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Travel Agencies industry map

Who earns the money in Travel Agencies, and who keeps it. When a company spans several industries, only the relevant segment is counted.

FY2025 · 25 companies · ¥1.83T

Industry map

Companies ordered by revenue, connected by ownership (major shareholders). Arrows point from the shareholder to the investee.

Industry size (revenue)
¥1.83T

YoY +7.5%

Companies
25
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥5.9M

Avg. age 37.8

Industry weather
Sunny

Operating income +1.8%

Kintetsu Group Holdings[9041]

Hotel and leisure

#1
Revenue
¥367.2B▲7.1%
Operating income
¥13.8B▼1.4%

Margin 3.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.75T · Net income ¥53.8B

Avg. salary ¥8.2M · 44.6(parent only)

KNT-CT Holdings[9726]

#3
Revenue
¥297.1B▲8.2%
Operating income
¥6.07B▲0.5%

Margin 2.0%

Avg. salary ¥6.5M · 43.5(parent only)

  • Kintetsu Group Holdings owns 53.6%

H.I.S.[9603]

Travel Business

#2
Revenue
¥308B▲8.9%
Operating income
¥9.64B▲3.6%

Margin 3.1%

Whole company: Revenue ¥373.1B · Net income ¥4.72B

Avg. salary ¥5.5M · 37.0(parent only)

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings[9042]

Travel

#4
Revenue
¥295.8B▲13.3%
Operating income
¥5.42B▲2.4%

Margin 1.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.2T · Net income ¥78.5B

Avg. salary ¥9.2M · 42.4(parent only)

West Japan Railway Company[9021]

Travel and regional solutions

#5
Revenue
¥189.2B▲0.2%
Operating income
¥529M▼53.3%

Margin 0.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.85T · Net income ¥127.5B

Avg. salary ¥7.3M · 37.4(parent only)

Japan Airlines[9201]

Mileage/Finance and Commerce

#6
Revenue
¥148.2B▲12.5%
Operating income
—

Whole company: Revenue ¥2.01T · Net income ¥137.6B

Avg. salary ¥10.1M · 40.2(parent only)

Nagoya Railroad[9048]

Leisure and services

#7
Revenue
¥106.2B▲4.0%
Operating income
¥3.43B▲34.7%

Margin 3.2%

Whole company: Revenue ¥691.6B · Net income ¥23B

Avg. salary ¥6.6M · 44.4(parent only)

ANA Holdingsinc.[9202]

Travel Services

#8
Revenue
¥50.2B▼10.3%
Operating income
-¥146MTurned to loss

Margin -0.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥2.54T · Net income ¥169.1B

Avg. salary ¥7.7M · 46.2(parent only)

  • Nagoya Railroad owns 1.5%

AirTrip[6191]

Online travel

#9
Revenue
¥27.7B▲12.7%
Operating income
¥4.48B▲7.9%

Margin 16.1%

Whole company: Revenue ¥28.1B · Net income ¥1.78B

Avg. salary ¥6.1M · 36.9(parent only)

Shinki Bus[9083]

Travel charter

#10▲
Revenue
¥6.97B▲6.7%
Operating income
¥23MBack to profit

Margin 0.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥55.6B · Net income ¥3.16B

Avg. salary ¥5.3M · 49.7(parent only)

Eurasia Travel[9376]

#11▲
Revenue
¥4.79B▲4.1%
Operating income
¥115.1M▲7.7%

Margin 2.4%

Avg. salary ¥5.4M · 39.3(parent only)

Veltra[7048]

OTA + 1 more

#12▲
Revenue
¥4.54B▲6.0%
Operating income
¥589.6M▲107.5%

Margin 13.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥4.58B · Net income ¥140.5M

Avg. salary ¥5.9M · 38.4(parent only)

  • Open Door owns 14.6%

※ Card revenue and operating income cover only the segment in this industry; “Whole company” shows consolidated revenue and net income.

Other companies: Mainichi Comnet · Tabikobo · Iace Travel · Hanatour Japan · NiigataKotsu · Bestone.Com · Open Door · Anabuki Kosan · Vision · Booking Resort · Enigmo · Value Golf · Inbound Platform

The weather is derived mechanically from year-over-year totals of revenue and operating income (both up = sunny, both down = rainy).

Industry takeaways

AI summary (figures come from filings)

  • Kintetsu's hotel and leisure arm leads at ¥367.2B, with H.I.S., KNT-CT and Hankyu Hanshin's travel business bunched just behind.
  • Size doesn't bring profit here. Hankyu Hanshin keeps 1.8% as operating profit and West Japan Railway 0.3%, while AirTrip's online travel earns 16.1% and VELTRA's OTA 23.3%.
  • Some are shrinking: ANA Holdings' travel services fell -10.3% and Bestone.Com -18.9%.
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Who earns the money

Area = revenue from businesses in this industry. Color = operating margin.

LossHigh margin(middle = 0% margin)

Who makes a profit

Across = revenue (log scale), up = operating margin, bubble size = operating income.

Ranking and momentum

RankCompany (business)RevenueShareOp. marginCAGRFCF*
1Kintetsu Group HoldingsHotel and leisure¥367.2B20.0%3.8%+21.8%-¥33.8B
2H.I.S.Travel Business¥308B16.8%3.1%+63.7%¥14.1B
3KNT-CT Holdings¥297.1B16.2%2.0%+20.7%¥4.33B
4Hankyu Hanshin HoldingsTravel¥295.8B16.1%1.8%+48.9%-¥57.7B
5West Japan Railway CompanyTravel and regional solutions¥189.2B10.3%0.3%—¥78.5B
6Japan AirlinesMileage/Finance and Commerce¥148.2B8.1%———
7Nagoya RailroadLeisure and services¥106.2B5.8%3.2%+22.4%-¥110.8B
8ANA Holdingsinc.Travel Services¥50.2B2.7%-0.3%+11.8%¥181.2B
9AirTripOnline travel¥27.7B1.5%16.1%+15.6%¥3.45B
10▲1Shinki BusTravel charter¥6.97B0.4%0.3%+26.1%-¥1.56B
11▲1Eurasia Travel¥4.79B0.3%2.4%+114.9%¥128.3M
12▲1VeltraOTA + 1 more¥4.54B0.2%13.0%—¥519.9M
13▲1Mainichi ComnetSchool life solution¥4.42B0.2%7.3%+16.3%¥1.44B
14newTabikobo¥3.72B0.2%-3.0%-25.5%¥128.2M
15▲2Iace Travel¥3.02B0.2%25.0%+11.6%¥409M
16Hanatour JapanTravel Business¥2.93B0.2%38.9%+228.6%¥1.74B
17▲1NiigataKotsuTravel Business¥2.57B0.1%2.1%+25.9%¥2.03B
18▼3Bestone.Com¥2.54B0.1%1.1%+134.6%-¥206.7M
19Open Door¥2.45B0.1%-1.8%+19.5%-¥60.9M
20Anabuki KosanTourism business¥2.11B0.1%1.9%+44.7%-¥2.21B
21VisionGlamping Tourism Business¥1.59B0.1%11.1%—¥1.75B
22Booking Resort¥1.46B0.1%35.4%+37.5%¥334.3M
23▲1EnigmoTravelPlatform Segment¥906.7M0.0%-36.1%—¥46.9M
24▼1Value GolfTravel business¥662.9M0.0%6.3%+11.0%-¥497.2M
25Inbound PlatformCamping car business¥122.7M0.0%5.0%—¥314.4M

* FCF is company-wide (not disclosed by segment). CAGR covers the available years, up to five.

How they make money differently

Where each company's ¥100 of sales goes, and how much it keeps (company-wide).

Ownership links

From the major-shareholder section of annual securities reports.

The company on each card is a major shareholder of the companies listed under it (latest 'major shareholders' disclosure). 50%+ is labelled subsidiary and 20%+ affiliate, based on ownership alone. Stakes under 3% are omitted.

Compare the leaders side by side

All companies in Travel Agencies (by revenue)

All 26 companies in this industry, ranked by revenue in each company's latest fiscal year. For companies that belong through one business segment, the figure is that segment's revenue.

  1. Kintetsu Group Holdings¥367.2B · 3.8%
  2. H.I.S.¥308B · 3.1%
  3. KNT-CT Holdings¥297.1B · 2.0%
  4. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings¥295.8B · 1.8%
  5. West Japan Railway Company¥189.2B · 0.3%
  6. Japan Airlines¥148.2B
  7. Nagoya Railroad¥106.2B · 3.2%
  8. ANA Holdingsinc.¥50.2B · -0.3%
  9. AirTrip¥27.7B · 16.1%
  10. Adventure¥25.6B · 4.6%
  11. Shinki Bus¥6.97B · 0.3%
  12. Eurasia Travel¥4.79B · 2.4%
  13. Tabikobo¥4.77B · -3.5%
  14. Mainichi Comnet¥4.65B · 8.5%
  15. Veltra¥4.54B · 13.0%
  16. Iace Travel¥3.02B · 25.0%
  17. Hanatour Japan¥2.93B · 38.9%
  18. NiigataKotsu¥2.57B · 2.1%
  19. Bestone.Com¥2.54B · 1.1%
  20. Open Door¥2.45B · -1.8%
  21. Anabuki Kosan¥2.11B · 1.9%
  22. Booking Resort¥1.72B · 29.6%
  23. Vision¥1.59B · 11.1%
  24. Enigmo¥906.7M · -36.1%
  25. Value Golf¥662.9M · 6.3%
  26. Inbound Platform¥122.7M · 5.0%

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