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With the New 12 months approaching, EXO’s Japan Staff has simply held our conventional Bonenkai (finish of the yr occasion) at Kimpton Lodge in Shinjuku. Since most of our workers earn a living from home on a rotating foundation, and a few dwell in numerous elements of the nation, it was a fantastic alternative to see everybody in particular person and meet the numerous new faces of our rising crew.

Talking of rising, our Tokyo headquarters has just lately expanded with the acquisition of an extra ground. Guests can now meet with EXO workers in a brand new, upscale setting that features engaging assembly areas and lounges.  Cease by in case you’re in Tokyo!

But whilst we develop, the extraordinarily excessive demand in Japan does too, and we just lately introduced a stop-sell for the spring 2024 season. That is as a result of essential lack of manpower and availability that many suppliers and lodging are anticipated to face in the course of the 2024 peak cherry blossom season.

We don’t take these stop-sells frivolously, and are devoted to constructing our crew and increasing our provide chain to welcome our friends, as we don’t see issues slowing down anytime quickly!

Key Takeaways:

In October, the variety of vacationer visiting Japan reached the pre-pandemic stage, and it was with out the Chinese language tourism that has solely simply restarted. The scenario on the bottom continues to be tough, with an absence of guides, personal transportation, and lodging as we attain our most capability to ensure a top quality of service.

Our President and a few of our managers and crew leaders joined a really attention-grabbing FAM journey alongside the well-known pilgrimage route of the Kumano Kodo. It was the proper alternative to get acquainted with an space that’s rising in recognition, and arguably fairly tough to coordinate logistically. We are actually in a position to present higher data and logistics to shoppers within the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage.

EXO Journey Japan will stay closes for the New 12 months Vacation from thirtieth December 2023 to third January 2024. Buyer Care and emergency assistant for shoppers on the bottom will stay energetic and our workplace will reopen as standard on Thursday 4 January, 2024.