James Marshall

Vice President, Transport Partner Services, APAC
Expedia

James Marshall serves as Vice President, Transport - Asia Pacific for Expedia. In his role, James leads an experienced team of account managers who are directly responsible for managing key brand relationships with airline supply partners throughout the Asia-Pacific region, all while supporting the marketing and distribution of airlines and holiday packages on Expedia group sites worldwide.

James will be a part of the Japan Country Clinic in the afternoon of the 13th of April, to evaluate the current status of the Japanese market and the long term opportunities for growth.

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Digital Travel Summit APAC Day 1, Wednesday April 13th

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

15:20 Fireside chat: Time for a reboot? Evaluating the current status of the Japanese market and the long term opportunities for growth

Japan boasts APAC's second largest online travel market behind China and one of the world's largest travel markets overall. The country continues to feel the effects of lingering economic stagnation and has recovered slowly from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Although Japan's travel market growth has remained sluggish, relatively stronger online bookings gains are expected that would narrow the gap between Japan and the world's most mature online travel markets.

How far has the travel and tourism industry recovered and restored since the 2011 disaster?
How has Japan narrowing the gap between other online travel markets?
What are the challenges and opportunities in the Japanese online travel market and how can you adapt your e-commerce strategy to them?
The leapfrog effect: How has the rapid development of technology and infrastructure changed traveller behaviour?
2020 Olympics: What impact will this have on the wider tourism market?