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
Lawson is planning to allow visitors to use some of its larger parking lots as vehicle campsites for a fee amid a rising number of inbound tourists in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/lawson-parking-lot-stay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #lawson #conveniencestores #hotels #tourism