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Event Reminder: Maximizing Aviation's Power for Japan

Date: September 19, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Tony Tyler
Venue: Grand Hyatt Tokyo
Member Fee: ¥5900 (meal included)
Guest Fee: ¥6900 (meal included)

Please join the ACCJ for a special event featuring Tony Tyler, the Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and former CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways.

Aviation is an important industry for Japan. It contributes over 3 trillion yen to the Japanese GDP and supports over 400,000 jobs. Moreover, aviation-enabled connectivity is the backbone of the Japanese economy - linking business to global markets and people to global experiences. Without aviation's connectivity, Japan would be a very different place. But could a more competitive aviation sector play an even bigger role in shoring-up Japan's economy? Japanese aviation industry is at a turning point. Infrastructure capacity is creating new opportunities.

The low-cost sector is taking off and the governments is planning to double the 2010 international tourist arrivals to some 18 million by 2016. However, Japan ranks 137th among the 139 countries surveyed on price competitiveness in the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. What measures - policy or otherwise - are needed to ensure that aviation in Japan delivers on its potential?  Mr. Tyler will share his views on what is needed for a more competitive aviation sector in Japan and the future of global aviation.

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NOTE 1: Simultaneous interpretation will be provided

NOTE 2: This meeting is ON THE RECORD