Hotel Guests in Japan At Record Low in 2021

The number of people who stayed at hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan hit a record low in 2021 for the second straight year, The Japan Times reported citing government data, as the coronavirus pandemic led to prolonged border controls and a slowdown in the recovery of domestic travel demand.

The cumulative total of guests at hotels and inns was 315.75 million, down 4.8% from 2020 and 47% from 2019, according to preliminary data recently released by the Japan Tourism Agency. The figure, which includes people who may have been counted twice or more, is the lowest since comparable data became available in 2011.

Read the full report: The Japan Times

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.