Training is being held for domestic travel agencies to learn about the latest developments in popular overseas tourist destinations in order to prepare for the resumption of overseas travel, where demand has almost disappeared due to the effects of the new coronavirus. ..
This training is held online by the Japan Association of Travel Agents, which is made by travel agencies nationwide, for domestic travel agencies in a four-day schedule.
On the 4th of the 3rd day, after arriving at the site on the condition that the person in charge of the organization corresponding to the US Tourism Board has confirmed negative for travelers from Japan before departure in Hawaii. He introduced that there is no need to quarantine the area and that the Alaska cruise, where you can see glaciers, has resumed operation.
In the training, government tourism offices and embassies in more than 20 countries will explain the latest situation in the area.
The association expects that overseas travel from Japan will resume in stages from around January next year, but it will take about half a year for a travel agency to make a tour, considering the arrangements of local hotels and guides, so from now on. It means that you need to prepare.
Jungo Kikuma, chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents, said, "Corona has changed the world's tourism situation. Even though I traveled abroad, the mechanism was different and it was not interesting. I want to learn and create a trip that customers can enjoy. "