Seank is Japan's most popular overseas destination for 2021

According to major Japanese travel agency H.I., TOKYO South Korea's capital Seoul is the most popular overseas destination for people in Japan for the upcoming year-end and New Year holidays. H.I. The popular destination ranking was announced on 25 November by S. Hawaii's Honolulu, the most popular destination last year, came in second place in the new ranking. Seoul, which was fourth place last year, has topped the list for the first time since 2011 for the first time since 2011.

The ranking was based on tickets that H.I. S. sold for international flights departing between Dec. 24, 2022 and Jan. 3, 2023, as well as its package tours over those dates. Destinations close to Japan have been popular due to soaring fuel surcharges and weak Japanese yen, according to the company.

There is an increase in the number of flights between Japan and South Korea, easing entry restrictions and other factors that have made travel convenient are factors behind Seoul's popularity. Many of the top 10 destinations are located in the Asia region, with Bangkok in Thailand in third place, Busan in South Korea in fourth place and the U.S. territory of Guam in fifth place.

The number of travel bookings for the year-end and New Year holidays is 19 times higher than in the same period a year ago. The figure is still only about 20% of that recorded in pre-pandemic 2019, H.I. S. said that demand for overseas travel is gradually recovering, while popular destinations such as Hawaii and Europe have moved down in the rankings due to the weakening of the yen. S.'s 10 most popular overseas destinations for the year-end and New Year holidays are as follows :