(Yicai) Aug. 14 -- There were not a lot of cancellations by Chinese tourists after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture on Aug. 8, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue its first-ever ‘megaquake advisory’ of an even bigger quake that could occur along the Nankai Trough that runs from central to southwestern Japan.

No one has canceled their air tickets yet and only around 30 percent of hotel bookings have been scrapped so far this month, Tuniu, an online travel agency, told Yicai today. The platform’s group tours do not go to earthquake-prone areas, so none of the participants have asked to cancel or adjust the schedules, it added.

This is despite Japanese media reporting on mass cancellations since the warning was issued. Around 450 guests canceled at Sansuien, a ryokan in Kochi Prefecture, and about 550 reservations in the Shizuoka prefecture city of Shimoda, were scrapped, Kyodo News reported.

“A number of bookings to Japan have been canceled, but in terms of Chinese tourists, the number of cancellations is not so large,” said Zhou Weihong, deputy general manager of Shanghai Spring International Travel Service. “After all, the megaquake warning just covers some areas, so not all bookings are canceled.”

Royal Caribbean Cruises and MSC Cruise, operators of international cruise routes between Japan and China, said they are operating as normal.

On Aug. 13, Japan’s cabinet said that it expected to lift the ‘megaquake advisory’ on Aug. 15 if no abnormal seismic events or crustal changes are detected, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Editors: Dou Shicong, Kim Taylor