Tourism Inbound tourist spending exceeding pre-pandemic levels

thomas · 20 Oct 2023

We need to get used to the fact that Japan has become a cheap travel destination!

Inbound tourists spent 1.39 trillion JPY (USD 9.28 billion) between July and September, an increase of 17.7 per cent compared with the same period in 2019, according to the data released by the Tourism Agency on 18 October. Chinese tourists spent the most at 282.7 billion JPY, or 20.3 per cent of the total, followed by visitors from Taiwan at 204.6 billion JPY and those from South Korea at 195.5 billion JPY. Average spending per visitor was 210,810 JPY, up 29.4 per cent, exceeding the government's goal of 200,000 JPY by 2025.

Japan is on track to achieve its goal of 5 trillion yen in total annual tourist spending. In September, 2,184,300 tourists visited Japan, 96.1 per cent of the number for the same month in 2019, according to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization on 18 October. The figure exceeded 2 million for the fourth consecutive month, highlighting the rapid rebound in the tourism sector. Chinese tourist numbers, the dominant group in the pre-pandemic period, haven't fully recovered, with 325,600 visitors in September, only 39.8 per cent of the same month in 2019.

Inbound tourist spending tops pre-pandemic level for 1st time | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

mdchachi · 20 Oct 2023

That works well for me

nice gaijin · 20 Oct 2023

I'm here for it, now we just need to cut down on the cost and time needed to travel there!

Tourism Inbound tourist spending exceeding pre-pandemic levels

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