JTB, the largest travel industry, posted a profit of 6.7 billion yen in the final profit for the six months until September due to the recording of profit from the sale of the head office building.
According to the group's financial results for the six months to September, which was announced by JTB on the 19th, sales increased by 38% from the same period last year to 179.8 billion yen.
This is due to the fact that we have conducted new businesses such as online training that has spread among companies since the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
In addition to reducing costs by reducing the number of stores and employees, the company posted extraordinary profit of about 30 billion yen, including the profit from selling the head office building in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, resulting in a net profit of 6.7 billion yen. We secured a surplus by turning from a deficit of 78.1 billion yen at the same time last year.
JTB President Eijiro Yamakita announced at a press conference that he would be able to secure a surplus even in the one-year financial results until March next year, and plans to resume hiring new graduates for the first time in two years since joining the company in April next year. Was shown.
President Yamakita said, "We still cannot foresee, but we believe that the demand for domestic travel will recover as vaccination progresses. We will continue to promote reforms such as expanding businesses other than travel." I did.