Japan Ski Tour Industry Leaders Prepare For Travel

The lifting of travel restrictions means that there is a sense of optimisim amongst Japanese tour operators.

Peter Murphy, founder and CEO of SkiJapancom, is making ready for skiers and snowboarders to  visit ski areas such as Niseko and Hakuba once more.  Whereas many tour operators are recovering from the unprecedented affect of the worldwide pandemic, Murphy is optimistic about business  from Australian and Asian travellers.

“Our focus at current is ensuring skiers and snowboarders haven’t forgotten the unbelievable snow and cultural experiences Japan has to supply. We’ll be taking direct bookings in addition to convention teams. Last season was top-of-the-line I’ve ever encountered at Niseko. The snow high quality was wonderful and there have been so few individuals it jogged my memory of the Nineties once we wouldn’t cross tracks all day. Lift queues have been few and much between owing to the continued affect of Covid and the closure of borders,” says Murphy

“SkiJapan.com will even be working its ski college, Niseko Base Snowsports (NBS), in addition to ski tools rental, and quite a few fashionable properties all through Niseko. In Hakuba, SkiJapan.com will present inexpensive lodging on the centrally positioned Hakuba Gateway Hotel within the coronary heart of Hakuba Happo One.

“In the favored resort of Niseko, SkiJapan.com undertook a brand new undertaking named Shinka (English translation -Evolution) – the development of 14 luxurious condominiums surrounded by fashionable eating places, and retailers and is a brief stroll to the ski lifts.

“It is a chic alpine five-star design in collaboration with renowned architect Katsuya Matsunaga and interior designer Ryo Miyagaki. The Shinka complex is a mix of stylish studios, two and three-bedroom five-star apartments that contain sophisticated furnishings, private balconies, ski lockers, a restaurant, underground parking, and views of Mount Yōtei.”

General Manager Joel Graham has returned to SkiJapancom this year for what could be described as a gentle rebuilding part as much of the corporate’s operations have been shut down over the 2 years of Covid. He has worked for SkiJapan.com since 2006 when he headed up the NBS ski college and ski rental shops in both Niseko and Hakuba.

Joel says, “We have confidence in a broad resurgence of travel to Japan and we’re working laborious this summer season to be prepared for the incoming skiers and snowboarders from all over the world. I’m satisfied that the resorts in each the Niseko space and the Hakuba Valley will proceed to be very enticing to Australian skiers and snowboarders owing to the value-for-money parts these ski areas supply travellers... superior expertise out there, ....when in comparison with Australian resorts.”