According to a survey conducted in Japan in May 2023, about 43.3 percent of people stated that they were able to travel as initially planned abroad, while 34.3 percent stated that they had to cancel their trip due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time during the past three years that the share of people who were able to travel overseas as initially planned was higher than the share of people who cancelled their planned trips.
Impact of COVID-19 on outbound travel plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by month
Characteristic
Traveled as initially planned
Canceled plans to travel in that month due to COVID-19
Jan 2020
60.4%
33.3%
Feb 2020
43.9%
41.3%
Mar 2020
18.5%
74.2%
Apr 2020
1.1%
91.9%
May 2020
1.5%
89.2%
Jun 2020
2.5%
85.6%
Jul 2020
0.6%
87.7%
Aug 2020
0.9%
85.1%
Sep 2020
1.5%
82.9%
Oct 2020
2%
84.3%
Nov 2020
1.4%
83.1%
Dec 2020
1%
84.8%
Jan 2021
1%
86.6%
Feb 2021
1.7%
80.4%
Mar 2021
2.3%
80.5%
Apr 2021
2.1%
84.3%
May 2021
2.7%
81.7%
Jun 2021
3.7%
78.2%
Jul 2021
3.4%
80.4%
Aug 2021
4.6%
79.4%
Sep 2021
3.1%
83.6%
Oct 2021
5%
78.8%
Nov 2021
6.7%
70.5%
Dec 2021
6.9%
72.4%
Jan 2022
6.5%
77.9%
Feb 2022
9.9%
67.5%
Mar 2022
8%
68.9%
Apr 2022
10.1%
73.2%
May 2022
13.7%
59.4%
Jun 2022
15%
57.9%
Jul 2022
13.1%
68.3%
Aug 2022
15.3%
58.5%
Sep 2022
20.5%
56.5%
Oct 2022
17.2%
62.3%
Nov 2022
21%
53.9%
Dec 2022
26.3%
52.1%
Jan 2023
30.1%
46.7%
Feb 2023
37.4%
41.4%
Mar 2023
43.3%
34.3%
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Japan Travel Bureau Foundation. (June 30, 2023). Impact of COVID-19 on outbound travel plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by month [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1255859/japan-impact-covid-19-outbound-travel-plans-by-month/
Japan Travel Bureau Foundation. "Impact of COVID-19 on outbound travel plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by month." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1255859/japan-impact-covid-19-outbound-travel-plans-by-month/
Japan Travel Bureau Foundation. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on outbound travel plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by month. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1255859/japan-impact-covid-19-outbound-travel-plans-by-month/
Japan Travel Bureau Foundation. "Impact of Covid-19 on Outbound Travel Plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by Month." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1255859/japan-impact-covid-19-outbound-travel-plans-by-month/
Japan Travel Bureau Foundation, Impact of COVID-19 on outbound travel plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by month Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1255859/japan-impact-covid-19-outbound-travel-plans-by-month/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Impact of COVID-19 on outbound travel plans in Japan from 2020 to 2023, by month [Graph], Japan Travel Bureau Foundation, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1255859/japan-impact-covid-19-outbound-travel-plans-by-month/
