*JTB will continue launching new companies to meet diversified market demands

JTB President Takashi Sasaki said of the complete company split-up from April 2006 at an interview with the Wing Travel Weekly, "I think there will still be gaps between market demands and 175 companies ofJTB Group, which will completely be span off on April 1 2006. To fill the gaps, JTB Group will expand its businesses by launching new companies or purchasing different companies if necessary." JTB Group should be an active organization to create around 10 new companies a year, he added.

Citing an example, Sasaki said, "If JTB Ground Tour & Service, a new company for total services to senior customers particularly, succeeds in Tokyo, the same kind of companies can be launched in other major cities." Also he indicated that JTB Group may launch a specialty company for space travel when the business scale expandsto some extent.

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