| JATA Independent
Surveys |
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| Results for July to September 2010 and Status of Bookings for October to December (Seven Package Tour Travel Agencies) |
| Headline
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| [Actual Results for July to September 2010] |
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Total bookings for September fell short of figures for the same period in the previous year for all destinations as a result of the lack of a long string of consecutive holidays compared to the year before. |
| All
Destinations |
96.8% (July), 97.6% (August), 82.6% (September) | |
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Bookings for America/Canada recovered significantly over July and August following reprieve from the effects of the influenza epidemic the previous year. |
| America/Canada |
209.3% (July), 145.8% (August), 99.2% (September) | |
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Bookings for Thailand over July, August and September fell well short of numbers for the same period in the previous year due to continuing political unrest in the region. |
| Thailand |
39.2 % (July), 43.0% (August), 42.0% (September) |
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year] | | |
| [Status of Bookings for October to December 2010] |
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Total bookings for November and December are up on figures from last year for all destinations. |
| All
Destinations |
93.9% (October), 119.0% (November), 105.9% (December) | |
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Destinations up by approximately 20% or more for both November and December |
| America/Canada |
166.1% (November), 132.3% (December) |
| Korea |
122.3% (November), 125.1% (December) |
| Taiwan |
149.1% (November), 140.2% (December) |
| [Compared with results for the same
period the previous
year] | | |
Overseas Package Tour Results and Status of
Bookings
by Destination (Seven Package Tour Travel
Agencies) |
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| - Summary of Reports from each Travel Agent
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[Actual Results for July to September 2010]
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Bookings for America/Canada recovered following reprieve from the effects of the influenza epidemic the previous year. |
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There was a dramatic fall in demand for travel to Thailand due to the continuing political unrest in the region. |
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Demand for travel in the family segment is recovering. |
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European destinations performed strongly on the back of the strong yen. |
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[Status of Bookings for October to December 2010]
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Bookings are up compared to the previous year with the exception of Thailand and China. |
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Bookings for China have slowed since tensions increased over issues concerning the Senkaku Islands. |
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Bookings for Hawaii and Taiwan departing from Haneda Airport are performing strongly. |
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New international flights from Haneda Airport are still in a trial and error stage. |
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| - Notes regarding this survey
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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 seven package tour travel agencies.
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●Surveyed Companies
JTB Corp., Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd., Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd., Hankyu Express International Co., Ltd., Jalpak Co., Ltd., ANA Sales Co., Ltd. H.I.S Co., Ltd.
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Note: ANA Sales Co., Ltd. does not market products for America/Canada, Guam, Saipan and Oceania and therefore are not included in the results.
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