Interpark Sees 1268% YoY Increase in Overseas Flight Ticket Buyers... "Half Are Traveling to Japan"

Osaka, Japan. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Interpark's overseas flight ticket sales surged again in November.

According to Interpark on the 22nd, the number of people who purchased international flight tickets on Interpark in November increased by 1268% compared to the same period last year and by 10% compared to the previous month.

This is 14% higher than the same month in 2019, before COVID-19. It is analyzed that the pent-up demand for overseas travel over the past two years is rapidly increasing, coinciding with the winter travel season.

Looking at the ranking of popular routes, 1st place is Osaka (16.8%), 2nd place Narita (12.7%), and 3rd place Fukuoka (12.6%), with all top three being Japanese cities.

4th place is Bangkok, Thailand (6.3%), followed by 5th place Sapporo (3.7%). Including 9th place Okinawa (2.1%), five Japanese cities account for a total of 47.9%, nearly half. This is interpreted as being influenced by the Japanese government's allowance of visa-free independent travel since October 11 and the weak yen.

Outside Japan, warm-weather Southeast Asian destinations such as 6th place Da Nang, Vietnam (3.5%), 7th place Guam, USA (3.1%), 8th place Cebu, Philippines (2.2%), and 10th place Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (2.0%) appeared frequently in the top 10.

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