2023/08/30 / Last updated : 2023/08/30 東京支店 blog

JAPANESE TOURISM AGENCIES INTERVIEWED CHINESE AGENCIES REGARDING CANCELLATION REQUEST OF TOURS TO JAPAN

Last week it was announced that group travel bans to Japan have been lifted by the Chinese Government. Travel agencies in China have been preparing for the sudden rush of bookings. However with the recent news about discharging treated water in the ocean, it may come to a halt.

The Japan Tourism Agency interviewed local travel agencies through the Japan National Tourism Organization regarding the trend of China’s growing opposition to the release of treated water from the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the sea. On the 29th, it became clear that there were some cancellation requests.

According to an interview survey, some travel agents answered that they received inquiries from customers about cancellation requests and concerns about eating and drinking in Japan until the 28th . was in However, there are cases where there are no inquiries depending on the company, and the number of inquiries is not many.