*CTC proposes charms ofnature on the outskirts of cities

Simon Pitt, Managing Director of Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Japan, who was just inaugurated as a new leader for tourism promotion in the Japanese market, said at an interview with the Wing Aviation Press that CTC will propose nature and soft adventures on the outskirtsof cities as new Canadian tourism attractions to the Japanese market. Recognizing that the tourist demand from Japan to Canada is recovering well, he also revealed that CTC aims to increase Japanese visitors to Canada to 500,000 annually in 2005, which is the almost same numbers as those in 2000.

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*CTC proposes charms of nature on the outskirts of cities
+New CTC Chairman will visit Japan in this coming November
*VISIT USA hopes to open a promotional event in Nagoya next year
*American Airlines will first fly into Nagoya
*JAL will offer more charter flights for the second half of FY2004
*ANA serves real time TV and radio programs on board
*JAL and ANA are more serious about rise of domestic airfares
*Kansai still suffered lower domestic flight demand
*JAL is looking for new small airplane for higher frequent operations

*Club Tourism to establish "World Heritage College" a few years later

Club Tourism Co. recently revealed that it aims to establish "World Heritage College" a few years later, taking advantage of the new administrative deregulation that a private corporate can launch and manage a college in "a special district." It will be the first travel company to try to launch a college in Japan.

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*Club Tourism to establish "World Heritage College" a few years later
*Egypt exploits new markets of Japan
+ Tourism Minister promises to protect international tourists
*NWA imposes commissions on all paper tickets
*ANA aims to raise e-ticket up to 50% of the whole by the end of FY2005
*JAL begins offering "JAL SkyOnline" in this coming December
*ANA selects Trent 1000 for its Boeing 7E7
*The rise of oil price forces JAL to require additional cost reduction
*Chinese carriers reorganize flights for Kansai and Fukuoka
*Narita will open a new satellite onNovember 25

*Lufthansa will offer daily flight services on its Nagoya-Frankfurt route

Lufthansa German Airlines (DLH) announced on October 7 that it will increaseflights on its Nagoya-Frankfurt route from five flights weekly today to seven flights weekly from February 17, when Central Japan International Airport opens. Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice Presidentof DLH said, "We have decided to increase our Nagoya flights to strengthen our position further as a top European airline in the Japanese market." At the same time, DLH intends to expand a flight network on domestic routes in Japan by providing code-sharingflights with ANA, one of the Star Alliance partners.

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*Lufthansa will offer daily flight services on its Nagoya-Frankfurt route
*Lufthansa will provide "ultimate tastes" on board
*Tourism Malaysia proposes new tourist attractions
*The Andalucia tourism mission visited Japan to introduce tourist attractions
*ANA President: "We strongly hope to make a profit on the international flight business."
*Qantas improves in-flight services with the latest A330-300
*THA will offer daily flight services on its Nagoya-Bangkok route
*JAL air transport result for August2004
*JAL begins operating B747-400 freighter

*TIA expects to use a new tourism budget for the Japanese market

Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) President & CEO William S. Norman, who visited Japan for "See America Week" in Japan, said at a news conference in Tokyo on September 21, "The U.S. federal budget for tourism promotion was consequently reduced to$6 million from originally $50 million in the last fiscal year and it was used for the U.K. market only. In this
fiscal year, a top priority country for a new budget for tourism promotion will be Japan, the second largest tourist market for America. If a new budget is passed, we intend to use it for promotional activities for the Japanese market."

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*TIA expects to use a new tourism budget for the Japanese market
*Nikko Travel ties up with Euro Shipping to build a cruise ship
*UAL is considering flying to Asia beyond Nagoya
*OTA becomes a sales agent for AVIS in the Japanese market
*Qatar Airways will fly into Kansai next April
*ANA aims at further paperless ticketing on its domestic flights
*JAL air transport result for July 2004
*Kansai still suffered from low domestic flight demand in August
*Domestic flight passengers were down for three consecutive months