Date: Apr 10, 2018
Source: Park Hotel Tokyo
Park Hotel Tokyo announced on April 10 that it has launched “3 Concierges of OMOTENASHI” that will showcase unique Japanese aesthetics as well as “omotenashi” Japanese hospitality starting in 2018.
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Date: Mar. 28, 2018
Source: Commerce and Tourism Division, Mishima Municipal Government
Against the backdrop of an increasing number of foreign travelers, the Mishima Municipal Government has launched a smartphone-friendly multilingual website on tourist information designed to share information on Mishima City’s tourism and historic landscapes so that foreign visitors can enjoy traveling the city to a greater degree. The languages used on the website are Japanese, English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean and Thai.
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Date: Mar 02, 2018
Source: Vail Resorts, Inc.
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Date: Feb. 06, 2018
Source: Sakura Hotel Nippori
TOKYO – Sakura Hotel Co., headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, opened the Sakura Hotel Nippori near the historic Yanaka Ginza shopping street in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward, the fifth hotel in the Sakura Hotel and Hostel chain, last year. All five hotels are open 24/7 and boast multilingual staff, as 85 percent of guests are international visitors.
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User-customized videos introduce some of Japan’s best tourist attractions
Date: Feb. 06, 2018
Source: Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
TOKYO – Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has today inaugurated a global-scale, multilingual campaign entitled “Enjoy my Japan.” The campaign seeks to entice long-haul travelers to visit Japan and explore the country beyond the well-known popular attractions, and immerse themselves more fully in the rich depths of Japanese nature and culture that exist off the beaten tourist path.
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Date: Feb 2, 2018
Source: Chiba Prefectural Government
Kensaku Morita, Governor of Chiba Prefecture, will visit Thailand on February 3 – 8, 2018, to promote agricultural and fishery products from his Japanese prefecture and its tourist charms.
February 4 (Sun.) : Chiba Prefecture Agricultural/Fishery Product Fair, 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (*), Central Food Hall Chidlom
This fair showcases agricultural and fishery products that Chiba Prefecture is proud of, including the new sweet and juicy strawberry variety CHI-BA+BERRY, which is making its Thai debut.
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Date: Jan 24, 2018
Source: Global Agents
TOKYO, Jan. 24, 2018 – Global Agents has just announced the Grand Opening of the second in its luxury capsule hotel brand ‘The Millennials’ for March 15th, 2018. Following the huge success of their first iteration, opened last year in Kyoto, and attracting the attention from many overseas guests and medias, Global Agents is finally bringing its brand to the Japanese capital with a first location in the bustling Shibuya district.
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Date: Jan. 24, 2018
Source: Overseas Adventure Travel
BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2018 – Alan E. Lewis, Chairman of Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.), the leader in small groups on the road less traveled, today announced O.A.T’s “Top 10 Destinations for 2018” based on year-to-date bookings by O.A.T.’s travelers, who are Americans aged 55 and older. More than 15,000 (15,064) travelers have booked an adventure to one (or more) of these destinations in 2018 to-date. O.A.T. anticipates 57,012 travelers overall in 2018—up from 46,247 in 2016 and 40,266 in 2013.
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Date: Nov 28, 2017
Source: Bespoke Inc.
TOKYO, Nov. 28, 2017 – Holiday Inn and Bespoke Inc. are proud to announce the launch of AI chatbot service Bebot at ANA Holiday Inn Sendai, the first hotel in Sendai to offer an AI Chat Guide.
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Date: Nov 9, 2017
Source: All Nippon Airways
Japan’s largest airline demonstrates an ongoing commitment to reaching U.S. audiences with dynamic original content and integrated partnerships – including Scott Eastwood and Steve Aoki – to highlight its renowned five-star service
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Japanese luxury crabs “Echizen crabs” start fishing season from November 6, and a Echizen Gani was priced the highest value of 460,000 yen (4,059 US Dollar) to the first sale at Echizen Fishing Port in Fukui Prefecture on Nov 6th.
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Date: Nov 6, 2017
Source: Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) have released a new free smartphone app, the Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen Reservation App, through which users may purchase tickets for the Tokaido Sanyo bullet train line, Japan’s main artery connecting Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Hakata and other destinations.
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Date: Oct 31, 2017
Source: JTB Group
TOKYO – JTB Group, Japan’s largest travel agency, through JTB Sunrise Tours, its tour brand dedicated to bringing foreign tourists to Japan, has launched sales of a brand-new bus tour plan that invites foreign visitors to experience the majestic nature and rich Japanese culture of central Hokkaido, a favorite destination of tourists to Japan.
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Date: Oct 18, 2017
Source: PRINCE HOTELS, INC.
TOKYO – PRINCE HOTELS, INC. (Head office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President, Shigeyoshi Akasaka) opened a new hotel, “Nagoya Prince Hotel Sky Tower,” on Monday, October 2, 2017 in Nagoya, Japan, the country’s third largest city.
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Date: Oct 17, 2017
Source: REI
– Largest expansion of new trips in the travel company’s history with hiking, cycling, kayaking, multisport, safari and snowshoeing itineraries to classic and emerging locations –
SEATTLE, Oct. 17, 2017 – REI Adventures, the active travel company part of national outdoor co-op REI, is launching 20 trips, bringing the total for the year to more than 40 new itineraries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. The industry leader is also formally introducing a collection of lower intensity trips to meet the diverse interests and abilities of its broadening traveler base.
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Date: Oct 18, 2017
Source: Japan National Tourism Organization
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2017 – Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 30th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Tokyo recognized as the #1 top large city in the world, with a score of 91.35, and Kyoto recognized as the #3 top large city in the world, with a score of 88.98.
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Date: September 04, 2017
Source: Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
TOKYO – Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 9001) (Head office: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, President: Yoshizumi Nezu, hereinafter, Tobu Railway) and BOJ Inc. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Takahiro Noguchi, hereinafter, BEAUTY OF JAPAN) have concluded a capital and business alliance agreement for strengthening the planning and sales of tours, which utilize sightseeing resources along the Tobu Line, targeting inbound tourists from Europe, the US, and Australia.
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Date: Aug 29, 2017
Source: Park Hotel Tokyo
TOKYO, Aug. 29, 2017 — Park Hotel Tokyo announced on August 29 that it has received “Excellence in the Field of Domestic and Inbound Travel Award” at the Japan Tourism Awards for its “Artist in Hotel” project.
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Japan Likely to Hit 2020 Tourism Goal Early, Thanks to Chinese Visitors – In the first 10 months of the year, 16.3 million foreign tourists have visited, beating prior full-year record
Date: Nov 18, 2015
Source: The Wall Street Journal by Jun Hongo
TOKYO — Chinese tourists have pushed Japan within reach of its ambitious tourism target—five years ahead of schedule.
Japan has attracted 16.3 million foreign tourists already this year, beating its previous full-year record of 13.4 million as the number of Chinese visitors has more than doubled, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism Organization.
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7 routes to be promoted to foreign tourists
Date: June 12, 2015
Source: The Japan Times
For the first time, the Tourism Agency on Friday selected seven regional sightseeing routes within the nation for foreign tourists. The agency aims to encourage foreign tourists — who primarily tend to visit the Tokyo metropolitan area, an area surrounding Mt. Fuji and the Kansai area — to visit attractive sightseeing spots in regional areas linked to specific themes.
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