals throughout the country proved popular on the multilingual global website. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the inbound travel business, we will place even greater emphasis on online accommodation sales for international visitors, leveraging our extensive product lineup. Through Club Tourism Co., Ltd.'s multilingual global site, "YOKOSO JAPAN TOUR," we will also develop products such as themed travel and trips to remote and spectacular destinations so that customers around the world can enjoy Club Tourism tours. In addition, to strengthen the flow of travelers from overseas to Japan, we plan to establish overseas business bases in Europe and elsewhere and are rebuilding our global network.」
The company expanded its initiatives to rebuild its global network by developing online accommodation sales for international visitors, offering products on its multilingual site, and establishing overseas business bases in Europe and elsewhere. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Club Tourism also launched "YOKOSO JAPAN TOUR," a global site for visitors to Japan that enables direct bookings by customers overseas (https://www.club-t.com/). Promotions are currently focused mainly on customers in Taiwan and Hong Kong, but the company plans to expand its efforts to attract visitors from Southeast Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.」
Club Tourism launched a global site for visitors to Japan, enabling direct bookings by overseas customers. It also outlined a policy of expanding promotions from Taiwan and Hong Kong to Southeast Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, the multilingual upgrade of Club Tourism Co., Ltd.'s web sales system, "club-t.com," is expected to enable one-stop processing from tour applications through payment for individual overseas customers, contributing to a further increase in transaction volume, particularly in Asia.」
For the inbound business, the company presented a specific measure to make club-t.com multilingual and provide one-stop processing from application through payment for individual overseas customers. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, bookings for large international conferences and incentive travel increased significantly, while in contracted government-related services, bookings declined substantially as measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus were eased.」
The company reported a significant increase in bookings for large international conferences and incentive travel in inbound travel, indicating expanding MICE and group demand. Meanwhile, contracted government-related services declined as infectious disease-control measures were eased. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Inbound travel is showing a solid recovery, driven by the lifting of border measures for entry into Japan and the continuing depreciation of the yen.」
The company reported a solid recovery in inbound travel, which had weakened during the infectious disease pandemic, against a backdrop of the lifting of border measures and other factors, indicating an improvement in the demand environment. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「In principle, our group suspended overseas and inbound travel and closed all travel offices from mid-April through the end of May.」
The company shifted from its policy of expanding the inbound travel business to an operating policy of suspending overseas and inbound travel in principle because of the impact of the infectious disease. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, we handled accommodation and transportation services for participants in the G20 Osaka Summit 2019 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup Japan.」
The company handled accommodation and transportation services for participants in the G20 Osaka Summit 2019 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup Japan, developing group and MICE services in inbound travel. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, we expanded group travel bookings, focusing on MICE, including accommodation and transportation services for participants in the G20 Osaka Summit 2019 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup Japan.」
The company handled accommodation and transportation services for participants in the G20 Osaka Summit 2019 and the 2019 Rugby World Cup Japan, expanding MICE and group travel bookings in inbound travel. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Inbound travel maintained its overall growth trend despite a decline in visitors from South Korea.」
The company stated that the overall inbound travel market maintained its growth trend despite a decline in visitors from South Korea. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Inbound travel continued to expand, with further increases in visitors from Asia, Europe and the United States.」
The company stated that growth in visitors to Japan from Asia, Europe and the United States and expansion of the market continued. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, growth in passenger numbers slowed because of the temporary closure of Kansai International Airport and other factors, although the number of visitors to Japan in 2018 reached a record 31.19 million. We also worked to expand individual travel bookings through broader partnerships with overseas OTAs (Online Travel Agents, online specialist travel companies), while seeking orders for inbound events and international conferences, including pre-event training camps for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.」
While the number of visitors to Japan reached a record 31.19 million in 2018, passenger growth slowed because of the temporary closure of Kansai International Airport. The company also continued to expand individual inbound travel bookings through broader partnerships with overseas OTAs and secure orders related to international events and conferences. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, in addition to expanding individual travel bookings through broader partnerships with overseas OTAs (Online Travel Agents, online specialist travel companies), we worked to secure orders for inbound events and international conferences, including pre-event training camps for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.」
The company continued to expand individual inbound travel bookings through broader partnerships with overseas OTAs and capture demand related to international sporting events and other events. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In group travel, we planned and secured orders for corporate tours and group supporter tours for the FIFA World Cup Russia. In inbound travel, in addition to working to expand individual travel through business alliances with overseas OTAs (Online Travel Agents, online specialist travel companies), we sought to capture demand related to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and various inbound events and international conferences.」
The company worked to expand individual inbound travel through business alliances with overseas OTAs, while also pursuing demand related to the 2019 Rugby World Cup, events and international conferences. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, inbound travel benefited from expanded air routes and an increase in cruise ship calls, with the number of visitors to Japan in the consolidated fiscal year reaching a record 29.77 million.」
The number of visitors to Japan reached a record 29.77 million during the year, demonstrating the expansion of the inbound travel market against a backdrop of increased air routes and cruise ship calls. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, the Group renewed the website design of “YOKOSO Japan Tour & Hotel,” the inbound travel website operated by 株式会社ＫＮＴ-ＣＴグローバルトラベル, and improved the site's convenience by adding a My Page feature that reflects each customer's browsing history and other information, thereby seeking to capture additional demand.」
The Group gave concrete shape to online demand-generation measures by renewing the inbound travel website's design and adding a My Page feature that reflects users' browsing history. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, the Group strengthened cooperation with overseas local subsidiaries and overseas OTAs (Online Travel Agents, specialist online travel companies) and worked to capture additional demand.」
The Group continues to pursue a policy of capturing inbound demand by strengthening cooperation with overseas local subsidiaries and overseas OTAs. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In inbound travel, the Group strengthened cooperation with overseas local subsidiaries and overseas OTAs (Online Travel Agents, specialist online travel companies) and worked to capture additional demand.」
The Group continues to pursue a policy of capturing inbound demand by strengthening cooperation with overseas local subsidiaries and overseas OTAs. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In the inbound travel business, the Group expanded the products sold through the “YOKOSO Japan Tour & Hotel” travel booking website for visitors to Japan and strengthened cooperation with overseas OTAs (Online Travel Agents, specialist online travel companies), increasing transaction value.」
The Group expanded sales by broadening the products available on its inbound travel booking website, strengthening cooperation with overseas OTAs and introducing a smartphone app for foreign visitors to Japan. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the number of foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 24 million in 2016, and passenger numbers continued to increase.」
The report states that the number of foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 24 million in 2016 and that inbound demand continued to increase. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, inbound travel remained firm, supported by ongoing inbound travel promotions and the expansion of air routes.」
The report states that inbound travel remained firm against a backdrop of ongoing promotions and expanded air routes. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although inbound travel growth slowed somewhat due to the Kumamoto earthquake, the impact of the stronger yen and other factors, the Inbound FIT Center led efforts to capture demand by coordinating with overseas local subsidiaries and offering travel products that draw on the appeal of regional areas.」
The Group continued to coordinate with overseas local subsidiaries through the Inbound FIT Center and offer regional products, while the group travel business also held a new event in Taiwan to attract inbound visitors. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Inbound foreign tourist arrivals are expected to increase steadily toward the government's target of 40 million visitors in 2020.」
The Group is treating the increase in inbound visitors as an external opportunity and seeking to expand business through cooperation with Asian travel companies and online agents and through tours that diversify destinations.