1980
December
Hideo Sawada founded
"International Tours Co., Ltd."
At that time, the number of departures from Japan
was about 4 million per year.
This was only 3% of the Japanese population.
Overseas travel was still a long-held dream.
Our company was the venture in the industry
to sell low-cost airline tickets.
1985
May
Opened Hong Kong branch
as our first overseas office.
We opened our first overseas office in Hong Kong to serve
the role of handling operations to meet the needs of our customers, such as obtaining low-cost airline tickets around the world and applying for visas.
After then, overseas offices was opened one after another.
1986
June
Obtained General Travel Agency
Registration No.724
We are registered as a Type 1 Travel Agency,
which allows us to provide the following services
for overseas and domestic travel.
- Agent Organized Tours
- Tailor Made Tours
- Arranging Tours
1989
Started selling package tour "Ciao"
a product organized by our company
This is a packaged tour that includes a low-cost air ticket and a hotel, and can be freely combined.
Focusing on sales of low-cost airline tickets,
the company commercialized the product at a time
when it judged that the timing was ripe.
1990
April
Our company name changed to
"H.I.S. Co., Ltd".
The name is derived from
the initials of the founder and
Highest International Standards
December
Approved as an authorized agent
by the International Air Transport Association
(IATA).
1993
June
"Travel Wonderland Shinjuku Head Office"
was opened as a flagship store
inside the head office.*Currently called "Travel Wonderland Shinjuku."
It was the largest store in Japan with an area of
65m x 22m.
The product lineup became richer,
and the store began
to present itself as
a comprehensive travel agency.
1995
March
Shares registered with Japan Securities Dealers Association for over-the-counter sales.
Became the first travel
industry venture company
to go public over-the-counter.
November
Established Skymark Airlines Co., Ltd.* Currently outside our Group
Entered the market as the first new airline
in 35 years due to Japan's airline liberalization policy.
On September 19, 1998, Haneda to Fukuoka scheduled service began.
This stimulated competition and revitalized the market by fluctuating fares in response to demand.
1999
Started selling escort tour
"impresso"
2002
December
Listed shares on the Second Section
of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2004
October
Listed shares on the First Section
of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.*April 2022 : Shifted to "Prime Market"
due to TSE reorganization.
2010
April
Made a subsidiary
of Huis Ten Bosch Co., Ltd.*currently outside our Group
We took over the management of Huis Ten Bosch,
which had been in the red for some time.
The company turned profitable by developing services that can only be experienced here,
such as the world's largest illumination and
events in collaboration with popular animations.
2012
July
Made a subsidiary
of Kyushu Industrial
Transportation Holdings Co., Ltd.
2014
August
Established Laguna Ten Bosch Co., Ltd.
We took over the three businesses of
"Laguna Gamagori",
a marine resort complex
in Aichi Prefecture,
and renamed the facility
"Laguna Ten Bosch".
Utilizing the experience of Huis Ten Bosch,
the quantity and
quality of events are being increased, and measures are
being promoted to increase
repeat visitors.
2015
July
Opened Henn na Hotel
Huis Ten Bosch.* Currently outside our Group
in addition...
Recognized by Guinness World RecordsTM
as the
"First Robot-Staffed Hotel".
2020
June
Moved headquarters to
Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
2022
December
Enacted HIS Group Purpose to
unleash your feeling
KOKORO ODORU
We enacted Purpose expresses the significance
of the HIS Group's existence in society.
We also renewed our corporate logo to reflect
our determination to place Purpose
at the core
of our management.
