Japan's largest travel site Rakuten Travel aggressively expands in Asia


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Unlike the U.S., consumers are still making the transition from offline to online booking in Asia indicating a large opportunity for an OTA to emerge outside of China.

Rakuten Travel Inc, Japan's largest online travel site, is gearing up to add customers in Asia and cash in on strong regional tourism growth. "We aim to expand our business outside the home country, especially in Asia, thanks to sound economic growth and increased internet use," said Yoshi Yamada, vice