Tourism Tropical North Queensland invites you to join us for an update and overview of the unique features of the Japanese travel market.

This workshop will be hosted by TTNQ Sales & Marketing Manager (Asia and Education) Sam Sakamoto. Sam is pleased to have Kevin Parise, Director of Sales at Skyrail, joining this session to share operator experience and insight gained over his many years of engagement with this market.

Topics will include:

The Japanese Traveler - Today’s visitor profile to TNQ

Visitor Expectations
Case Study - Guest speaker Kevin Praise will touch on: Distribution & Booking channels, Communication with Travel agents, Frontline staff training
Q & A

Who should attend?

This practical online workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate operators seeking to understand and engage with travel trade and visitors from Japan.

Date: Tuesday, September 30th, 2026

Time: 11:00 am – 12:00am

Cost: Free

Note: This is a Members-only online event that will not be recorded. The event link will be included in your Registration Confirmation email. Please be sure to save that email and/or the link within it.

Contact the host of Connecting with Japan