Our Business
Business & Services
A technology platform
for the travel industry
APPLE WORLD INC. operates one of the industry's largest marketplaces for travelers and travel agencies.
About APPLE WORLD's
Business
We deliver a diverse portfolio of services that span both B2B and B2C.
Empowering the rich growth
of the travel industry through technology
The travel industry includes a vast number of accommodations and many airlines and travel-related businesses worldwide. Technology that enables travel agencies to access these service providers is essential to delivering rich travel experiences for travelers.
For travel agencies to deliver safe and reliable travel intermediation services to travelers, highly specialized human support is critical. We believe that improving the productivity of these human operations leads to the healthy development of the travel industry as a whole.
As a technology platform that solves the complex challenges of the travel industry, APPLE WORLD INC. is committed to continuing to create services that support the growth of travel agencies and the rich travel experiences of travelers.
Our Service Lineup
B2B Services
Marketplace
Business Support
B2C Services
Marketplace
Products
APPLE WORLD's services
B2B Marketplace
In our B2B services, we operate one of Japan's largest marketplaces for hotels, airline tickets, and other travel products,
and combine these with business support services such as online booking system development, payment processing, and BPO,
supporting the growth of travel agencies.
B2B Marketplace for
international and domestic hotels
APPLE WORLD is a B2B-dedicated marketplace that provides international and domestic hotel search and booking for travel agencies. Partnering with major suppliers worldwide, we have built one of the industry's largest positions as a land-operator aggregator. We offer approximately 400,000 carefully selected hotels at the lowest prices with real-time availability checks. With AI-powered automated quotations, full-service quote handling, and 24-hour Japanese-language customer support, customers can use the service with confidence. To date, it has been used by 3,750 domestic travel agencies (6,130 IDs).
B2B Marketplace for
international and domestic hotels
and group-travel arrangement
rikisha operates "Rikisha Easy REZ!", a B2B booking site for accommodations and airport transfers, together with land services for group travel. Committed to instantly arranging more than 650,000 hotels across 40,000 cities worldwide at the lowest prices, it flexibly supports group and arranged travel through provisional reservations of up to one year in advance and members-only campaign rates. We also handle airport transfers and group-tour itinerary creation, offering a wide range of business support tailored to client needs. It is used by many travel agency clients.
International airline ticketing service
GALLANT TOUR is an IATA-accredited agency that handles the purchasing, ticketing, and settlement of international airline tickets on behalf of travel agencies.
Since launching its service in 1996, it has held ticketing licenses for more than 140 airlines and supports clients' operational efficiency with 24/7/365 automated ticketing and changes. Through coordination with our BPO division, we also provide support outside business hours and on weekends and holidays, ensuring reliable service. Our clients extend beyond Japan to travel agencies across Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and other regions worldwide; to date, the service has been used by 330 client companies (300 in Japan and 30 overseas).
B2B Business Support
We provide services for travel agencies and agents, including hotel search and booking on their behalf and airline ticketing arrangements.
Fintech specialized for the travel and hospitality industries
TASA is a credit card merchant service (payment processing) specialized for the travel and hospitality industries. In addition to the five major international card brands such as VISA and MasterCard, it also supports UnionPay cards, and by offering industry-leading low rates it helps reduce clients' costs and improve their profit margins. With a twice-monthly settlement cycle enabling fund recovery in as little as 20 days, it also stabilizes cash flow. It is used by many travel agency and accommodation clients.
Travel booking middleware solution
Triphoo is a system solution that enables travel agencies to sell airline tickets, hotels, and tours online. It provides a system for assembling and selling tour products online from 1,100 airlines and 760,000 hotels, significantly reducing the cost of building an online travel sales system. To date, it has been used by 30 client companies.
B2C Marketplace
In our B2C services, we operate a marketplace for hotels and airline tickets, providing travelers with an efficient booking experience at the lowest prices.
B2C Marketplace for
domestic and international flights and hotels
travelist is a B2C comprehensive travel booking site offering online consolidated comparison and booking for domestic and international airline tickets and hotels in Japan and abroad. Customers can cross-search the lowest fares from domestic and international airlines and accommodations and book the best travel options online 24/7. It also offers convenient features such as a proprietary points program (exchangeable with other points services) and in-app online check-in and mileage earning. Supported by approximately 1 million users, it is one of Japan's largest B2C travel marketplaces and is also expanding into the inbound segment for international visitors to Japan.