On September 25th, the Kyoto Prefecture Travel Industry Cooperative Association (Chairman Morino Shigeru, Alpha Travel) held a social gathering with partner organizations at Hotel Okura Kyoto in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, with 170 people in attendance. Before the business meeting, Executive Director Tsuneda Manabu (Winning Travel Service) of the Kyoto Travel Industry Cooperative Association explained the "HOK Marutoku Unit Plan" that the three parties, the Osaka Prefecture Travel Industry Cooperative Association, and the Hyogo Prefecture Travel Industry Cooperative Association, are working on. He explained that they have digitized the brochures that were previously created in paper format into PDFs, and that the increase in charter bus fares has made it easier to sell tourist spots in close proximity. The business meeting began with Kyoto Travel Industry Cooperative Association members sitting at tables set up around the venue, and members of partner organizations such as inns and hotels took turns negotiating with them. Within the allotted time, they introduced their own facilities and promoted the attractions of tourist attractions in the surrounding area. Seven organizations, including the Fukui Prefecture Kyoto Office, the Kitakinki Regional Tourism Association, the Kochi Prefecture Osaka Office, the Shimane Prefecture Tourism Association, and the Wakayama Prefecture Aoi-kai, attended the event and gave detailed explanations of tour subsidies and the latest tourist information, promoting the attractions of each area. At the networking event after the business meeting, Chairman Morino said, "Travel patterns have changed dramatically, and I think we need to think outside the box. Apparently, 70% of non-cutting hair salons are repeat customers, and they visit 150 times a year...