Nihon Travel Co., Ltd. Nihon Travel Co., Ltd. and Jiji Glocal Services conclude a collaboration agreement

[Nihon Travel Co., Ltd.] Nihon Travel Co., Ltd. and Jiji Glocal Services conclude collaboration agreement ​
Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. Press release: May 14, 2025 Nihon Travel and Jiji Glocal Services conclude collaboration agreement ～Utilizing the power of tourism and information to aim to solve social issues faced by the region～
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4858/923/4858-923-44be559d09d3fd86f86e4ab5285f731f-640×108.jpg Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Etsumitsu Kotani, hereinafter referred to as Nihon Travel) and Jiji Glocal Services Co., Ltd. (Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture, President and CEO: Ichiro Sugimoto, hereinafter referred to as JPGS) have entered into a collaboration agreement with the purpose of leveraging the management resources and know-how of both companies and mutually collaborating to develop their business in order to resolve social issues faced by the region. ＜Background＞ The region faces a wide range of challenges, including a declining and aging population, a lack of people to take part in local activities, and an increase in vacant homes. As a “customer and local solution company group” that goes beyond the boundaries of the travel industry and realizes the value sought by customers, Nippon Travel is working to resolve local social issues. JPGS does not only create demand by promoting existing regional characteristics, but also promotes initiatives to “solve issues for the sustainable development of local areas” based on the idea that “tourism and demand are created.” By leveraging the strengths of both companies, we aim to create tourism demand and strengthen information dissemination.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4858/923/4858-923-a7a70a5c5ae971d6549fcb01a2cba4d4-1024×768.jpg From left: Etsumitsu Kotani, President and Representative Director of Nihon Travel Co., Ltd., Ichiro Sugimoto, President and Representative Director of Jiji Glocal Services ＜Main contents of the collaboration agreement＞ (1) Matters related to efforts to solve local social issues and create value (2) Matters related to initiatives that contribute to regional sustainability (3) Matters related to initiatives
contributing to regional collaboration DMO in the Isumi region of Chiba Prefecture (4) Contribute to solving specific regional issues such as “vacant houses”, “transportation vacant land”, “population decline”, etc. (5) Information dissemination (6) Other matters related to the efforts necessary to achieve the purpose of this agreement The two companies will use this initiative in this region as an
opportunity to expand across the country and contribute to solving regional social issues.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4858/923/4858-923-4719a1ea364513badd768e48ef8078b2-301×195.jpg “Being a partner in solving local social issues” Founded in 1905, Nihon Travel is Japan’s oldest comprehensive travel agency. For the past 120 years, we have placed tourism at the core of our business, and through “travel” we have sought to satisfy our many customers and help them create a rich and colorful life. Without changing the corporate attitude of being close to customers that we have cultivated in the travel industry, we will evolve into a “customer and local solution company group” that creates new value by co-creating business with our alliance partners and contributing to solving local social issues.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/4858/923/4858-923-1fe162b367959beb2dab9689b959a8b4-640×108.jpg “Creation and creation of tourism demand” Jiji Glocal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jiji Press Co., Ltd. (head office: Ginza, Chuo-ku), has concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with two cities and two towns in the Sotobo-Isumi region of Chiba Prefecture (Katsuura City, Isumi City, Otaki Town, and Onjuku Town) with the aim of “revitalizing the region through tourism and solving various regional issues.” In addition, in collaboration with Chiba Prefecture, we aim to “create and create tourism demand” by utilizing local tourism resources, and are working to create a sustainable region by increasing the number of domestic and foreign tourists and promoting consumption. We are promoting a strategy to proactively incorporate private sector solutions to address the common issues of the two cities and towns, such as population decline, vacant house issues, and improvements to local transportation and access transportation. It was registered as a registered DMO with the Japan Tourism Agency on March 25th of this year as Chiba Prefecture’s first regional cooperation DMO. (Registration number 20199) *1 Regional cooperation DMO https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/seisaku_seido/dmo/dmotoha.html