HIS holds “Hatsuyume Fair” sale again this year, featuring “Bakarhythm” in TV commercial

Starting from December 20, 2024, HIS will hold HIS's largest annual sale, "Hatsuyume Fair 2025." TV commercials and web advertisements will be aired starting December 17th, using Bakarhythm and the…

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Uber begins dispatching services to tourist destinations in India, including a scenic lake in Kashmir

According to Reuters, Uber has launched Uber Shikara, a water transportation service for tourists at the scenic Dal Lake in India's Kashmir region. Local Shikara boat operators have mixed opinions…

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Singaporean cuisine appears on Seibu Railway’s restaurant car “52 Seats of Bliss,” and the Tourism Bureau proposes a new journey through food culture

From January to March 2025, the Singapore Tourism Board, in collaboration with Seibu Railway, will offer creative Singaporean cuisine on the Seibu Traveling Restaurant ``52 Seats of Bliss,'' an all-seat…

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Thailand has high expectations for an increase in tourists due to the competition for filming locations around the world, financial support programs in many countries, and success in attracting popular dramas.

Reuters reports on the competition for filming locations around the world. Thailand was chosen as a filming location for the popular drama ``White Lotus,'' and there are high hopes for…

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Weathernews begins offering “World Weather” for overseas travelers, and also provides pinpoint predictions with “World Rain Cloud Radar”

Weathernews Inc. has started providing weather information ``World Weather'' for overseas travelers on its weather app ``Weathernews.'' We have developed a new "World Rain Cloud Radar" that covers the entire…

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We heard about New York City’s tourism strategy, from efforts to make the most of events, to measures to prevent overtourism.

From 2025 to 2026, a series of historic anniversaries and sporting events will be held in New York City. We asked the leader of the Tourism and Convention Bureau, which…

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Get Your Guide, the world’s leading tabinaka reservation service, will hold an event for tourism operators on the top visit to Japan, and we asked them about their aims and the degree of attention to Japan.

Tabinaka experience reservation platform ``GetYourGuide'' is focusing on expanding its business in the Japanese market. We asked the two co-founders, who came to Japan in October for supplier events held…

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Greece increases taxes on vacation rentals and hotels, imposes new tax of up to 20 euros on cruise travelers

According to Reuters, Greece's parliament has approved a bill to increase daily taxes on vacation rentals and hotel stays, and to tax visitors from cruise ports. To address the economic…

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Travel trends during the year-end and New Year holidays: Domestic travelers are at the same level as last year, international travelers are up 13%, and destinations are becoming more polarized between far and near – JTB estimates

According to JTB's travel trend forecast for the year-end and New Year holidays (December 23rd to January 3rd), the number of domestic travelers is 28 million, about the same as…

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Navitime covers subway data for 200 cities around the world, supporting overseas travel and business trips

NAVITIME Japan's world route map/transfer guide "NAVITIME Transit" supports all subway information around the world and has a coverage rate of 100%. Transfers, timetable searches, station and route display on…

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