(MVA) — In support of new flights by United Airlines between Japan and the Marianas beginning on September 1, 2022, the Marianas Visitors Authority is planning a Marianas Seminar with tourism stakeholders on July 8, 2022, in Tokyo.
The Marianas Seminar & Webinar will gather representatives of travel agencies, travel media and other tourism partners to provide an update on the destination’s Covid protocols, MVA’s marketing plans, and attractions.
The direct flights are supported by the MVA’s Tourism Resumption Investment Plan or TRIP program and are the first flights between the destinations since the Covid pandemic.
“With the recent uptick in outbound travel from Japan and the new direct flights from Tokyo beginning in September, and the Marianas Seminar will allow us to meet with our travel partners and demonstrate why the Marianas is an ideal destination for Japanese travelers,” said MVA Managing Director Priscilla M. Iakopo. “We continue to work toward a ‘Clean and Safe Marianas,’ and we look forward to welcoming our friends from Japan back to Saipan, Tinian, and Rota in the Marianas.”
The Marianas Seminar & Webinar will be held at COMORE Yotsuya Tower Conference. MVA will be joined by United Airlines which will make a presentation on the new flights, and a representative of the U.S. Embassy in Japan. Brochures and promotional material of MVA members will also be distributed to participants.
Leading up to the seminar, MVA will conduct sales calls to key travel agencies, United Airlines, Japan Association of Travel Agents, and the U.S. Embassy. Following the seminar, interviews will be held with travel trade media.
MVA is also organizing familiarization or fam tours for several media reps and social media influences this month and in July, with additional fam tours planned for September. A booking promotion is also being coordinated with travel agencies to help boost sales of travel packages to the Marianas.
United Airlines will fly three weekly flights departing Tokyo-Narita International Airport at 9:25 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays and arriving in Saipan one day later at 2 a.m. Flights from Saipan will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7 a.m. and arrive in Narita at 9:35 a.m.
Priscilla M. Iakopo
