Director Paul Saito
- 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. 2-3, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku |
| City: | Tokyo |
| Postal Code: | 100-0011 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Telephone: | +81.3.3597.9451 |
| Fax: | +81.3.3597.9271 |
| Email: | dscvrtyo@cc.mbn.jp |
Description of Market
Travel Industry Facts & Figures
Total # of Travel Agencies: 10,684 locations
IATA - 573 locations
NON-IATA - 10,111
# of home-based agencies: None
Major Leisure Agencies: JTB Corp. (LOOK JTB), H.I.S. Co., Ltd. (IMPRESSO / CIAO), Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., LTD.. (HOLIDAY), Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
(MACH), Jalpak Co., Ltd (JALPAK), ANA Sales Co., Ltd. (HALLO TOUR), Hankyu Travel Int'l Co., Ltd - ex Hankyu Express Int'l (TRAPICS)
Major Corporate Agencies: Toyota Tourist, Yamaha Travel Service, Fujitsu Travelance, Honda Tourist, Sony Travel, NEC Tourist, Canon Tours, Summit Air Services (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
Major Tour Operators and Consolidators: Major Tour Operators - JTB World Vacations (Operator of LOOK JTB and owned by JTB Major Consolidators - Travel Plaza Int'l (owned by JTB), United Tours ( owned by Kinki Nippon Tourist)
Internet Usage
- % of population using the Internet: In late 2008, about 75% (or over 90,000,000) Japanese were using the internet including mobile phone...reported by Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Communications
- % of population booking travel via Internet: About 5%
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Local Time: 9:11 PM |
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