While it is difficult to study abroad or study abroad due to the influence of the new coronavirus, travel agencies are strengthening sales of products that enable international exchange online, such as connecting school classrooms and overseas people by video conferencing. There is also a movement to do.
Of these, JTB, a major travel agency, is focusing on products that allow online interaction with overseas universities and homes for schools such as junior high schools and high schools, and currently interacts with 20 countries and regions. We sell 85 programs.
Using this program, at Matsudo Junior High School, a specialized university in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, about 150 third-year students connected with four Asian countries such as Singapore and the Philippines and exchanged in English.
Under the theme of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals = "SDGs," the students learned about the current state of waste recycling and water treatment in each country, and stood in front of Mike to ask questions in English.
At this junior high school, school trips to the United States and exchange meetings with international students have also been canceled.
A boy student who participated in the online exchange said, "I was happy because I was interested in talking to people from overseas, and one day I became more motivated to go there."
Mr. Toshitaka Flood of JTB Corporate Business Headquarters said, "There is nothing better than the real thing, but it is popular because you can interact with many countries in a short period of time. I would like to develop a program that meets the needs of the school." I did.
In the travel industry, "Nippon Travel Agency" has also started selling products for students who can exchange internationally online, and while travel sales are declining due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the development of new services is active.