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East Japan Railway Company (President & CEO: Tetsuro Tomita, Headquarters: Minato City, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "JR East Japan") and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Yoshiharu Ueki, Headquarters: Shinagawa City, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "JAL"),In order to strengthen efforts to increase the number of travelers visiting Japan and to work towards Japan’s goal of becoming a tourism-oriented nation, the two parties have agreed to jointly operate a travel agency in Taiwan through their respective group companies.
JR East Japan Railway Company and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. collaborate. (Photo provided by Creation Travel)
The VIEW TRAVEL SERVICE, a member of the JR East Japan Group, will acquire 49% of the shares in "Creation Travel Service Co., Ltd." (hereinafter referred to as "CTT"), a Taiwanese subsidiary of JALPAK, a company under the JAL Group, and jointly manage the business. To realize the concept of "Establishing roots in the region, expanding toward the world" announced in the "Group Management Vision 50 Moving Forward", the JR East Japan Group aims to strengthen its partnership with the JAL Group through investment in CTT, and to work towards further expanding the flow of people by introducing new railway tour products in the Taiwanese market.
The JR East Japan Group and JAL Group leverage their respective strengths on "land" and "air" to develop new sightseeing spots. (Photo provided by Creation Travel)
The Asian region is expected to see continued growth in the number of travelers visiting Japan in the future. The JAL Group will leverage its extensive international flight network to attract more travelers from this region and further strengthen cooperation with the JR East Japan Group,enhancing the valueof individualized Japanese travel products.
JR East Japan Railway Company and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. collaborate. (Photo provided by Creation Travel)
Due to this collaboration,the JR East Japan Group and JAL Group will utilize their respective strengths in "land" and "air" to develop new travel products, and from a medium- to long-term perspective,will set the development of travelers from Asia visiting Japan as a challenge, with CTT as the base.
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