{"id":402,"date":"2019-02-22T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T03:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiaadvisory.co\/?p=402"},"modified":"2019-02-22T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T03:51:14","slug":"visitors-to-japan-hit-the-record-high-in-2018-but-forgo-shopping-sprees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiaadvisory.co\/visitors-to-japan-hit-the-record-high-in-2018-but-forgo-shopping-sprees\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors to Japan hit the record high in 2018 but forgo shopping sprees"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tourism competition is heating up across Asia and it’s not just because of geopolitics. Japan had a record high of 31.19 million visitors in 2018 despite natural disasters and airport shutdowns. However, the level of annual growth is slowing, from 17.8% to 8.7% in 2018. Additionally, Chinese shoppers are becoming more frugal with their spending and have been overtaken by Australia as Japan’s top-spending visitors. Companies are now trying to attract foreigners through experience-based services vs buying luxury items. We are already seeing this trend emerging in Australia.\n\nLinkedIn: Visitors to Japan hit the record high in 2018 but forgo shopping sprees<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"