Industry gathers to offer support to Japan
The Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) Sydney office has held an industry briefing and discussion session focusing on steps that can be taken to assist the post-earthquake recovery of the Japanese tourism sector.
The session was aimed at sharing updated information and ideas for counter-measures to declining tourism in Japan post-earthquake.
The consensus of those present was that restoring consumer confidence in the destination was a priority.
Yukio Yamashita, executive director of JNTO Sydney, said, “Japan is often referred to as the land of the rising sun. In any case, Japan will recover from the current difficulties and soon a new bright sun will shine upon it again.”
Useful information provided during the session, listed here, can be found on JNTO’s website:
http://jnto.org.au/informations/index.html?id=488
– The majority of tourist areas throughout Japan are not affected by the earthquake and tsunami, are operating as normal and have received no disruptions to infrastructure. They do not pose any obstruction to tourism.
– Radiation levels outside the evacuation zone are of permissible levels and have no health risk to humans.
– Statements from United Nations Organisations, such as ICAO, WTO and UNWTO were introduced showing that there are no health or transportation safety hazards for travel to Japan.
– All bullet train services are operating as normal, except for a section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line, which is expected to resume normal operation later in April.
– As of March 29, all scheduled power outages in Japan have been cancelled.
– More detailed information, travel advisories and updates on the situation in Japan are available to the industry and the general public through the “Japan Travel Updates” on JNTO Sydney’s website: http://www.jnto.org.au
Ian Jarrett
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