| Company name | White Bear Family Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Company executive | CEO Chiyoko Ikeda |
| Board Member Nobuo Shimomura |
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| Board Member Shinichi Ominami |
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| Board Member Takehiko Okagami |
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| Locations | |
| Osaka headquarters |
Nakatsu Center Bldg 2F, phone(+81)6-6376-0845 print(+81)6-6374-4645 [Certified General Travel Services Manager] Shinichi Ominami, Takashi Nohara |
| Tokyo branch |
6-21-3 U Max Bldg 3F Shinbashi, phone(+81)3-5444-4690 print(+81)3-5444-4693 [Certified General Travel Services Manager] Mikio Hisano, Shinsuke Takano |
| Sapporo branch |
1-1-4 Tamaki Bldg 7F Minami 1 Jo-Higashi, phone(+81)11-290-7331print(+81)11-290-7332 [Certified General Travel Services Manager] Makoto Fujioka |
| Founding | 1977 |
| Establishment | May 1, 1981 |
| Capital stock | 83,750,000 JPY |
| Number of employees | 55 (as of April 2021) |
| Travel industry registration number | GOV. LICENSED NO.1383 |
| Main operations |
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1977
Foundation.
Centered around Kwansei Gakuin University; organized and planned ski tour groups and student tours.
1980
Attained Registration as Domestic Travel Business No.1071 under the name White Bear.
Began hiring, and planning tours targeting the younger generation as a sponsorship-type travel agency.
1981
Established White Bear Family, Co., Ltd.
Mar 1990
Established WBF Resort Okinawa Co., Ltd.
Apr 1991
Received authorization and became an agency of All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA).
Apr 1996
Became an official member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA).
Jul 1996
Registered to change into a First Category Travel Company, and attained registration as No. 1383.
Dec 1996
Accredited and licensed as an agency of International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Jan 1997
Planned and launched the "Happy Holiday" overseas tour brand.
Jan 2003
Received authorization and became an agency of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL).
2003
Received recognition for the Management of Small and Medium IT enterprises by the Ministry of Economy, Technology and Industry of Japan (METI).
Oct 2004
Established and began the management of a rent-a-car operation, "Paradise Rent-a-Car", at Okinawa.
Oct 2006
Awarded Best Place by the Ministry of Economy, Technology and Industry of Japan (METI) in 100 Top IT Enterprises.
Apr 2007
Kosokubus.com launched
Kosokubus.com enters into a partnership with MSN Travel
Dec 2008
Tabiplusone site launched
Rentalcar.com launched
Dec 2009
Guam eTravel and Balitou eTravel launched
Dec 2009
Established WBF Resort Co., Ltd.
Apr 2010
Appointed and certified as a "Travel Agency for Chinese Visitors" by the CHURENKYO.
May 2011
Appointed by the Garuda Orient Holidays Co., Ltd., as the management of their Osaka branch.
December 2012
Ryukyu Onsen Senagajima Hotel open.
2015
English language version of Rentalcar.com launched
July 2015
August Hokkaido Hotel, Okinawa Hotel start operating
Dec 2015
Established WBF Holdings Co., Ltd., and converted to a holdings-type company.
Apr 2016
Establish Hotel Business in Kansai region
Jan 2017
WBF Online company start
Mar 2017
Establish Hotel Business in Kyushu region
Jul 2018
Establish Hotel Business in Kanto region
Jul 2018
Establish Hotel Business in Kanto region
Aug 2018
Preparation for IPO with Daiwa Securities.
Sep 2019
Establish Hotel Business in Kyoto region.
Sep 2020
Transfer shares of On line Travel
・ WBF Hotel & Resorts Co., Ltd. Petition for civil rehabilitation proceedings.
Jun 2020
Court decision to start the Petition for civil rehabilitation proceedings.
Jul 2020
Signed a new individual comprehensive travel fare contract with ANA and JAL and started selling dynamic pricing tours.
Mar 2021
Established newly and sprit for the hotel business, and transferred shares.