Our company, TOMONARI Co., Ltd., was established in 2017 and became the first travel service provider in Tottori Prefecture to obtain the qualification of a travel service arrangement company, and has been energetically developing inbound consulting, operation agency of popular SNS overseas, planning and operation of overseas visit to Japan, translation, interpretation, and guide training in Chinese and other languages, with a focus on China.
In 2019, it seemed as if the business had taken off.
The situation changes rapidly due to the spread of a new infectious disease.
This is a headwind that has turned around from the situation where we had felt the tailwind of the times, such as "explosive buying" and "inbound consumption that will save the local economy."
The influx of tourists from overseas was unthinkable.
Then, the next business I started was the goods sales business.
We have started handling infection control products such as thermometers and CO2 monitors that promote ventilation, which have become necessary due to the Corona disaster.
We were busy enough to make up for the closure of the inbound business, but we hired new staff and the company grew.
However, looking ahead to the "With Corona" beyond the Corona disaster, the bitter experience of the past is revived.
The era of "With Corona" will come eventually.
Relying entirely on the business of selling infection control products is a second dance to the past.
We gradually began to hear news such as "Category 5 transition of the new corona"
That's why we started manufacturing camping tents and gear "Sawada Tent".
Currently, we operate the glamping facility "Sawada Base" at the foot of Mt. Oyama, Tottori Prefecture, where you can actually experience the "Sawada Tent".