A “second boom” in the sector is expected
As Japan has announced that it will lift the 50,000 daily entry limit from 11th of next month and allow foreigners to travel independently without a visa, bookings for travel to Japan are expected to increase.
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Japan eased most travel restrictions by easing the requirement to test for COVID-19 before entering the country and allowing unguided organized tours, but maintained the requirement to obtain group visas through travel agencies. voyage.
This is why most travel agencies sell departure products one month after the booking time.
It takes at least two weeks to get a visa.
The industry predicts that travel demand, which has soared after the Japanese government allowed free travel, will further increase with this visa-free travel permit.
Shin Seol-kyung, head of the Japan Team for Good Travel, said, “There is a pent-up demand to travel to Japan as it was suspended 7 months before the COVID-19 pandemic due to a boycott.” I think it will be a boom, ”he said.
Very Good Travel said that after 14 days of the possibility of visa waiver being reported in the media, expectations were reflected and the number of Japanese travel bookings rose to an average of 500 per day.
This is the level before the boycott of Japanese products that began in 2019 and more than 50 times higher than during the pandemic.
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Modetour also announced that the number of bookings in Japan from the 14th to the 22nd increased by 140% compared to the same period last year (from the 5th to the 13th).
A Modetour official explained: “As demand is expected to increase, we are in discussions with the airlines to secure seats.”
Other travel agencies find themselves in a similar situation.
Hana Tour’s average daily Japanese travel bookings from day 1 to day 22 increased 776.6% over the same period last month.
As for Yellow Balloon, the booking rate of Osaka package products for 3 days 2 nights from 1st to 20th increased 1,200% from the same period last month.
The booking rate for the 3-day, 2-night Kyushu Autumn Leaves Tour has increased by 600% over last year, and the booking rate for the 3-day and 2-night Tokyo Package products has increased by 115% from the previous year. to last year.
/ yunhap news
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