Back Issues Letters to the Ed. We want to open this wonderful world up to Japanese travelers. PBClub earns revenue by charging innkeepers to list their information on the site, which is targeted at Japanese tourists planning their overseas trips. The company also charges to translate the information into Japanese, and more revenue is generated from ads on the site. It also has exclusive rights to offer discount cards from Go-Direct Travel in Japan.
Most innkeepers are very friendly and helpful.
This kindness comes from the heart and is not packaged. He says most users are young Japanese women looking for something different. PBClub plans to offer a similar service for English-speaking travelers coming to Japan, offering information on minshuku, ryokan, and pensions. It forced us to address a lot of hard questions and problems we'd been putting on the back burner. Funny how networking can lead to unexpected returns.