Insights: Japan-bound Tourism
Latest insights for Japan-bound Tourism from JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co..
Tourism Statistics Special Edition: Key points about the travel and tourism market in 2020
At the end of last year, JTB published on travel and tourism in 2020 in its Travel Trend Forecast for 2020. Based on its content, this article introduces some noteworthy trends for the future, with travelers as the starting point.
Tourism Statistics Special Edition: Key points about the travel and tourism market in 2019
At the end of last year, JTB published on travel and tourism in 2019 in its Travel Trend Forecast for 2019. Based on its content, this article introduces some noteworthy trends for the future, with travelers as the starting point.
25% of World population
It is predicted the Global warming will melt Himalaya’s glaciers and impact the lives of 25% of world population.
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant
Adventurous life
Adventure Tourism (AT) is an old segment in the travel industry but along with the increased diversity of people’s travel behavior, high market growth is expected in the coming years.
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant
Can we mark the first step to become a LGBT friendly country in 2018?
The 21st century is bringing changes, especially in robotics, AI and IT development. Human rights and gender equality is another sharply changing segment.
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant
Still "0" in Japan
Japan is a one of few countries surrounded by the sea and the ocean, natural resource beneficial as per not only environment or gastronomical point, but underwater hotel is still waited to appear.
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant
Open Factory welcoming 25,000 people annually
Royal Horticultural Society organizes Chelsea Flower Show every year in May, exhibiting gardens from the entire world and attracting 150.000 people. The only Japanese company participating since 2010 is Suwada from Sanjo city in Niigata Prefecture. Bonsai is getting more popular and since several years it became a world fashion.This year bonsai scissors sells recorded best results since first participation.
Living in more relaxed and sociable city
Japan and Asian countries have wooden building tradition, allowing people to live in more ‘nature’ environment. Nature beauty and landscapes are often motivation foreign tourists decide their destination.
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant
Language-bed exchange?
Sharing economy is an economic model in which individuals are able to borrow or rent assets owned by someone else, not fully utilized all the time. Using online platform such as SNS, the sharing economy is growing rapidly and changing the way we buy and use products and services in several industries. Tourism is not an exception and Air B&B and Uber are changing already established hierarchies. While traveling, we all experienced how language is important to communicate and it is not without reason the existence of proverb ‘As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being’. Since last March, a new service is born offering exchange between language and accommodation. (EDO)
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant
From Industry Revolution to Travel Innovation
Detroit is becoming one of leading Street Art destinations with important increase of tourists from all continents during festivals where people can see artists creating their arts. The city is an example where both, infrastructure development and innovative tourism approach made perfect marriage putting accent on the city as affirmed tourism destination. Japanese regions and cities might take Detroit’s development as a model and use segments which will fit the best to projected expectations. （Edo）
Edouard Tripkovic KatayamaAdvisory Consultant