*JATA makes much of trilateral tourism tie-ups among Japan, China and Korea

Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) held the 49th annual assembly on June 14, when JATA Chairman Koji Shinmachi said at his opening remarks, "In the dynamic time today, the movement toward a tourism country is one of the major national policies. It is crucial for everybody in the travel industry to understand missions the travel industry must accomplish in simultaneous efforts to improve overseas, domestic and foreigner-inbound travels."

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*JATA makes much of trilateral tourism tie-ups among Japan, China and Korea
+Tourism industry is now on track for growth under overall economic recovery
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*Qantas coexists with Jet Star in the Japanese market
*HIS to revise its midterm financial outlook upward
*Vladivostok Air hopes to serve scheduled flights for Kitakyushu
*New Caledonia can be a destination to benefit travel companies
*The Kansai second runway will open on August 2 next year
*JAL to increase Class J seats on B777 for domestic flights
*JAL air transport result for April 2006
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