Travel Agent Awards | InsideJapan Tours US

We are proud and delighted to have received so much recognition by the travel industry over the past 20 years.

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards

Top 15 Tour Operators

For the 2nd time, we have been voted among the World’s Best Tour Operators. These award winners are selected through an annual reader survey that asks respondents to vote for their favorite travel experiences, including cities, hotels, cruises, airlines and beyond. We’ve moved up the list now to the #7 spot for our work in Japan as rated across a range of criteria, from staff and guides, to itineraries and destinations, to activities and accommodations.

Aspire Awards 2022

Winner: Specialist Luxury Operator of the Year

This is the first time we've entered the Aspire Awards, and we were humbled to be awarded ‘Specialist Luxury Operator of the Year’. Additionally, our business development manager Andrew Tait was nominated and then awarded 'Unsung Hero of the Year (Supplier)', which couldn’t make us prouder. This award came from being nominated by agents and many commented on his passion for our product and destinations and his willingness to go the extra mile. A big thank you to all our agents who participated in the process!

Travvy Awards 2021

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Asia, Bronze Winner

The Travvys recognize the top suppliers, destinations, technology providers and attractions, as selected by those who know them best - travel advisors. They’ve become known as the ‘Academy Awards of Travel’. We are proud to claim the award in the Best Escorted Tour Operator Category for our work with our Small Group Tours in Japan. We are floored to take it home in our first year nominated, 2021.

2021 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards

Gold Award Winner

The Magellan Awards are sponsored by Travel Weekly – they are the premier awards for the travel industry. From design to marketing to services, the Magellan Awards honor the best in travel and salute the outstanding travel professionals behind it all. We’ve won awards consecutively in 2019, 2020, and 2021 in multiple categories: Overall Tour Operation, Website, Brochure, Special Needs Travel, EAST Magazine, Covid-19 Education Program, and most recently our Virtual Tours, Ultimate Journey, and Stay Inside Japan Email Newsletter Campaigns.

The Travel Industry Awards by TTG 2022

Finalists: Tour operator of the Year (Small), Sustainable Travel Company of the Year, Accessible Holiday Provider of the Year

We’re very proud to have been shortlisted in three different categories at The Travel Industry Awards. We have taken massive strides to be a more sustainable company and improve our accessible product in recent years, so to have that recognised by professionals means the world to us.

Cond� Nast Traveler Reader's Choice Awards

Tour Operators & Specialists

In 2021 we took home this coveted award, for the third year in a row. The Readers' Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry. The Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards also highlight industry trends and favorite destinations selected by travelers around the world, in which Japan took the top three spots in the Best Large City category this year.