Holiday tours based around shopping are on the decline as more travelers look for packages that offer more free time.
JTB Corp. recently introduced a "no shopping" tour to South Korea and were surprised to find they were very popular.
"Shopping was a selling point about a decade ago but is not popular now as customers feel they are being forced into it," one travel agency official said. "It shows that Japanese are traveling abroad more."
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