GOTHENBURG, SWEEDEN, April 25, 2014 (Press-News.org) ArrivalGuides has signed a partnership agreement with Knowledge Travel Partners, Japan's first foreign tourism consultants, to attract more Japanese DMOs to join the ArrivalGuides network and make information about their destination available for the over 50 million travelers who actively use the ArrivalGuides destination content through the 260 travel partners in the ArrivalGuides network.
The first Japanese destination, Matsuyama, went live in the network on April 23rd. This is a co-operation between ArrivalGuides and the Tourism and International Exchange section of Matsuyama City.
In 2013 Japan was the 5th largest outbound travel market, when it comes to spending. Knowledge Travel Partners will also invite Japanese travel operators to be part of the ArrivalGuides network, in order to access up-to-date destination information for over 540 destinations globally.
About ArrivalGuides
ArrivalGuides is the global leader in supplying B2B destination content solutions to the travel industry. Over 260 travel companies use the information to increase their online business offering. In 2014 ArrivalGuides launched ArrivalTV and ArrivalTickets to further increase the destination content offered. ArrivalGuides provide updated information for over 540 destinations, in various languages. ArrivalGuides has created a unique network of information sourced and updated directly by the official tourist bureaus. ArrivalGuides head office is in Gothenburg, Sweden, with sales offices in Germany, Italy and the US.
About Knowledge Travel Partners
Knowledge Travel Partners (short name 'Natora') consults to the hospitality, retail and wholesale sectors in Japan, offering tailored solutions for marketing, communications strategies and implementation. Natora introduces the best practices and services of the global travel industry to extend the reach of Japan's inbound tourism. Natora's clients include local governments, public organizations, and private sector businesses.
For more information, please contact:
Magnus Aideborn, CEO ArrivalGuides
magnus.aideborn@arrivalguides.com, +46 (0)76 852 66 44
Robert Scott, Managing Partner Knowledge Travel Partners/Natora
robert@natora.jp, +61 (0) 413 363 135
ArrivalGuides and Knowledge Travel Partners signs agreement to open up Japanese destinations on global scale
In the build up for the summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 the Japanese National Tourist Board is investing large funds to promote Japan for foreign tourism. The city tourist bureaus (DMOs) in Japan have traditionally struggled in this area.
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[Press-News.org] ArrivalGuides and Knowledge Travel Partners signs agreement to open up Japanese destinations on global scaleIn the build up for the summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 the Japanese National Tourist Board is investing large funds to promote Japan for foreign tourism. The city tourist bureaus (DMOs) in Japan have traditionally struggled in this area.