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(August 8, 2003)
2003 Overseas Package Tours
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Actual Results for April
to June and Status of Bookings for July to September
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- SARS and other factors had a powerful impact on results
for the period of April to June, especially for destinations
in Asia and China.
Asian destinations: 33.3% (April), 13.2% (May), 12.5%
(June)
China destinations: 28.1% (April), 1.0% (May), 1.5% (June)
[compared to the previous year]
- Largely unaffected by SARS, bookings for destinations
in Oceania, Hawaii and Europe for July and thereafter
should recover compared with the actual results for the
April to June period.
Oceania destinations: 75.3%, Hawaii destinations: 70.7%,
Europe destinations: 64.5% [compared to July of the previous
year]
- Booking levels appear favorable for domestic tours
for summer this year.
All domestic destinations: 113.1% (July), 108.4% (August),
122.1% (September) [corresponding to the same period last
year]
(Passenger base)
In
order to capture the actual results for the period from
April to June 2003 and ascertain future trends for the period
from July to September, the Japan Association of Travel
Agents (JATA) surveyed sales results and status of bookings for
five travel agencies offering overseas
packages. This is a
summary of the survey that was carried out at
the beginning of July 2003.
The
sales results for April through June were influenced strongly
by the reinforcement of the travel advisory on SARS issued
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This resulted in the
cancellation of package tours at all five travel agencies,
severely impacting travel to China and other Asian destinations.
When
current bookings for July to September are compared with
actual results for April to June, there is a strong trend
toward recovery. The trend is apparent mainly in those overseas
destinations that were directly affected by SARS. The outlook
for future bookings is expected to improve as the threat
of SARS declines.
On
the bright side, bookings for domestic tours remain favorable,
with levels for July to September already exceeding
those of the corresponding period last year. In particular, booking
levels for such destinations as Okinawa and Hokkaido are
especially encouraging this year.
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Overseas Package Tour Actual Results
and Booking Levels by Destination
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Results Comparison
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Booking Levels
(compared to the same period at the beginning of July)
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Apr.
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May
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June
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July
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Aug.
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Sept.
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U.S. and Canada
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48.2%
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30.1%
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30.3%
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37.5%
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40.4%
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37.8%
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Hawaii
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66.7%
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56.4%
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56.8%
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70.7%
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64.5%
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65.1%
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Guam and Saipan
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62.8%
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37.1%
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38.2%
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47.9%
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43.6%
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48.5%
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Europe
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51.7%
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39.9%
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45.9%
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64.5%
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66.4%
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55.1%
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Oceania
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76.3%
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57.8%
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59.5%
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75.3%
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62.2%
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62.6%
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Asia
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33.3%
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13.2%
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12.5%
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19.5%
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17.3%
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18.0%
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China
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28.1%
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1.0%
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1.5%
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4.9%
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4.3%
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13.1%
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Total
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50.5%
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32.7%
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36.2%
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47.2%
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48.1%
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47.9%
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Agencies participating in the survey
JTB Corp., Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd, Nippon
Travel Agency Co., Ltd, Jalpak Co., Ltd, Hankyu
Express International Co., Ltd.
Questions about domestic travel were asked of all
companies except Jalpak.
Please direct any inquires
or comments concerning the above to the JATA
Public Relations Department
TEL: 03-3592-1244FAX:
03-3592-1268
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