JAOS: Agency Association Q&A
Yukari Kato, President of Japanese agency association JAOS
This issue, Yukari Kato, President of Japanese agency association JAOS, talks about increased demand for long-term study and reflects on the association’s 30th anniversary and Japan’s Study Abroad Day.
What is the latest in terms of agent member business? How well is the sector performing?
We don’t have exact figure at this moment as we haven’t made a survey for it. But it seems like all our members are having busy days everyday now. I would estimate over 200 per cent of 2021 of business. Travel confidence has definitely returned.
Have there been any significant changes in student choice of programme/destination in the last year?
We see longer and serious studies such as secondary or degree programmes have been increasing. Some Japanese students go to Dubai to learn English now.