Japan
Director
Paul Saito
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Discover the World Marketing since 1985
- Winner of three Discover Awards, one in 1995, 1998 and in 2003. This is the most prestigious award made to a Discover director for excellence in sales, business and creative marketing, and for exemplifying the Discover Spirit. The only Discover director to have won this award twice. - Travel industry since 1964
- Regional Sales Manager, Asia, for Republic Airlines
- Regional Sales Manager, Far East, Hughes Airwest
- District Sales Manager, Japan, with Aloha Airlines
- Sales Representative for Yusen Air & Sea Service
- Culinary apprentice training
- Hotel business operational procedures training at St. Paul's University
Contact details
| Address: |
Hibiya Kokusai Bldg. |
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| City: | Tokyo | |
| Postal code: | 100-0011 | |
| Country: | Japan | |
| Telephone: | +81.3.3597.9451 | |
| Fax: | +81.3.3597.9271 | |
| Email: | dscvrtyo@cc.mbn.or.jp |
Description of Market
Travel Industry Facts & Figures
| # of Travel Agents: |
IATA: 253 Travel Agents (508 locations) - as of July 7, 2012 Npn-IATA: About 10,000 Travel Agents - as of July, 2012 |
| Major Travel Companies: | Corporate:Toyota Tourist, Yamaha Travel Service, Fujitsu Travelance, Honda Tourist, Sony Travel, NEC Tourist, Canon Tours, Summit Air Service (Sumitomo Group), MHI Tourist (Mitsubishi Group), Business Trip Int'l (Mitsubishi Group), Yusen Travel (Mitsubishi Group), M.O. Tourist (Mitsui Group), Nittetsu Travel (Nippon Steel), JFE Travel (JFE Steel), Bridgestone Business Service (Bridgestone Tyre), JTB Business Travel Solutions, NTA Amex |
| Leisure:JTB Bureau, H.I.S., Kinki Nippon Tourist, Nippon Travel Agency, Jalpak, ANA Sales, Hankyu Express Int'l, R&C Tours | |
| Consolidators: Travel Plan International, United tours, World Travel System, Overseas Travel Agency, Kronos International, F-Ness. | |
| Tour Operators:Kuoni Travel, Miki Tourist, Gullivers Travel Agency | |
| GDS Market Share |
AXESS (JL) / 21,707 terminals / 49% (revenue) INFINI (NH) / 20,100 terminals / 29% (revenue) Galileo Japan / 13,000 terminals / 9% (revenue) Worldspan / 4,000 terminals / 7% 8revenue) Amadeus / 15,000 terminals / 5% (revenue) SABRE / 240 terminals / 1% (revenue) |
| Sources for Trip Planning: |
Travel Agent: 90% Internet: 10% |
| Traveler Mix: |
Leisure: 64.3% Honeymoon: 2.6% VFR: 6.7% Corporate: 14.4% Study: 2.1% Meetings: 2.1% Student: 1.5% Others: 4.7% Source of INFO: JTB Report 2009 |
| Major Trade Shows: |
JATA Travel Fair: 2 day for travel trade only, and 2 days for consumer & travel trade. |
| Travel Media Sources |
Travel Journal 4C Full Page ad rate: 577,500 Travel Vision Top Banner ad: JPY231,000 (7 days) Travel Vision e-direct mail (html): JPY420,000 |
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