Egypt to improve breeding conditions for tourist camels after complaints from tourists and conservation groups

Egyptian authorities will improve the treatment of camels and horses used as tourist attractions at the pyramids after complaints from animal rights groups and tourists, Reuters reports. Source link

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Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, offers workations for 5,000 yen per night at luxury inns, sold as NFT to digital citizens

From November 5, 2024, Kaga City will begin measures to support workdays for business people. If you purchase a ``Workation NFT'' for 5,000 yen, you can stay overnight at Yamashiro…

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Voice guidance on local topics on smartphone while on the move, demonstration experiment in Saitama City, event information etc. by utilizing multiple AI

Demonstration experiments have begun for the smartphone app "Bashow," which provides audio guidance on topics surrounding the area to people traveling by car or other vehicle in Saitama City. By…

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Kyoto City continues to take countermeasures against overtourism in preparation for the fall tourism peak, spreading tourist morals, introducing advance reservations for parking lots in the Higashiyama area, etc.

Kyoto City is strengthening its measures against overtourism in preparation for peak tourism seasons such as autumn leaves starting in November 2024. We have implemented a bonus campaign to promote…

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The number of domestic guests will increase by 10% in September 2024 compared to 2019, driven by foreigners with a 44% increase, and room occupancy rate is 62% – Japan Tourism Agency (1st preliminary report)

The total number of overnight guests in September 2024 was 54.07 million, an increase of 3.6% compared to the same month last year and an increase of 10.9% compared to…

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American Airlines to integrate with Transportation Security Administration touchless ID to make airport security passage smoother for frequent flyer members

American Airlines will soon begin integrating the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) TSA PreCheck touchless ID for AAdvantage members. ID matching matches the member user's image with the existing passport photo.…

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Kyushu Tourism DX Consortium uses generated AI to promote tours around 7 prefectures, and demonstrates providing optimal recommended travel plans

The Kyushu Tourism DX Consortium is implementing the "Exciting Tourism Project - Kyushu DX Island Concept", which aims to revitalize tourism throughout Kyushu. We will develop and begin operation of…

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AI voice service TradFit obtains patent for automatically personalized responses by linking facility management system and usage services

TradFit provides a service that automatically personalizes and responds to domestic and overseas users based on user information registered in the facility management system and various service information that the…

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Kyoto textbook sales company enters hotel business, opens boutique hotels in Amanohashidate and Miyazu, renovates former public facilities

In the spring of 2025, Kyoto Prefectural Textbook Sales will collaborate with Mercury, a hotel producer, to open a boutique hotel in the Amanohashidate/Miyazu area. The site of the Miyazu…

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