Navitime to offer trip planning function to navigation system for visitors to Japan, proposes optimal plans in dialogue format using AI generation

Navitime Japan has launched a service that uses AI generation to suggest travel plans for the web version of "Japan Travel by NAVITIME" for foreign tourists visiting Japan. When the…

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Cathay Pacific to develop branding with “music”, unveils new “sound logo” for in-flight and lounge use

Cathay Pacific Airways has unveiled a new sound logo, "Song of Cathay." It will be used on board aircraft and in lounges both domestically and abroad as part of its…

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ANA launches 2nd “Airplane Graveyard” tour, gets a close look at retired aircraft, and the inside stories of mechanics

ANA will hold the "4-Day Los Angeles Visit to Victorville Airport" in February and March 2025 as the second installment of the "Airplane Graveyard" series. Continuing from the previous Mojave…

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Nippon Travel Agency teams up with startups to make “space travel accessible to everyone” a reality, aiming to commercialize it in the 2030s

Nippon Travel Agency and Innovative Space Carrier (ISC) have recently signed a business partnership agreement to realize a "space travel business that anyone can participate in." Going forward, the two…

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HIS turns to profit with 45% increase in sales, overseas travel booming in US West Coast and other areas in third quarter of fiscal 2024

HIS announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2024 (November 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024). Sales increased 44.9% year-on-year to 237.6…

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Chinese Embassy in Japan warns travelers to be vigilant and ensure safe travel ahead of autumn holidays

On September 24, 2024, the Chinese Embassy in Japan issued a warning to Chinese nationals planning to travel to Japan and Chinese nationals residing in Japan, providing guidelines on compliance…

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JCB to uniformly introduce Apple Pay and Google Pay smartphone payments in Miyajima, a World Heritage Site, for domestic and inbound tourists

JCB has introduced an NFC tag payment service that allows domestic and international tourists to pay with Apple Pay and Google Pay at Miyajima, a World Heritage Site. This is…

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Kototsuna launches full-scale launch of multilingual digital concierge with avatar functionality

Kotozna has begun full-scale provision of "Kotozna ConcierGAI," a new version of their existing multilingual digital concierge "Kotozna LaMond" that incorporates voice input/output and avatar functions. They will be exhibiting…

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Airbnb CEO: Japan is the country he’s most interested in in the world right now, eager to expand into travel business beyond private lodgings, and strengthen long-term stays

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky made a noteworthy statement at the tourism industry event "2024 Skift Global Forum." He said, "Now is the time to expand," and indicated his intention to…

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TripAdvisor halts direct bookings for private lodgings, transitions to new business model[Foreign News]

Skift, a US tourism news site, reports that TripAdvisor is ceasing direct bookings for vacation rentals and moving to a new business model through third-party providers. Source link

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