Tokyo, June 12, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), representing the 2 major modes of transport that bring tourists into and around Japan, have decided to team up and join strengths to stimulate demand and boost visitor numbers to Japan.
As a start, from July 1, 2009, with support from JAPANiCAN.com - a JTB Group travel website for overseas travelers planning to visit Japan - passengers who purchase their air tickets to Japan through JALfs international websites* can at the click of the mouse navigate to a tour page where they can purchase a JR Shinkansen Tour** to such destinations as Kyoto or Takayama by the high-speed railway trains well-known world-wide as bullet trains or shinkansen.
Combining the unique Japanese hospitality offered onboard by JAL, and the renowned shinkansen that has long been another symbol of Japan, JAL and JR Tokai aim to attract more foreign visitors and promote inbound tourism. Both companies look forward to developing the collaboration further and will cooperate to offer holiday-makers to Japan greater convenience and new domestic destinations that best represent Japan.
*Reservations can be made in English, French, German, Spanish and Korean.
**Applicable tours are Sunrise Tours-sponsored gThe Shinkansen Tour,h a joint project of JTB Global Marketing and Travel and JR Tokai.
About Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central, also known as JR Tokai) commenced operations in April 1987 upon the privatization and breakup of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The core of JR Centralfs operations is the Tokaido Shinkansen, the main transportation artery linking Japanfs principal metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
The Company also operates a network of conventional railway centered on the Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. JR Central and its consolidated subsidiaries are strengthening affiliated businesses by making full use of the Companyfs stations and trains.
About JAL
The JAL Group is Asia's biggest airline group in terms of sales revenues and 2nd largest in Asia in terms of passengers carried annually. JAL Group airlines serve 216 airports in 34 countries and territories, including 60 airports in Japan. The international network covers over 246 passenger routes and 37 cargo routes, and the domestic network covers 154 routes. JAL and its seven subsidiary airlines make a total of up to 1,200 domestic and international routes passenger flights a day. In the year ending March 31, 2008, JAL Group airlines carried over 55 million passengers.
With around 23,000 employees in the air transport segment, JAL Group operates a fleet of some 270 aircraft including Boeing 747s and B777s and is now in the process of a major fleet renewal, introducing more fuel-efficient small and medium aircraft such as the B737 New Generation series and in the future the new high-tech Boeing 787 "Dreamliner".
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June 12, 2009
Source: JAL
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