Tokyo, July 06: The number of Japanese travelling overseas will probably rise 30 percent during the July-August travel season as concern about SARS fades and an economic recovery boosts demand, according to a survey from JTB Corp.
The number of people planning to take overseas trips will probably total 2.45 million between July 15 and Aug 31, compared with the 1.88 million a year earlier, Japan`s biggest travel agency said. Domestic travel may rise 1 percent to 74.2 million, bringing the total number of travelers to 76.7 million, up 1.7 percent from a year earlier.
Traffic has rebounded since the SARS outbreak last year put people off traveling to China, Hong Kong and other affected regions. A gain in consumer sentiment is also helping boost sales for overseas trips at Japan airlines and all Nippon airway, the country`s two largest carriers.
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