{"id":35560,"date":"2024-03-17T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=35560"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:56:43","slug":"japan-investing-in-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/japan-investing-in-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"EXO Japan: Rising to the occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35560\" class=\"elementor elementor-35560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a5c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a5c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcf067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcf067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wake of the pandemic, Japan has emerged as a global tourism hotspot. To meet this surge in interest, EXO Japan continues to strengthen our team and invest in resources.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2400d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2400d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe4a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a06a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a06a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the complexities of operating in an exceedingly popular country, our focus remains on maintaining our commitment to excellence in travel experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Holguin, General Manager of EXO Japan, shares his perspective, stating,\u00a0 \u2018We have found ourselves in a unique position of managing <strong>one of the most popular destinations<\/strong> in the world, with clients who continue to grow their business in Japan&#8217;.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;As we always work to <strong>plan ahead to meet this growing demand<\/strong>, we continuously review our manning requirements, office space and equipment, to stay ahead of the growth curve in order to <strong>deliver on the excellence our clients expect<\/strong> of us\u2019.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a new Director of People and Culture in place, EXO Japan has been focused on <strong>expanding our team<\/strong> with the best and brightest talent. Beyond scaling up manpower, EXO Japan is also <strong>investing in resources<\/strong> that will ensure the continuity and quality of our services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d99e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d99e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ba1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12ba1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714c454 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"714c454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/destinations\/japan\" 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7045764 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7045764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/partner\/partners-with-us\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Partner with EXO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d2ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6d2ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7791c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7791c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since opening in 2011, <strong>EXO Japan has shown steady growth<\/strong>, a trend that&#8217;s set to continue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018W<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e wrapped up <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last year [2023] with about <strong>165 full -time employees spread across 14 prefectures<\/strong> and will be adding another 30 to our teams this year,\u2019 Mark explains. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018We also picked up a new floor in our Tokyo office to handle this growth and to ensure we had the necessary <strong>meeting and training space<\/strong>.\u2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To further support the team\u2019s growth, EXO Japan has <strong>hired a dedicated, full-time trainer<\/strong>. Working alongside the Director of People and Culture, this role is key in providing our team with valuable opportunities for<strong> professional and personal growth<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed89c2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed89c2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b04e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b04e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b529878 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b529878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103f65f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"103f65f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae7a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae7a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the surge in leisure tourism to Japan has come an increased demand for adventure travel. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EXO Japan has been at the forefront of this sector since the start, combining operational know-how and a passion for the outdoors to <strong>design and deliver epic adventures.<\/strong> This has been enhanced by our assets which include our own fleet of top-quality bikes, specialised guides, support vehicles and other adventure equipment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the demand for adventure tours grows, EXO Japan remains <strong>committed to maintaining our high standards<\/strong>. \u2018We have just added 10 new ebikes to our fleet of road and hybrid bikes for our adventure business, as well as another van to our growing fleet of support vehicles\u2019, Mark explains.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facing the exciting challenges of Japan&#8217;s tourism boom, EXO Japan is proactively enhancing its team and resources to keep pace. Our <strong>strategic investments in staff and infrastructure<\/strong> are geared towards maintaining our commitment to excellence in travel experiences. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee910c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee910c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7944068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7944068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EXOJapan-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35566\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965c9e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"965c9e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fdbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fdbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EXO Travel is a premium Destination Management Company (DMC) providing bespoke travel solutions for tour operators and travel agencies across a growing portfolio of destinations including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and Saudi Arabia.<\/p><p>Established in 1993, we\u2019ve harnessed in-depth local knowledge and a widely-recognized penchant for authentic, groundbreaking touring to become a leading DMC for the premium travel market.\u00a0 As a certified B Corporation, EXO is also demonstrably committed to sustainability and using travel as a force for good.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a2039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93a2039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442c466 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"442c466\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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