This week, Airbus got a brutal reminder that even the world’s most-delivered jet — the A320 — isn’t immune to shocks as disparate as solar flares and flawed metal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/companies/airbus-icarus-bug/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airlines #airbus #tourism
The economic impact of the Osaka Expo is estimated to have reached $19.6 billion, a private-sector survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/osaka-expo-economic-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #tourism
Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets, as a partial recall by the company halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened U.S. travel over the busiest weekend of the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/30/companies/global-airlines-airbus-a320/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airbus #airlines #tourism
Europe's Airbus said Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, sparking disruption worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/29/companies/airbus-a320-recall-disruption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airlines #tourism #airbus
Insurers in Japan are adding bear coverage to their suite of products amid a spike in deadly attacks in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/companies/bear-attacks-insurers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bears #tourism #insurance
Rising tensions with China may shave about 0.2 percentage point off Japan’s GDP growth if tourism and the export of consumer goods to its neighbor decline, according to economists at Goldman Sachs Group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/china-spat-weighing-on-japan-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #chinajapanrelations #china #tourism #gdp
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said on Wednesday that it plans to shift its accommodation tax from fixed amounts to a fixed rate of 3% of fees in fiscal 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/accommodation-tax-fixed-rate-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #minpaku #tourism #taxes #hotels
The Chinese government has instructed the country’s airlines to reduce the number of flights to Japan through March 2026, signaling Beijing is braced for a protracted spat between the two nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/china-flight-cuts-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #airlines #aviation #tourism
Hong Kong leader John Lee says his government supports China’s diplomatic policy toward Japan in the first comments by an official of the territory in relation to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/politics/hong-kong-leader-comments-on-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hongkong #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #tourism
Despite recent travel warnings from Beijing and Hong Kong authorities, interest among people in Hong Kong in visiting Japan remains strong, with no significant cancellations of group tours reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/hong-kong-people-japan-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hongkong #chinajapanrelations #china #tourism
Fodor’s No List 2026
"Eight destinations to reconsider in 2026.
Fodor’s No List is the rare travel list that encourages both desire and restraint in the same breath. It’s a reality check wrapped in responsible wanderlust.
We say it year after year–the No List is not a call for boycott. Its purpose is to highlight destinations where tourism is placing unsustainable pressures on the land and local communities."
This year on the list:
1. Antarctica
2. The Canary Islands
3. Glacier National Park
4. Isola Sacra
5. The Jungfrau Region
6. Mexico City
7. Mombasa
8. Montmartre
Businesses in Japan have largely brushed off any concerns about a drop in sales due to Tokyo's ongoing diplomatic spat with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/22/economy/japan-businesses-brush-off-china-worries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tourism #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan
Chinese cruise operators are scrambling to avoid Japanese ports as Beijing and Tokyo engage in a diplomatic dispute, which is expected to spur demand for tourism in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/22/asia-pacific/china-cruise-ships-avoid-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #chinajapanrelations #tourism #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi
Chip Butty
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Naturally Angus video from Visit Angus. Where we live! https://youtu.be/hAfSKGoAvSA #Angus #Scotland #Tourism #Nature
“Concerns are mounting about potential impacts as we approach the upcoming winter peak season,” Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/society/hokkaido-china-japan-tourists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #china #tourism #travel #hongkong #taiwan #hokkaido
Naturally Angus video from Visit Angus. Where we live! https://youtu.be/hAfSKGoAvSA #Angus #Scotland #Tourism #Nature
China’s travel advisory against visiting Japan amid a political row has prompted tour operators to cancel prebooked flights and hotels for group travelers in December and suspend marketing such trips to locals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/companies/china-tours-japan-canceled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chinajapanrelations #china #tourism #hotels #travel
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6% from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/foreign-visitors-october-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #china #southkorea #chinajapanrelations
Irish people try to explain how to spot an American tourist in Ireland. 😂
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIreland/comments/1ozmq1w/how_can_you_pick_out_an_american_tourist_based_on/
#ireland #tourism
The Osaka prefectural government and several municipalities submitted a proposal to stop accepting new applications for “minpaku” private-lodging services in special zones starting next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/osaka-halt-minpaku-applications/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osaka #tourism #localgovernment