Weaker yen has limited impact on travel costs

While the yen has lost 10.2 percent of its value against the Taiwan dollar over the past three months, the overall cost of travel to Japan has only dropped by NT$1,000-3,000 (US$33 99), or 5 percent, per trip compared with the same period of last year, they said.

This can be attributed to brisk demand, with more people booking trips to Japan in expectation of lower travel expenses due to the yen's depreciation, said Anthony Liao, president of Taiwan-based Phoenix Tours International Inc.

“We have seen about 30 percent growth in the number of Japan-bound tourists,” Liao said, explaining that the demand has pushed up the costs of both group travel packages and plane tickets.

These demand-fueled price rises have subsequently offset the depreciation of the yen, said Chen Tzu-chia, an official at the Travel Quality Assurance Association.

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