Registration for ABTA’s Travel Convention, taking place in Tokyo from October 7 to 9, is now open.
The three-day event will be held at the Prince Hotels & Resorts, Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, which is directly connected to the International Convention Center Pamir, where the business sessions will take place.
All delegates will stay at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, which is centrally located in Tokyo with direct access to Haneda International Airport, Shinkansen (Bullet Train) rail lines and a few minutes’ walk from Shinagawa Station.
The Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO), Japan Association of Travel Agents, ANA – All Nippon Airways and Prince Hotels & Resorts will be the host partners for the Convention.
The Travel Convention is happening during the Rugby World Cup, with matches taking place throughout Japan, and the Japanese Grand Prix, which is being held in Suzuka. ABTA said this would provide ‘extra opportunities’ for delegates to explore Japan’s regions and see more of what the country has to offer.
The JNTO will be operating a series of complimentary pre and post-Convention tours for ABTA members to showcase Japan outside of Tokyo.
There are a range of partners offering special pre and post-convention tours for delegates, all of whom are ABTA members that operate in Japan. These include headline partner InsideJapan Tours as well as Cosmos and Wendy Wu Tours. More details are available on the convention website. In addition, England Rugby Travel is offering a number of exclusive delegate packages for the Rugby World Cup.
The standard registration fee is available to delegates until the end of July. Delegates will be able to travel directly and indirectly to Tokyo from a number of UK airports on services operated by ANA, with direct flights starting from £599.
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer said: "Japan is set to be a fantastic convention and we look forward to hosting delegates in the vibrant setting of Tokyo, providing a programme of thought-provoking and insightful business sessions as well as networking opportunities amongst travel industry colleagues.
"It’s also a great opportunity to show travel professionals all that Japan has to offer – from its incredible cuisine, beautiful landscapes and traditional architecture to its super speed trains and illuminated sky scrapers. With a number of international sporting events also taking place over the next couple of years, now is the perfect time to visit and we encourage delegates to book as soon as they can."
