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A staggering 36.87 million international visitors traveled to Japan in 2024, making it the most visited country in Asia, surpassing Thailand. With this rapid growth, the idea of welcoming 100 million visitors annually doesn’t seem far-fetched anymore! Amid this exciting momentum, WiT Japan & North Asia, the premier international conference bringing together top leaders from Japan and the global travel industry, is back again this year! (Since bringing WiT to Japan as a joint venture in 2012, I’ve been organizing this conference annually!) 📅 May 26 (Mon) – 27 (Tue), 2025 📍 The Westin Tokyo 🔗 Event Details https://lnkd.in/egaXn6hk 💡 Limited-time Early Bird Tickets available until March 31! If you're interested, don’t miss this chance to secure your spot: 🔗 Get Tickets https://lnkd.in/g4AZtN8r 🚀 For companies and startups looking to showcase their services to the industry, we also offer special sponsorship and promotional packages. Feel free to DM me for details! 🎤 Exciting speaker lineup: * Adrienne Enggist, Senior Director of Product, Booking.com will be flying in from the Netherlands to share insights on how AI is shaping the future of travel in the areas of customer experiences and platform. * Industry leaders from Expedia, Rakuten, Agoda, and Klook are also confirmed, with more top companies joining soon! About WiT Japan & North Asia WiT Japan & North Asia is the Japanese edition of Web in Travel (WiT), which started in Singapore in 2005. First launched in Tokyo in 2012, this international conference has served as a bridge between Japan/North Asia and the global travel industry, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the latest innovations and trends. Over the past 13 years, the conference has grown into a rare and invaluable gathering of hundreds of key decision-makers from both domestic and international markets, including Booking.com, Expedia, Trip.com, Airbnb, Agoda, Google, Tripadvisor, Marriott, IHG, Delta Airlines, Klook, GetYourGuide, JTB, ANA, JAL, JR, Rakuten, Recruit, Ikyu, and Japan Tourism Agency. 🔹 If you’re in the travel industry, don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow! See you in Tokyo! 🚀 #Japan #TravelIndustry #TourismBoom #NorthAsia #GlobalTravel #OTAs #AI #TravelTech WiT (Web in Travel) Aya Aso Adrienne Marie E. Akimi Takemura Amy Yin Atsushi Taira Brett Henry Caesar Indra Christine Tan Daniel Cheng Eric Gnock Fah Donggun Lee Rod Cuthbert Timothy Hughes Timothy O'Neil-Dunne Dr. Gina Tsai Myunghoon Chung (정명훈) Hiroto Ooka Howard Ho Junya Ebe Kazuhisa Takahashi Ken Mishima KJ Sunada Matthew Romaine Craig Will Dr. Kenneth Pechter Min Yoon Mizuho Hiraguri Naohisa Minagawa Naoko Cooper Siew Hoon Yeoh Nick Nishikawa Sheue Chee Beh Shinichi Tatebayashi Tomotaka Hirabayashi Victor Osumi Yu Ukai Yosuke Irie Sunny Chang Michael Dykes