(April 16, 2008)
2008 Overseas Package Tours |
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Results for January to March and Status of Bookings from April to June
(Six Package Tour Travel Agencies)
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（Passenger base: %） |
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【Results for January to March 2008】 |
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All destinations performed poorly over the three-month period with the exception of Asian destinations in February.
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Total for all Destinations
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91.1％(January), 93.4％ (February) 86.2％ (March) |
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[Compared with results for the previous year] |
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【Status of Bookings for April to June 2008】 |
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With Korea gaining in popularity, bookings for destinations throughout Asia look promising.
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Asian Destinations |
119.0％
(May), 123.2％(June) |
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Bookings from
May onwards are also looking great for Guam and Saipan
due to an increase in the number of flights into Guam.
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Guam
/ Saipan |
109.9％
(May), 103.4％
(June) | |
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Although
bookings for May are coming in steadily, a poor string
of holidays over Golden Week this year has resulted in a
drop in the number of bookings for
April.
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Total
for all Destinations |
80.8％
(April), 99.5％
(May) |
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[Compared
with results for the previous year] |
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Overseas
Package Tour Results and Status of Bookings by Destination
(Six Package Tour Travel Agencies) |
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（Passenger
base: %） |
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■Agencies
surveyed (6 Agencies)
JTB
Corp., Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd., Nippon Travel Agency
Co., Ltd., Hankyu Express International Co., Ltd., Jalpak Co.,
Ltd., ANA Sales Co., Ltd.
*
ANA
Sales Co., Ltd. does not market products for Oceania and has
therefore not been included in the results for this
area.
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In
order to grasp future overseas travel trends by
destination, each quarter the Japan Association of
Travel Agents (JATA) conducts a survey of overseas
package tours offered at six package tour travel
agencies. For this survey, the results for each
month during the period from January through March were
compared to that of the same period the previous year.
The status of bookings for the period from April through
June was also compared to that of the same period the
year before. This survey was conducted in early April
2008.
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【Results
for January to March 2008】 |
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Although
destinations in Asia and Europe performed comparatively well,
overall results were poor, and the only gain on the same
period last year was for Asian destinations in the month of
February. |
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Neighboring
areas in Asia such as Korea and Taiwan performed
satisfactorily. |
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Added
variety to package tours for European destinations from all
travel agents aimed at the student market fared well over the
three-month period. |
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China
has been performing poorly since last autumn, and negative
media surrounding the area has continued. China will be an
area to keep a close eye on.
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【Status
of Bookings for April to June 2008】 |
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The
increasing popularity of Korea was one contributing factor to
favorable bookings to Asian destinations. |
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Another
element contributing to the increase in bookings for Asian
destinations was the upsurge in package tours using chartered
flights out of Haneda Airport. |
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Bookings
from June onwards are performing better than those for the
same period last year to Guam and Saipan as a result of
increased flights into Guam. |
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China
is performing badly and will be an area to keep a close eye on
in the months ahead. |
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Travel
in April is down due to the poor string of holidays over
Golden Week this year; however, bookings for May to
neighboring destinations are performing
strongly. |
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The
increase in value of the yen should bring back demand for
overseas travel. |
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