JTB Foundation Forecasts Steady Growth

Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) Foundation is forecasting a 2.7
per cent growth in outbound demand this year to 17.4 million travellers, based
on a full-year 2011 estimated result of 16.95 million.



For inbound, it is forecasting a 26.5 per cent
increase in arrivals to Japan
to 7.9 million this year, although this is still way below the peak in 2010 of
8.61 million.



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