Global Consumer Trends 2025 announced, 5 major predictions include “commitment to healthy life expectancy” and “expectations and concerns about AI”

Euromonitor has announced the ``Global Consumer Trends 2025''. We have summarized the trends for 2025 into five trends, including ``commitment to a healthy life expectancy,'' ``wise consumption,'' and ``expectations and…

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What is “Edo Kaido”, a project that promotes wide-area excursions starting from Tokyo?

The Kanto Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the ``Edo Kaido Wandering Journey'' regional PR product exhibition as a kick-off event to strengthen…

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Thailand’s “same-sex marriage” legislation is a tailwind for the tourism market, with tourism revenue expected to increase by 310 billion yen annually, making the world market 31 trillion yen

OTA Agoda estimates that the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand will attract 4 million new overseas tourists a year. Tourism revenue is expected to increase by approximately $2 billion…

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Year-end and New Year consumption trends in 13 countries around the world 2024, Japanese people have a strong desire to spend to “reward themselves”, and Generation Z is active in “travel” – Amex survey

Amex conducted a global opinion survey in 13 countries and regions around the world, including Japan, regarding consumption trends during the winter holiday season. It is clear that Japanese people…

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Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mt. Fuji Climbing Railway Plan” abandons LRT plan, changes to rubber tire new transportation system, may connect to new linear station in the future

Regarding the ``Mt. Fuji Climbing Railway'' project, Yamanashi Prefecture is abandoning the next-generation streetcar (LRT) rail system and switching to a rubber-tired new transportation system called ``Fuji Tram (tentative name).''…

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A train wrapped in the popular TV anime “Golden Kamuy,” in collaboration with the Ainu culture promotion facility “Upopoi,” operates in Hokkaido, Tokyo, and Nagoya.

As part of "Let's enjoy Golden Kamuy and Hokkaido! Supported by Upopoi", wrapped trains will be running in Hokkaido, Tokyo, and Nagoya from December. Until January next year. Source link

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Trolley Bus counts down to final service at the end of November, with cumulative ridership reaching 19.9 million people

The Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus, which connects Murodo and Daikanbo on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, will run for the last time on November 30, 2024. Japan's last trolleybus. Source…

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What is the new trend in hotels, “lifestyle hotels”? Explaining the aims and service characteristics of foreign hotels opening one after another[Column]

Column written by Toyo Keizai Inc.'s editorial board. This time, we will take a look at "lifestyle hotels," which can be said to be a characteristic of the rush to…

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Mori Trust attracts Japan’s first luxury hotel to Akasaka, Tokyo, a new trend emphasizing sustainability

Mori Trust will open ``1 Hotel Tokyo'' in the large-scale mixed-use development project ``Tokyo World Gate Akasaka'' in the fall of 2025. Based on the concept of harmony with nature,…

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Ranking of the world’s luxury hotel chains 2024, “Mandarin Oriental” takes the top spot for the second consecutive year, followed by “Bulgari”

Luxury Travel Intelligence (LTI) releases its 2024 luxury hotel chain rankings. This year's top spot is Mandarin Oriental, just like last year. Second place was a close second, with Bvlgari…

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