Japan National Tourism Organization to hold “Adventure Week” in Tohoku area in 2025, promoting high-value-added travel to the world

Japan National Tourism Organization to hold “Adventure Week” in Tohoku area in 2025, promoting high-value-added travel to the world

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is collaborating with the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the world's largest adventure travel industry group, to hold "Adventure Week" in the Tohoku area…

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Carbon emissions from business flights by 26 of the world’s biggest tech companies halved compared to 2019, while cuts by Google’s parent company and Apple slow

Carbon emissions from business flights by 26 of the world’s biggest tech companies halved compared to 2019, while cuts by Google’s parent company and Apple slow

Reuters reports on the current status of CO2 emission reductions from business flights by the world's major tech companies. The emissions of 26 companies in 2023 will be 49% lower…

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What is the new sister city model set up by the Hawaii Tourism Board and the “next-generation cultural exchange model” that Shibuya Ward and Honolulu City are aiming for? (PR)

What is the new sister city model set up by the Hawaii Tourism Board and the “next-generation cultural exchange model” that Shibuya Ward and Honolulu City are aiming for? (PR)

(PR) The Hawaii Tourism Board has been lobbying to realize a sister city relationship between the city of Honolulu and Shibuya Ward. We spoke to Mitsue Valey, Director of the…

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Initiative launched to ask visitors to Japan to donate to local communities, offering experiential gifts as a thank you gift; first initiative in Kyoto City inspired by hometown tax donations

Initiative launched to ask visitors to Japan to donate to local communities, offering experiential gifts as a thank you gift; first initiative in Kyoto City inspired by hometown tax donations

Giftee has launched the "Donate & Go" initiative, where visitors to Japan donate to the local areas they visit and receive experiential local gifts as a thank you. The first…

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Yamanashi Prefecture to test the effectiveness of this summer’s “Mount Fuji climbing restrictions,” reducing the number of climbers by 20% and resulting in zero days exceeding the daily limit; next summer to be unified with Shizuoka Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture to test the effectiveness of this summer’s “Mount Fuji climbing restrictions,” reducing the number of climbers by 20% and resulting in zero days exceeding the daily limit; next summer to be unified with Shizuoka Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture has announced the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of restrictions on the Yoshidaguchi climbing route of Mt. Fuji implemented this summer. The number of climbers during…

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Problems of lost checked baggage on aircraft can be solved by switching from outdated system to new technology – International Air Transport Association[Foreign News]

Problems of lost checked baggage on aircraft can be solved by switching from outdated system to new technology – International Air Transport Association[Foreign News]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has recently begun testing a new digital messaging standard to improve interline baggage handling. Source link

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What is the JTB program that can develop “tourism DX talent” in the region? We asked about its features and strengths that solve the problems of local governments and DMOs (PR)

What is the JTB program that can develop “tourism DX talent” in the region? We asked about its features and strengths that solve the problems of local governments and DMOs (PR)

(PR) What is the "Tourism DX Human Resources Development Program" that JTB has started offering to local governments, DMOs, and tourism businesses? We asked about the key points of the…

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Travel reservation service Klook launches service for tourists to Japan that allows them to board Shinkansen trains using QR codes

Travel reservation service Klook launches service for tourists to Japan that allows them to board Shinkansen trains using QR codes

Klook, a travel reservation service, has started offering a QR ticket service that allows you to board the Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen directly. Simply hold the QR code over…

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Number of overnight stays by foreign visitors to Japan grows in the three major metropolitan areas, exceeding 70% of the total share, with China topping the list by nationality – Japan Tourism Agency (2nd flash report for June 2024)

Number of overnight stays by foreign visitors to Japan grows in the three major metropolitan areas, exceeding 70% of the total share, with China topping the list by nationality – Japan Tourism Agency (2nd flash report for June 2024)

The total number of foreign overnight guests in June 2024 is expected to be 13.47 million nights, up 40.5% from the same month in 2019. Foreigners account for 26.7% of…

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Tokyo tops Google Flights travel search results for US Christmas holiday period, Thanksgiving holiday in fourth place

Tokyo tops Google Flights travel search results for US Christmas holiday period, Thanksgiving holiday in fourth place

Google has released travel trends for the New Year holiday season in the United States, based on searches on Google Flights. Tokyo was the most popular destination for Christmas and…

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