No. of Golden Week holidaymakers to drop 6.9% as inflation bites

The number of holidaymakers traveling domestically in Japan and abroad in the upcoming Golden Week holiday period starting late April is expected to drop 6.9 percent from a year earlier to 23.45 million due largely to rising living costs, according to a major travel agency.Although traveler numbers increased in recent years after the coronavirus pandemic, there is also a growing trend of holidaymakers opting to avoid crowds and taking their vacations outside Golden Week, which falls between April 26 and May 6 this year, JTB Corp. said.The number of travelers will likely remain at around 90 …READ FULL ARTICLE