Company History
| 1967 | Establishment of the company in London, with an office in Tokyo, as a land operator for Japanese travelers in Europe |
| 1972 | The Tokyo office becomes Miki Tourist Company Limited Tokyo branch |
| 1967-1975 | Starting with Paris and Rome, setting up of a network of 15 offices throughout Europe |
| 1974 | Launch of Miki’s office computerization project |
| 1976 | Opening of Osaka office |
| 1977 | Launch of DTOS (Direct Tour Operation System) linking message and data transfer services between European offices and Japanese offices Opening of office in Fukuoka |
| 1983 | Launch of OSCAR (Operation, Sales, Communication, Account, Rationalization) proprietary computer system project, to integrate all of Miki’s operations |
| 1987 | Celebration of Miki’s 20th anniversary Appointment as GSA in Japan for ITALIATOUR SpA |
| 1988 | Incorporation of Miki’s Tokyo Branch as a Japanese company, MIKI TOURIST K.K. Completion of OSCAR system |
| 1988-1994 | Opening of 9 additional branch offices in Europe (24 offices in total) |
| 1989 | Appointment of Miki’s founder, the late Shigetada Nakanishi, as General Secretary of the Japanese Committee for the Bicentenary of the French Revolution Beginning of services to the USA, Canada and Oceania Appointment as GSA in Japan for the Soccer World Cup, Italy |
| 1990 | Opening of Nagoya office |
| 1991 | Appointment as GSA in Japan for the Rugby World Cup, England Launching of MYU services for the Individual Traveler |
| 1992 | Celebration of Miki’s 25th anniversary Appointment as Sales Partner in Japan of EURODISNEY RESORT HOTELS, France Appointment as GSA - Far East for BORD FAILTE (the Irish Tourist Office) and AER LINGUS (an Irish Airline) Establishment of MIKI TOURIST (ASIA) LTD. in Hong Kong for the Asian outbound market |
| 1993 | Launch of MYU SUPPORT SYSTEM for the Individual Traveler Appointment as GSA in Japan for the Finnish passenger ferry operator VIKING LINE |
| 1994 | Launch of MYU online hotel reservation system (REX) for travel agents |
| 1995 | Appointment as GSA in Japan for ROYAL OLYMPIA CRUISES, Greece |
| 1996 | Appointment as GSA in Japan for CELEBRITY CRUISES, U.K. Completion of proprietary hotel reservation system ZEUS |
| 1997 | Celebration of Miki’s 30th anniversary Opening of sales offices in Sendai, North Kanto, Yokohama and Hiroshima Opening of branch offices in Lisbon and Prague |
| 1998 | Appointment as GSA in Japan for ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL, USA Opening of a branch office in Budapest |
| 1999 | Opening of MYU INFORMATION CENTRE, a consultation and information center for the Individual Traveler |
| 2000 | Opening of a branch office in Dublin Launch of a comprehensive system review to increase operational efficiency |
| 2001 | Appointment as exclusive GSA in Japan for DISNEYLAND RESORT PARIS Beginning of services to South Africa |
| 2002 | Celebration of Miki’s 35th anniversary |
| 2003 | Integration of WEB REX PLUS into our online reservation system for the individual traveler Launch of FIT hotel sales for the US, Canada, Oceania, Asia |
| 2001-2007 | Expansion of our direct operation services from Japan to the Middle East and Africa |
| 2007 | Celebration of Miki Tourist’s 40th anniversary |
| 2009 | Opening of a branch office in Warsaw. |
| 2010 | Launch of hotel reservation system "MikiNet". Selling the first from/to Japan cruise on the foreign ship, Shanghai&Hong Kong cruise on Legend of the Seas got the grand prize of "CRUISE OF THE YEAR 2010" Beginning of service to India. |
| 2011 | Beginning of service to Hawaii. Opening of satellite office in Shibuya. |
| 2012 | Opening of satellite office in Shinjuku. Opening of MYU TOKYO in Onarimon, a consultation and information center for the Individual Traveler |
| 2013 | Beginning of service to South America |
| 2015 | Beginning of service to Central America |
| 2017 | Celebration of Miki Tourist’s 50th anniversary |
