According to a report by the Japan Tourism Agency, the total transaction value of major travel agencies in December 2017 was 436,473 million yen, up 1.0% from the same month last year. Domestic travel was slightly sluggish. Domestic travel was down 2.3% to 260,937 million yen. Due to the lack of three-day weekends, many destinations saw lower figures than last year. Overseas travel was up 4.4% to 156,823 million yen. Destinations such as Singapore and Taiwan performed well. Travel by foreigners was up 25.3% to 18,713 million yen. East Asia was strong, resulting in a large increase. 26 of the 50 companies exceeded the same month last year.