JAL suffers temporary disruption due to cyber attack, flight cancellations, delays, and suspension of ticket sales, but system has been restored

On the morning of December 26, 2024, JAL announced that a failure had occurred in the network equipment that connects inside and outside the company, and a problem had occurred…

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What can we learn from the “Tourism-Specific Crisis Management Plan” formulated by Sendai City and the efforts of Wakura Onsen Kagaya on the day of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake? -From the Tourism Resilience Summit

Tourism Resilience Summit held in November 2024. The efforts of Sendai City, which created a tourism crisis management manual after experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the case study…

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What is the United Nations “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”? “Disaster prevention is an investment, not a cost.” We covered the recommendations of experts at the Tourism Resilience Summit.

The "Tourism Resilience Summit" was held in Sendai in November 2024. In keynote speeches and panel discussions, experts demonstrated the crisis management required of the tourism industry. Source link

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South Korea’s political turmoil puts the tourism industry on alert, fearing it will be a headwind for the recovery of foreign tourists, Seoul’s mayor declares safety

In South Korea, there is a growing sense of caution about the negative impact that a prolonged political crisis could have on the beauty and travel industries. Since President Yun…

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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism formulates rules to realize “full-flat seats” on express buses, calls for installation of fall prevention plates, etc., due to increasing needs for late-night transportation

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has formulated ``Guidelines for the safety of express buses with fully flat seats.'' This is due to the need for large buses…

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Climbing map app “YAMAP” visualizes routes that other users have walked in the past, and allows experienced users to understand minor routes

Yamap, which operates the mountain climbing map GPS app ``YAMAP'', has started offering ``Minna no Kiseki'', a function that visualizes users' past trajectory data on a map. Also useful for…

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Gero Onsen in Gifu Prefecture: Distributing tourism and evacuation center information in a multilingual map, verifying convenience for visitors to Japan

Demonstration experiment on tourism and disaster prevention at Gero Onsen. Utilize digital signage to disseminate tourism and evacuation information in Japanese and English. By scanning the QR code with your…

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“Tourism Resilience Summit” held in Sendai, ministerial level meetings from countries around the world, and symposiums on the themes of crisis preparedness and business continuity.

From November 9th to 11th, 2024, the ``Tourism Resilience Summit'' will be held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, with the participation of countries and international organizations from the Asia-Pacific region.…

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Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture, implements winter traffic and entry restrictions, only for day-trippers, no restrictions during the day

Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture will implement traffic and entry restrictions during the winter season from December 20, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Strengthen the creation of tourist destinations that…

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