Ama Town in Oki, Shimane Prefecture launches a “decentralized autonomous organization” that connects anytime, anywhere to revitalize the related population

Ama Town, Shimane Prefecture, is a decentralized autonomous organization in which the residents of Ama Town and related populations will become an organization that contributes to the promotion of "collaboration…

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JR East and Shochiku to promote “tourism and regional revitalization” with the power of culture, 10-year comprehensive business partnership

JR East and Shochiku enter into a 10-year comprehensive business alliance. Utilizing the power of digital, we will jointly work on tourism and regional revitalization, health promotion, and night-time economy…

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ANA has a flagship store in China’s major OTA Ctrip, selling airline tickets through the new distribution standard NDC, via Chinese system

ANA has officially opened its flagship store within China's largest travel platform, Ctrip. The flagship store also began selling ANA flight tickets using NDC provided by China's Travelsky. Source link

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Narita Airport achieves interoperability with other airports’ biometric authentication systems for immigration procedures, advancing digital travel procedures

We demonstrated the interoperability of different biometric authentication systems: Hong Kong Airport's Flight Token (self-service based on biometric authentication) and Narita Airport's Face Express (boarding process based on facial recognition).…

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How will future digital maps evolve? Considering the latest trends in Apple, Google, and travel tech, and their impact on travel plans[Gaiden]

US tourism industry media ``Focus Wire'' examines the current state of digital map platforms. He mentioned Google Maps, which is leading the way in this field, as well as map…

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Apple’s new feature streamlines tracking of checked baggage, shares location information with airlines, introduced by 18 companies

Apple has introduced "Share Item Location" as a new iOS feature. AirTag, or something that allows you to share your “Find” location information with airlines. 18 airlines plan to introduce…

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Development of supersonic passenger plane in the US and China, possibility of connecting Beijing and New York in 3 hours

According to Reuters, Beijing-based Space Transportation recently successfully conducted a test flight of a hypersonic passenger plane called Yunxing, which flies twice as fast as the Concorde. There is a…

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Cross-border payment Alipay Plus expands cooperation with “PayPay” in Japan, reaching more than 3 million merchants

China's Alipay+ has expanded its partnership with PayPay to further expand its merchant network in Japan. Alipay+ affiliated e-wallet can be used at over 3 million member stores across Japan.…

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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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