JTB aims to create a new tourism experience with “flying cars”, enters into partnership agreement with development company, and aims to develop high value-added products

JTB has concluded a collaboration agreement with SkyDrive, which develops "flying cars." By developing high-value-added products that utilize flying cars, we will create new tourism experiences and support their introduction…

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UK membership private jet operator quadruples membership in Japan, making Japan its most important market

VistaJet, a British company that operates membership-based private jets, announced that the number of members in Japan from January to September 2024 increased four times compared to the previous year.…

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Okinawa’s new theme park “Jangria” announces transportation measures for opening next year, promoting the use of buses and ferries, making parking lots smarter, etc.

Japan Entertainment Co., Ltd. has announced the concept of a traffic countermeasure plan for the theme park "JUNGLIA" in northern Okinawa, which aims to open in 2025. Promoting the use…

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What is the new trend in hotels, “lifestyle hotels”? Explaining the aims and service characteristics of foreign hotels opening one after another[Column]

Column written by Toyo Keizai Inc.'s editorial board. This time, we will take a look at "lifestyle hotels," which can be said to be a characteristic of the rush to…

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Mori Trust attracts Japan’s first luxury hotel to Akasaka, Tokyo, a new trend emphasizing sustainability

Mori Trust will open ``1 Hotel Tokyo'' in the large-scale mixed-use development project ``Tokyo World Gate Akasaka'' in the fall of 2025. Based on the concept of harmony with nature,…

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Major cruise line in the world makes major investment in private resort development, creating new opportunity to increase profits

Reuters reports on the private resort development underway by the world's major cruise companies. Royal Caribbean's ``Perfect Day at CocoCay'' opened in the Bahamas in 2019, prompting rivals to increase…

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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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