‘High-Value Guests’ May be Key to Sustainable Tourism; Big Spenders More Easily Accommodated than Big Crowds

By Shingo Sugime
17:42 JST,
March 28, 2025
The number of visitors to Japan in 2024 was 36.87 million, nearly 5 million more than the 31.88 million who visited in 2019. Spending by tourists also reached a record high of ¥8.1 trillion, up from ¥4.8 trillion in 2019. While the strong performance of the tourism sector is clear, issues that have ...
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