- Business
- AirTrip Corp. (TSE:6191) operates as an online travel agency and diversified IT services provider primarily in Japan. The company offers a comprehensive suite of travel-related products and services through its flagship AirTrip platform, including domestic and international flight bookings, hotel reservations, AirTrip Plus bundled packages, rental cars, overnight and highway buses, bullet train tickets, and activity reservations; inbound travel agency services for foreign tourists, Wi-Fi router rentals, tourist guides, and dynamic packaging; cloud-based tools such as Kanzashi Cloud for accommodation management and Wakizashi Cloud for cancellation fee automation; media services encompassing Japan's largest email newsletter with 4.3 million subscribers, web media platforms, live streaming, and corporate advertising; IT offshore development from its Vietnam hub handling large-scale software projects; investment activities via AirTrip CVC for strategic M&A and venture support; regional revitalization through tourism and HR tech; matching platforms for marketing talent; CXO networking events; HR consulting and staffing; airline general agency support; Okinawa car rentals; overseas tours to Hawaii, Philippines, Central/South America, New Zealand, and Northern Europe; enterprise DX development; corporate travel and healthcare referral services; creative solutions and branding; AI robots like Cinnamon and donut AI; golf life support services; foreign exchange machines with IoT/AI; and machiya accommodations with Japanese culture experiences in Kyoto, Kanazawa, and Takayama. Founded in 2007 and headquartered at Atago Green Hills MORI Tower in Minato-ku, Tokyo, AirTrip, formerly Evolable Asia Corp. until its rebranding in January 2020, maintains operations centered in Japan with offshore development in Vietnam and targets both domestic consumers and inbound tourists. Recent developments include the announcement of its long-term "AirTrip 5000" growth strategy and FY09/25 financial results in February 2025 showing record-high consolidated net sales of 28.02 billion yen and operating profit after impairments of 3.15 billion yen; completion of a majority stake acquisition in knocklearn Inc. following an agreement in December 2024; a planned majority stake acquisition in Nayuta Co., Ltd. agreed in September 2025; transfer of a specified subsidiary and termination of the AirTrip-Premium Benefit Club shareholder program in August 2025; upward revisions to FY09/25 earnings forecasts in July 2025; and changes in major shareholders in July 2025.