*JTB is establishing a sales site for world entertainment tickets

JTB recently revealed that it will launch an "integrated entertainment website" dealing with entertainment tickets worldwide in the near future to meet higher needs for musical, opera or sports overseas among baby boomer generation particularly. As the first step for the business challenge, JTB has tied up with Ticket Master, the largest ticket sales company in the U.S., to start selling ticketsof entertainment shows in Las Vegas or Major League Baseball games in this coming December. In addition, within next one year, JTB hopes to begin selling entertainment tickets in Europe, such as operaor concert, in cooperation with ticket sellers of Europe.

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*JTB is establishing a sales site for world entertainment tickets
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