According to a report by the Japan Tourism Agency, the total transaction amount for major travel agencies in August was 530,165 million yen, up 0.9% from the same month last year. Domestic travel was down 2.8% to 288,944 million yen. A series of typhoons hit over the weekend, leading to a trend of people refraining from traveling. Overseas travel was up 4.6% to 223,575 million yen. Travel to Europe and Oceania continued to perform well. Travel by foreigners was up 23.6% to 17,647 million yen. Individual travel and MICE transactions were strong, mainly in the European, American and Australian markets. 22 of the 49 companies exceeded the same month last year.