Published on : Thursday, April 19, 2018
“Japan remains one of the top travel destinations in the world,” said Jonathan Mills, managing director of RCI Asia Pacific and DAE Global. “We are delighted to welcome these five resorts to the RCI Weeks program, adding to the wealth of exchange options we offer in Japan. This addition brings RCI’s network in Japan to a current total of 21 affiliated resorts.”
According to statistics provided by JTB Tourism Research & Consulting, Japan welcomed a record of 28.7 million tourist arrivals in 2017, surpassing the total number of visitors in 2016 by 19 percent and keeping on track for the Japanese government’s target to boost the number of visitors to 40 million in 2020.
While traditionally popular destinations like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka continue to be tourist favourites, efforts have been put in by the government to attract more international tourists to other prefectures. “An affiliation with RCI therefore establishes a mutually beneficial relationship for both parties – it will bring more international tourists to these beautiful destinations and resorts, and at the same time underscores RCI’s commitment to grow its vacation exchange network offerings for its members,” said Mills.
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