The document discusses trends in Japanese outbound tourism from 1985-2009. Some key points:
- Japanese outbound tourism grew 323% from 1986-2000 but has fallen 13% from 2001-2010.
- Australia's market share of Japanese tourists peaked at 5.6% in 1993 but had fallen to 2.1% by 2009, lower than 1985 levels.
- From 2006-2009 the overall Japanese outbound market fell 12% while Australia's market halved.
- China and Korea have increased their share of the Japanese outbound market from 26% in 2000 to 41% in 2009, taking customers from other destinations like Australia.
2. Between
2001-‐2010,
Between
1986
and
2000,
Japanese
outbound
has
Japanese
outbound
grew
fallen
13%.
323%.
In
2009,
332,000
In
1997,
814,000
Japanese
visited
Japanese
visited.
Australia.
Australia’s
market
share
In
2009,
our
market
peaked
in
1993
at
5.6%.
share
was
2.1%,
lower
than
our
share
in
1985.
From
2006-‐2009,
the
Australia’s
Japanese
Japanese
outbound
market
has
halved,
from
market
has
fallen
12%.
651,000
to
332,000.
In
2000,
China
&
Korea
In
2009,
China
&
Korea
accounted
for
26%
of
accounted
for
41%
of
outbound
travel.
outbound
travel.
Roger
March@2010
4. The
Rise
of
Japanese
Tourism
to
Australia…
900000
800000
700000
600000
500000
400000
300000
200000
100000
0
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5. In
1994,
the
Australian
Tourist
Commission,
released,
following
the
announcement
Sydney
would
host
the
2000
Olympics,
that
Japan
would
generate
1.45
million
visitors
in
that
year
and
1.82M
by
2004.
Roger
March@2010
6. The
Decline
of
Australia’s
Japanese
market…
900,000
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Roger
March@2010
10. Change in Market Share, Selected Regions
& Countries
25%
China
20%
Resort
destinations
15%
US Mainland
10%
Hawaii
Australia
5%
0%
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Hawaii U.S. Main China Resort Australia
Roger
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11. Market
Share
by
Main
DesWnaWon:
1998-‐2009
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2009
40
35
30
25
Percent
20
15
10
5
0
Europe
NE
Asia
SE
Asia
Nth
America
Oceania
Hawaii
Guam/Saipan
Others
DesAnaAon
Source:
Market
Insight
2010,
JTB
FoundaWon
Roger
March@2010
12. Changes
in
Market
Share
of
Major
DesWnaWons:
1999-‐2009
Change
in
Market
Share
between
1999-‐2009
(as
%
difference)
Australia,
-‐51.0%
Singapore,
-‐40.0%
Losers
Hawaii,
-‐35.0%
Guam,
-‐10.0%
US
Mainland,
-‐6.0%
Thailand,
0.0%
HK,
26.0%
Taiwan,
30.0%
Winners
Sth
Korea,
63.0%
China
,
90.0%
-‐60.0%
-‐40.0%
-‐20.0%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
Source:
JNTO
staWsWcs
Roger
March@2010
13. • Japanese
tourism
has
been
stagnant
for
10
years
• Australia’s
share
of
the
Japanese
market
has
been
declining
for
17
years
• Something
unparalleled
has
happened
to
Australian
demand
in
recent
years
• The
phenomenon
of
An-‐kin-‐tan
is
profound
• The
rise
of
China
is
drawing
people
away
from
other
desWnaWons.
Roger
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14. Internal
Factors
External
Unknown
factors
factors
Japanese
market
decline
Roger
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15. External
factors:
non-‐controllables
• Foreign
exchange
• Economic
cycles
&
downturns
• Japanese
consumpWon
&
leisure
pacerns
• Japanese
demographic
changes
• Intensifying
compeWWon
• Investment
in
tourism
• Airline
events
–
ANA
&
Northwest
withdraw,
Ansec
collapses,
Jet★
to
Japan
Roger
March@2010
16. Internal
factors:
controllables
• Image
of
Australia
in
Japan:
Big
Nature
&
cuddly
animals
• AdverAsing
campaigns
• Coherence
of
markeAng
efforts
in
Japan
between
TA,
STOs
and
individual
operators
• RelaAonship
management
with
Japanese
travel
• Tourism
Australia’s
conflicAng
prioriAes
• Servicing
the
Japanese
tourist
in
Australia
(&
Hawaii)
• Weak
tourism
management
in
key
desAnaAons
Roger
March@2010
17. Reasons
for
Decline
in
Japanese
Market:
Survey
of
Tourism
Operators
CompeWtor
desWnaWons,
An-‐Kin-‐tan
Airline
capacity
Strength
of
AUD
Campaigns
ineffecWve
or
inconsistent
Lack
of
new
offerings
by
Australia
Decline
in
Japan
economy
Australia
no
longer
flavour
of
the
month
Costs
in
Australia
Roger
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18. Market
shares
of
Australia
and
Hawaii:
1992-‐2009
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Hawaii
Australia
Roger
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19. Market
shares
of
Australia
and
Hawaii:
1992-‐2001
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Hawaii
Australia
Linear
(Hawaii)
Linear
(Australia)
Roger
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20. Market
shares
of
Australia
and
Hawaii:
2002-‐2009
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Hawaii
Australia
Roger
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26. Young
Japanese
are
deserAng
overseas
travel.
Figure
4:
Market
share
of
outbound
travel
by
age:
1990-‐2009
Market
share
of
45
outbound
travel
40
by
age:
35
1990-‐2009
30
25
The
60+
plus
market
20
is
now
equal
largest.
15
10
5
0
1990
1993
1998
2003
2009
60+
50
to
59
40
to
49
30
to
39
20
to
29
under
20
Roger
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27. The
overseas
wedding
market
is
stagnant.
Watabe
Wedding,
Net
Sales:
2005-‐2009
30000
25000
Net
sales,
millions
of
yen
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Year
DomesWc
Overseas
Roger
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28. Hisakazu
Matsuda,
president
of
Japan
Consumer
MarkeWng
Research
InsWtute
calls
Japanese
in
their
20s
the
“consumpWon-‐haters”.
He
esWmates
that
by
the
Wme
this
generaWon
hits
their
60s,
their
habits
of
frugality
will
have
cost
the
‘Japan
Goes
From
Dynamic
to
Disheartened’
Japanese
economy
$420
NYTimes
October
17,
2010
billion
in
lost
consumpWon.
Weddings
in
Osaka,
Japan,
now
tend
to
be
small,
low-‐
budget
affairs,
not
the
lavish
celebraWons
once
favored
by
couples.
Roger
March@2010
29. No
wonder
Japan
is
our
worst
performing
repeater
market.
“What
was
the
reason
you
chose
Australia?”
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2000
2009
1.
To
cuddle
a
koala
50%
1.
To
cuddle
a
koala
43%
2.
Never
been
before
34%
2.
Never
been
before
33%
3.
Safety
aspect
27%
4.
To
experience
nature
26%
3.
To
experience
nature
40%
5.
For
the
beaches
21%
4.
For
the
beaches
33%
5.
To
see
a
parWcular
place
30%
6.
Safety
aspect
19%
THE
IMAGE
OF
AUSTRALIA
IS
ENTRENCHED
IN
THE
MINDS
OF
JAPANESE
Source:
JTAQ/JGCT
Survey
Roger
March@2010
30. Seasonality
paferns
have
shiged
2009 1998
Comparison
of
Monthly
Percentages
of
Japanese
Comparison
of
Monthly
Percentages
of
Japanese
Outbound
And
Australian
Inbound
(1998)
Outbound
And
Australian
Inbound
(2009)
14.0%
14.0%
12.0%
12.0%
10.0%
10.0%
8.0%
8.0%
6.0%
6.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Jpn
Outbound
Aust
Inbound
Aust
Inbound
Jpn
Outbound
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39. “Fall in love with your customer,
not your product.”
• Gold
Coast
Tourism
execuWve
says
he
believes
the
‘Famous
for
Fun’
campaign
brings
to
life
everything
the
Gold
Coast
is
all
about.
• "We're
an
exhilaraWng,
fun
holiday
desWnaWon
for
families
mainly,
and
this
theme
is
something
Las
Vegas
would
kill
for.
• "It's
so
powerful.
When
I
saw
all
the
imagery
that
goes
with
it,
to
be
quite
honest,
I
got
quite
emoWonal
because
we're
lucky
enough
to
live
in
this
place
52
weeks
a
year.
It's
got
everything
and
most
other
locaWons
have
got
one
of
what
we
have
many
of."
Las
Vergas
reposiWoned
itself
away
from
gambling
to
family
desWnaWon.
SMH
Oct
9
Roger
March@2010
40. Any
good
news?!
• Japanese
outbound
market
is
up
8.3%
through
September
• Japanese
visitors
to
Australia
are
up
17%
through
August
(+6.5%
to
Hawaii)
• School
excursion
market
remains
strong
(#1)
Roger
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41. Thank
you.
Roger
March
CQUniversity
r.march@cqu.edu.au
Roger
March@2010
42. The
real
reason
Japanese
have
stopped
coming…
hcp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6FiODCsLh4
Roger
March@2010