Kazuki Ueda

Kazuki ueda

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Yomiuri Travel Service - Inbound Travel Unit

  • Education

    • Hannan univercity

      2002 - 2006
      A bachelor's degree:学士号 faculty of international tourism

      Activities and Societies: I belonged to Shintaro Otani Research Seminar to learn tourism. My research theme was the comparative research of resorts between in France and japan. 私は大谷 新太郎ゼミに所属しており、卒業論文では日本とフランスのリゾート地についての比較研究を行いました。

    • Griffith university

      2018 - 2018
      Master of business : 修士号 international tourism and hospitality management
  • Experience

    • Yomiuri travel service co.,ltd

      Apr 2006 - Nov 2020

      ◆Position: Leader of Product Planning, Marketing and Tour Arrangement Department of Inbound Travel Section ● Operate Planning and Marketing new products to overseas travel agents. - Developing travel products for sightseeing and sports activities and proposals. - I have customers in 10 countries. ● Manage Tour arrangement section. - I provide advices regarding the itinerary to provide customers a better travel experience. - Engagement in negotiations with hotels and visited facilities to provide customers with more competitive products. Show less ◆Position: Leader of Marketing and Product Planning and Sales Department of Fukuoka Branch ● Operate sales for tours within Japan, overseas trips and cruise tours. - I worked on sales campaigns including telephone and counter sales, product presentation or seminars regarding travel. Those campaigns generated annual total sales of more than two hundred million yen. ● Manage marketing and arrangement of tours within Japan, overseas trips and cruise tours. - I met the annual budget of seven hundred million yen and led a team of four tour planners. - I was involved in more than 50 events of walking and traditional performing arts for tour customers. ● Supervise tour leaders. - As a tour leader, I visited 45 out of 47 prefectures in Japan. - I travelled with more than six hundred customers in total to Asia, Europe and the Antarctic. Show less

      • Leader of Product Planning

        Feb 2016 - Nov 2020
      • Leader of Marketing and Product Planning

        Apr 2006 - Jan 2016
    • The yomiuri shimbun

      Dec 2020 - Dec 2022
      Data analyst

      I was seconded to the Yomiuri Shimbun.As a data analyst, I was responsible for marketing research, data management and qualitative and quantitative analysis. In this period, I installed a marketing automation tool to make our business more efficiency, and contributed the development of digital business with using data.

    • Yomiuri travel service co.,ltd.

      Jan 2023 - now
      Manager

      As a manager of inbound travel unit, I am responsible for business strategy, product, sales and team management, business alliance and digital transformation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The official business skills test in bookkeeping, 簿記

      Chamber of commerce, 商工会議所
      Mar 2019
    • Tourism planner, 観光プランナー

      Japan tourism – adviser certification council, 日本観光士会
      Aug 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • Cruise consultant, クルーズ・コンサルタント

      Japan association of travel agents/japan oceangoing passenger ship association, 日本外航客船協会
      Dec 2011
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    • Certified general travel services manager (national qualification) , 総合旅行業務取扱管理者(国家資格)

      Japan association of travel agents, 日本旅行業協会
      Nov 2011
      View certificate certificate
    • Itinerary control manager, 総合旅程管理主任者

      Tour conducting service association in japan, 日本添乗サービス協会
      Apr 2006
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kazuki Ueda
      Rail Travel of the year 2014 "Rookie award", 鉄旅 OF THE YEAR 2014 "ルーキー賞" Executive committee of Rail Travel of the year(Japan Association of Travel Agents, Japan Rail Passenger Association, Japan Travel and Tourism Association and others):鉄旅オブザイヤー実行委員会(日本旅行業協会、鉄道旅客協会、全国旅行業協会、その他) Feb 2015 【Detail】This award aims to publish rail travel products in Japan, which were created with originality and high planning skills from perspective of travel experts. Also, by introducing the appeals of rail travel, the promotions of its travel style and travel in Japan are conducted.【Rookie award】Beppu hot spring and romantic Nagasaki, memorable Rail Travel in Kyushu 2N3D … Show more 【Detail】This award aims to publish rail travel products in Japan, which were created with originality and high planning skills from perspective of travel experts. Also, by introducing the appeals of rail travel, the promotions of its travel style and travel in Japan are conducted.【Rookie award】Beppu hot spring and romantic Nagasaki, memorable Rail Travel in Kyushu 2N3D 【趣旨・目的】旅行のプロが、企画性やオリジナリティにこだわって造成した国内の優れた鉄道旅行商品に対して表彰を行い、「鉄道旅行」ならではの魅力を発信することで、鉄道旅行及び国内旅行のプロモーションに資することを目的とする。 【ルーキー賞】ゆったりめぐる思い出の九州鉄道の旅! 「乗り放題切符アクティブ65」利用 別府温泉&ロマンチック長崎 九州横断7つの鉄道物語3日間 Show less
    • Awarded to Kazuki Ueda
      Tour Grand Prix 2013 “Award of Director-General of Japan Tourism Agency (Domestic and Inbound Travel Section )” , ツアーグランプリ2013 国内旅行部門 観光庁長官賞 Executive committee of Tour Grand Prix 2013(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan Association of Travel Agents, Japan Travel Writers’ Organization):ツアーグランプリ2013実行委員会(国土交通省観光庁、日本旅行業協会、日本旅行作家協会) Sep 2013 【Detail】In tourism industry, this award publishes travel products to contribute to the development of planning and marketing skills and supporting a policy to improve tourism industry in japan. 【Award of Director-General of Japan Tourism Agency, Domestic and Inbound Travel Section】The tours to South Kyushu area which aims to recover from natural disasters by attracting tourists through continuously planning and organising attractive events… Show more 【Detail】In tourism industry, this award publishes travel products to contribute to the development of planning and marketing skills and supporting a policy to improve tourism industry in japan. 【Award of Director-General of Japan Tourism Agency, Domestic and Inbound Travel Section】The tours to South Kyushu area which aims to recover from natural disasters by attracting tourists through continuously planning and organising attractive events 【趣旨・目的】旅行業における企画力およびマーケティング力の向上、「観光立国」の施策 に寄与することを目的に、海外旅行・国内旅行で最も優れた企画旅行(募集型・受注型) に対して表彰を行う。併せて訪日旅行で実施された企画旅行の中から優れた企画を表彰する。【観光庁長官賞、国内、訪日旅行部門】南九州の口蹄疫・新燃岳噴火による被害からの継続した復興支援【ツアー概要】2010年に南九州で起こった口蹄疫、2011年の新燃岳噴火による被害からの復興支援として、2011年5月から毎年継続的に実施しているツアー。募集は親会社である読売新聞の広告・チラシなどを通じ、郷土の文化・食を大々的にフューチャーして安全性をアピール。また被災地の消費者も「旅を通して元気になりたい」という希望があることから、参加しやすいような集合地を設定した。4回催行し、毎回目標値を上回る集客を達成している。【評価のポイント】東日本大震災を経験した日本で、旅行会社が行える復興支援の大切さ、継続の重要性を実際に行なっている先進事例の一つとして非常に意義がある。こうしたツアーが継続して地道に行われていたことが素晴らしい。訪れ、消費し、郷土文化を知り地域の人達と触れ合うという内容が盛り込まれ、「旅の力」が感じられる内容だ。復興支援は継続して行うことに意義がある、ということを改めて考えさせられる。震災、復興支援における旅行会社の存在意義を改めて業界が認識すべき事例でもあるとして、観光庁⻑官賞とした。 Show less