http://www.tokyotomo.com/article Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/canada-envisions-resurgence-of-japanese-visitors-to-300000-in-discussion-with-jata-delegates/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/canada-envisions-resurgence-of-japanese-visitors-to-300000-in-discussion-with-jata-delegates/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:24:13 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=4042 Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) sent to Canada a mission composed of the Outbound Travel Committee members to have discussions with Canadian tourist offices and suppliers in Banff on May 31 (local time). The mission was organized in the framework of Visit World Campaign (VWC) programs, whose objective was to share the market perception and analysis of Japanese travelers visiting Canada and to lead the way to achieve 300,000 Japanese visitors to Canada, up 50 percent from the previous year.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/canada-envisions-resurgence-of-japanese-visitors-to-300000-in-discussion-with-jata-delegates/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/action-plan-formulated-for-vwc-2010-with-emphasis-on-industry-wide-collaboration/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/action-plan-formulated-for-vwc-2010-with-emphasis-on-industry-wide-collaboration/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:14:04 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3725 Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) held a special committee for the Visit World Campaign (VWC) promotion on April 9 and approved the FY2010 VWC action plan. Like last year, the main thrusts for this fiscal year are summarized to the following three points: focus on the major destinations, vitalization of regional markets to spur demand, and direct marketing in tie-up with media. JATA will continue the market exploitation and research as it did last year. Hiroshi Sawabe, director of VWC 20 Million Travelers Promotion Office, looked back on FY2009 and said, “It ended up with unsatisfactory figures, but our action plan implemented during the year was successful in strengthening the network with our business partners.” The action plan for FY2010 is intended to bring us much closer for stepping forward to the ultimate goal of 20 million outbound travelers, he added.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/action-plan-formulated-for-vwc-2010-with-emphasis-on-industry-wide-collaboration/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vietnam-airlines-extols-central-vietnam-as-it-increases-flight-frequency/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vietnam-airlines-extols-central-vietnam-as-it-increases-flight-frequency/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:22:58 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3668 A Vietnam tourism seminar was recently held jointly by Vietnam Airlines, VWC 20 Million Traveler Promotion Office at JATA and Indochina Tourism Promotion Forum (ITPF). Speaking at the seminar, Nguyen Quoc Tuan, General Manager, Japan, Vietnam Airlines, said that the Vietnam travel market started to show a sign of recovery since the beginning of 2010. Hiroshi Sawabe, Director of VWC 20 Million Traveler Promotion Office at JATA added that Vietnam should become a promising market attracting 500,000 visitors well within one or one and a half years.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vietnam-airlines-extols-central-vietnam-as-it-increases-flight-frequency/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-set-to-generate-demand-make-structural-reform-for-interest-of-member-agencies/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-set-to-generate-demand-make-structural-reform-for-interest-of-member-agencies/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:34:46 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3644 Japan Association of Travel Agencies (JATA) intends to maximize member agencies’ interest in carrying out its action plan for the fiscal year 2010. Takaya Okuyama, director and secretary general, pointed out that the industry’s structural change has progressed more than expected in FY2009 because of multiple reasons. They are: depressed travel demand, travel agency’s additional financial guarantee for retention of IATA accreditation, nullification of airlines’ sales commission, growth and dominance of web travel agencies, and expressway’s toll discount.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-set-to-generate-demand-make-structural-reform-for-interest-of-member-agencies/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/kansai-airport-picks-up-32-tours-for-best-award-in-springsummer-competition-vwc-special-award-goes-to-hanshin-travel-and-two-other-agencies/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/kansai-airport-picks-up-32-tours-for-best-award-in-springsummer-competition-vwc-special-award-goes-to-hanshin-travel-and-two-other-agencies/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:27:43 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3423 Kansai International Airport Co. released the results of tour competition that it sponsored with a view to spurring travel demand and promoting the usage of Kansai Airport during the airlines’ summertime operation. It selected 32 tours as the superior products out of 91 applied. The 32 tours consist of 25 overseas tours originating from Kansai Airport, five overseas tours starting from regional airports in Japan and leaving via Kansai Airport, and two domestic tours. Of those 32 products, the Visit World Campaign (VWC) Special Award was given to three tours planned by Hanshin Travel Service, Club Tourism, and H.I.S.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/kansai-airport-picks-up-32-tours-for-best-award-in-springsummer-competition-vwc-special-award-goes-to-hanshin-travel-and-two-other-agencies/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/canadian-tourism-commission-to-expand-its-japan-market-along-with-travel-industry/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/canadian-tourism-commission-to-expand-its-japan-market-along-with-travel-industry/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:20:40 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3030 During a presentation of its sales promotion held on January 20, Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) unveiled that it set a goal of achieving 300,000 Japanese visitor arrivals for the year 2010. With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games just around the corner attracting Japan’s travel market, Canadian Tourism Commission aims to address a revitalization of its travel market under the theme “Again, To Canada!”]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/canadian-tourism-commission-to-expand-its-japan-market-along-with-travel-industry/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-to-focus-on-canada-and-turkey-%e2%80%9cintends-to-project-bright-and-promising-image-of-overseas-tourism%e2%80%9d-says-director-sawabe/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-to-focus-on-canada-and-turkey-%e2%80%9cintends-to-project-bright-and-promising-image-of-overseas-tourism%e2%80%9d-says-director-sawabe/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:52:39 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=2365 The Visit World Campaign (VWC) will address travel demand stimulation focusing on Canada and Turkey, starting from winter 2009 as decided by the VWC 20 Million Travelers Promotion Special Committee held on October 9. The VWC aims to reactivate the travel demand for Canada and maintain the favorable growth of travel demand for Turkey taking advantage of the “Japan Year 2010 in Turkey.” Hiroshi Sawabe, Director, VWC 20 Million Travelers Promotion Office, JATA, expressed much enthusiasm for the VWC, citing, “JATA is willing to further build up BtoB (Business to Business) relations between travel agencies, airlines and tourism offices, which JATA identifies as part of its destination-focused strategy.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-to-focus-on-canada-and-turkey-%e2%80%9cintends-to-project-bright-and-promising-image-of-overseas-tourism%e2%80%9d-says-director-sawabe/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-report-product-mix-advised-to-expand-travel-demand-to-europe/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-report-product-mix-advised-to-expand-travel-demand-to-europe/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:58:21 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=1450 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-report-product-mix-advised-to-expand-travel-demand-to-europe/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-program-09-approved-malaysia-egypt-danubian-countries-added-to-target-destinations/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-program-09-approved-malaysia-egypt-danubian-countries-added-to-target-destinations/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:16:12 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-program-09-approved-malaysia-egypt-danubian-countries-added-to-target-destinations/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-program-09-approved-malaysia-egypt-danubian-countries-added-to-target-destinations/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-chairman-kanai-expects-its-members-to-maximize-windfall-for-travel-jata-to-scrutinize-and-deepen-its-role/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-chairman-kanai-expects-its-members-to-maximize-windfall-for-travel-jata-to-scrutinize-and-deepen-its-role/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:04:14 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=765 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-chairman-kanai-expects-its-members-to-maximize-windfall-for-travel-jata-to-scrutinize-and-deepen-its-role/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-announces-fy2009-business-plan-focusing-on-push-for-travel-demand-further-market-growth-also-to-be-addressed-says-jata/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-announces-fy2009-business-plan-focusing-on-push-for-travel-demand-further-market-growth-also-to-be-addressed-says-jata/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:02:03 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=761 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-announces-fy2009-business-plan-focusing-on-push-for-travel-demand-further-market-growth-also-to-be-addressed-says-jata/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-highlights-china-viet-nam-macau-for-autumn-winter/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-highlights-china-viet-nam-macau-for-autumn-winter/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:17:17 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=637 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/vwc-highlights-china-viet-nam-macau-for-autumn-winter/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-selects-nine-key-destinations-for-vwc-looking-for-schemes-for-large-sales/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-selects-nine-key-destinations-for-vwc-looking-for-schemes-for-large-sales/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 05:25:33 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=413 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jata-selects-nine-key-destinations-for-vwc-looking-for-schemes-for-large-sales/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/mr-sasaki-calls-lets-pick-up-steam-at-startup-of-vwc-tokyo-to-initiate-creating-atmosphere-regional-markets-to-follow-with-results/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/mr-sasaki-calls-lets-pick-up-steam-at-startup-of-vwc-tokyo-to-initiate-creating-atmosphere-regional-markets-to-follow-with-results/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:01:58 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=339 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/mr-sasaki-calls-lets-pick-up-steam-at-startup-of-vwc-tokyo-to-initiate-creating-atmosphere-regional-markets-to-follow-with-results/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/twenty-million-project-should-be-achieved-with-tangible-benefits-says-mr-sawabe-of-vwc-promotion-office/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/twenty-million-project-should-be-achieved-with-tangible-benefits-says-mr-sawabe-of-vwc-promotion-office/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:54:02 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=327 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/twenty-million-project-should-be-achieved-with-tangible-benefits-says-mr-sawabe-of-vwc-promotion-office/feed/ 0