Despite concerns that the Park Hyatt Tokyo’s 19-month-long renovation would paper over its beloved character, the reopened hotel made famous by the 2003 film “Lost in Translation” has retained its iconic soul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/18/travel/park-hyatt-tokyo-renovation-hotel-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #hotels #parkhyatttokyo #newyorkbar #lostintranslation #sofiacoppola
Come 2033, Sapporo’s Nakajima Park area will become a new northern hub of business tourism. And the newly opened InterContinental Sapporo offers a glimpse at the neighborhood’s upscale future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/06/travel/intercontinental-sapporo-hotel-luxury-new/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #sapporo #hotels #luxurygoods #micetourism
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
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
Ginza is a shrine to conspicuous consumption. But the high-end shopping district’s newest luxury hotel — offering “onsen” baths in every room — excels through a different commodity: privacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/15/lifestyle/ginza-luxury-hotel-onsen-fufu-new/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #hotels #onsen #sento #luxurygoods #ginza #fufu
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering covering half the cost of installing fences around outdoor baths at traditional inns and hotels to prevent bear attacks amid a surge in sightings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/bear-aid-outdoor-bath-fences/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japantourismagency #ryokan #bears #animals #onsen #hotels #tourism
Mori Trust is looking for overseas partners to launch condominiums in Japan that can be rented out like hotel rooms, its CEO said, as the company seeks to profit from the nation’s tourism boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/companies/mori-trust-seeks-foreign-partners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #moritrust #realestate #hotels #tourism #constructionindustry
While the hotel’s so-called Mindful Floor won’t be fully up and running until December, the newly opened JW Marriott Tokyo adds yet another luxury option to the city’s ever-growing list of hotels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/31/travel/jw-marriott-takanawa-luxury-new/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #hotels #travel #marriott
Japan will be the most impacted by a global tourist-service labor shortfall, according to a new report, with a 29% gap forecast in the country in 2035. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/toursim-labor-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tourism #foreignworkers #hotels #restaurants
Tokyo has been ranked as the world’s best large city for the second consecutive year, solidifying Japan’s position as a global tourism powerhouse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/tokyo-large-city-ranking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #hotels #tourism
After a long career in preschool education, Australian Linda Joyce is now taking up sustainable tourism as a bilingual concierge in rural Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/25/our-lives/linda-joyce-tochigi-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #tochigiprefecture #tourism #overtourism #sustainabletourism #hotels #rurallife
More hotels and inns in hot springs resorts and other tourist destinations in Japan are adopting room-only services and encouraging guests to have dinner in nearby restaurants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/room-only-accommodations-increasing-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hotels #inns #tourism #jobs #food
In the sleepy village of Hokkaido’s Kawayu Onsen, a debate over what regional revitalization should look like has made opening a new resort hotel a major project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/06/lifestyle/kawayu-onsen-tourism-revival-hoshino-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #travel #onsen #hotels
Confectionery giants Lotte Holdings and Lotte Corporation are joining forces to create more hotels in Japan in a bid to benefit from the recent foreign tourist surge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/hotel-lotte/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lottegroup #tourism #southkorea #hotels
“The rest of the world has something important to learn from Japanese hospitality,” says the head of an elite group of the world’s most exclusive hotels. “Details are not just details in Japan — they’re everything.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/16/travel/ryokan-unesco-relais-chateau-sustainability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #hotels #ryokan #unesco
Most visitors to Naoshima are hyper-focused on art and high culture. But this seaside hotel caters to a different obsession: competitive Japanese cycling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/16/travel/keirin-hotel-naoshima-okayama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #hotels #sports#setoinlandsea #naoshima
The little-touristed province of Aseer, an area with a rich cultural heritage and unspoiled nature in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern corner, forms the linchpin of the country's $1 trillion bet on tourism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/world/saudi-arabia-tourism-skyscrapers-nature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #saudiarabia #tourism #hotels #travel#aseer
Amid signs of changes in spending behavior among foreign visitors, enhancing experience-based tourism and offering value-added accommodation services are key to further stimulating inbound consumption in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/japan-experience-based-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #hotels #japantourismagency
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options that connect them with doctors who can provide basic care for minor illnesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/13/tech/inbound-telemedicine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #medicine #hospitals #telemedicine #hotels #tourism