The Japan Tourism Agency announced on December 24 that it would conduct hearings before imposing administrative actions under Article 65, Paragraph 1 of the Travel Agency Act against Tahei Tourism and Orion Tour.
Tahei Tourism arranged a chartered bus for a trip conducted on March 8, 2023, and facilitated a service that contravened Article 9-2, Paragraph 1 of the Road Transport Act, by utilizing a chartered bus operator who provided transportation at a fare below the minimum fare and charges reported. As a violation of Article 13, Paragraph 3, Item 2 of the Travel Agency Act, a business suspension order for nine days is planned for its head office sales branch.
Orion Tour, for a chartered bus trip conducted on September 9, 2022, was involved in a transaction where the chartered bus operator accepted transportation in a manner that undercut safety costs through commissions traded at the time of accepting the transportation, violating Article 10 of the Road Transport Act. An order for business improvement under Article 18 of the Travel Agency Act is planned.
The hearings will take place on January 10, 2025, in the A Conference Room on the 15th floor of the Central Joint Government Building No. 2, hosted by the Japan Tourism Agency.
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