Japanese companies plan to raise prices due to sudden influx of tourists
A record number of foreign tourists visited Japan in the first half of the year.
Companies in Japan are planning to introduce a dual pricing system for foreign tourists and local residents.
Companies in Japan are considering raising prices for tourists amid a surge in visitors, The Guardian reports.
A record number of foreign tourists, up to 17.78 million, visited Japan in the first half of the year alone.
The head of the Hokkaido Tourism Organization has called on businesses to set lower prices for local residents.
The organization wants to launch two-tiered discounts this fall to keep Japanese people from leaving internationally popular resorts.
Meanwhile, Osaka Prefecture wants to introduce a fee for foreign tourists in order to combat the excessive influx of vacationers.
