*JTB forecasts the most-ever Japanese will go abroad during this GW

JTB released a travel forecast for this Golden Week (April 26 to May 6), reporting that the number of Japanese overseas travelers will be up 3.9% to 565,000 approximately compared to a year ago. It is the most-ever Japanese overseas travelers during GW, more than 564,000 overseas travelers during the GW 2000.
JTB also forecasts that the number of domestic travelers during the period may reach 21.34 million, 0.6% more than a year ago. The forecast represents the second most domestic travelers during GW, following theGW in 2001.

This Week Headline
*JTB forecasts the most-ever Japanese will go abroad during this GW
*Japanese departures grew as a whole but reduced locally
+Gimpo charter flights allowed Haneda to grow Japanese departures
*AAL hopes to increase business demand on its KIX-Dallas flights
+Moving to 2 PTB at Narita will give AAL big merits
*ACA tries to exploit new markets for stable demand through a year
*Kansai operates the most-ever international flights this summer
*Centrair targets more than 12 million passengers for FY2006
*Centrair resulted in year-on-year reduction of passengers first time
*ANA launches a strategic research institute to develop intellectual property
*JAL extends code shares with HainanAirlines