Japan in Apr-2021, a decline of 99.6% compared to Apr-2019. Japanese overseas travellers declined 97.8% to 35,900 in Apr-2021. [more - original PR]
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RIYADH: Prior to the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Japan had witnessed a surge in the number of tourists from Saudi Arabia, and the country’s tourism board is keen to revitalize this once international travel resumes on May 17.
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), a total of 11,152 Saudi tourists visited the East Asian country in 2019, a year-on-year surge of 50.6 percent.
However, due to global travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic, Tomoko Kikuchi, executive director of the JNTO’s Dubai Preparation Office, told Arab News the numbers declined rapidly last year.
“Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, the number decreased more than 90 percent in 2020. We do not expect it to recover soon, but we hope to return to 2019 levels at the soonest,” she said.
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Volatility generated by Covid-19 means it is unlikely Thais and Japanese will be visiting each other s countries any time soon
published : 5 May 2021 at 05:00
4 Women in traditional outfits visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 25, 2021, during the first day of a new Covid-19 state of emergency covering the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo regions. (AFP photo)
Thailand and Japan have had a strong bond in tourism exchange for years in 2019, 1.3 million Thais travelled to Japan and 1.8 million Japanese tourists visited Thailand but due to the volatility generated by the pandemic in both countries, there are good reasons to believe those good old days will not likely return within this year.