*Active America was joined by more than 40 buyers from Japan

The 15th Active America Travel Summit started in Montreal, Quebec on April 12, joined by more than 40 buyers from Japan and more than 70 suppliers from the U.S. and Canada. It was the largest-scale ever in its history. Tourism Montreal President and CEO Charles Lapointe said at an opening event, "Active America is an event to introducetourist attractions of both America and Canada to Japan. I believe it is a good chance for Japanese buyers to know about the two different tourist destinations better."

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*Active America was joined by more than 40 buyers from Japan
+Japanese buyers look for post-Maple Route products
*More than 6 million foreigners visited Japan in 2005
*Jetstar will commence daily Kansai flight service from next March
*Chinese carriers will possibly join Star Alliance soon
*ANA will contract check-in procedures at Narita for SQ and TG
*JAL air transport result for February 2006
*Narita forecasts the most-ever passengers during this GW
*Kansai enjoyed 4% increase of passengers for March