Japan National Tourism Organization, promoting “Expo + Tourism” in full swing, directing people to product reservation sites from videos and digital art, also distributing NFTs in the region

Japan National Tourism Organization, promoting “Expo + Tourism” in full swing, directing people to product reservation sites from videos and digital art, also distributing NFTs in the region

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) explained the latest trends in inbound tourism, the promotion of "Expo + Tourism" for the Osaka/Kansai Expo, and efforts to promote high value-added travel.…

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Czech Republic’s Prague bans nighttime pub tours as noise and trash problems become more serious, also in an effort to promote cultural tourism

Czech Republic’s Prague bans nighttime pub tours as noise and trash problems become more serious, also in an effort to promote cultural tourism

According to the Associated Press, night-time pub crawls will be banned in the Czech capital Prague from November 2024. Problems such as nighttime noise and garbage dumped on the streets…

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Approximately 10,000 people gather in large-scale anti-overtourism demonstration in Spain’s Canary Islands, condemning ‘unsustainable’ policies

Approximately 10,000 people gather in large-scale anti-overtourism demonstration in Spain’s Canary Islands, condemning ‘unsustainable’ policies

Reuters reports that around 10,000 people gathered at a demonstration against overtourism in Spain's Canary Islands. Protest organizers condemned tourism authorities' "unjust and unsustainable" development model. Source link

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Kyoto City sets up temporary information center and baggage delivery/storage center during autumn tourist season to prevent overtourism

Kyoto City sets up temporary information center and baggage delivery/storage center during autumn tourist season to prevent overtourism

During the fall tourist season, when many tourists are expected to visit, Kyoto City has set up a multilingual information center and temporary baggage delivery and storage facilities to ease…

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We asked the head of the Spanish Tourism Board about the current state of tourism, from overtourism countermeasures to new trends and the recovery of Japanese tourists.

We asked the head of the Spanish Tourism Board about the current state of tourism, from overtourism countermeasures to new trends and the recovery of Japanese tourists.

We asked him about the current state of tourism in Spain, a tourist powerhouse. What is the current state of the Japanese market, what is the current state of overtourism…

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Yamanashi Prefecture aims to become a design-advanced prefecture, revitalizes the region through changes in policy, tourism, etc., and opens the new “Yamanashi Design Center”

Yamanashi Prefecture aims to become a design-advanced prefecture, revitalizes the region through changes in policy, tourism, etc., and opens the new “Yamanashi Design Center”

In November 2024, Yamanashi Prefecture will open the Yamanashi Design Center, attached to the Prefectural Museum of Art, within the prefectural government building as the prefecture's design promotion base. With…

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Shibuya and Shinjuku wards strengthen ban on street drinking during Halloween, “Strong measures are needed to prevent overtourism”

Shibuya and Shinjuku wards strengthen ban on street drinking during Halloween, “Strong measures are needed to prevent overtourism”

Ahead of Halloween at the end of October, Mayor Ken Hasebe of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward and Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi of Shinjuku Ward have jointly appealed to visitors to ``please abide…

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Japan Tourism Agency adds model tourist destinations to attract high-value-added tourists, providing intensive support to Yamagata, Sado/Niigata, and the foot of Mt. Fuji

Japan Tourism Agency adds model tourist destinations to attract high-value-added tourists, providing intensive support to Yamagata, Sado/Niigata, and the foot of Mt. Fuji

The Japan Tourism Agency has added three areas, the Yamagata area, the Sado/Niigata area, and the Mt. Fuji foothills area, as model tourist destinations where comprehensive measures will be concentrated…

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Qatar becomes second Muslim-majority country and 42nd country worldwide to join U.S. Visa Reciprocal Waiver Program

Qatar becomes second Muslim-majority country and 42nd country worldwide to join U.S. Visa Reciprocal Waiver Program

According to the Associated Press, Qatar will join the U.S. Visa Reciprocal Waiver Program starting October 1, 2024, becoming the second Muslim-majority country to do so after Brunei and the…

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Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mount Fuji Mountain Railway Plan” – Construction of a new next-generation tramway is estimated to have an economic effect of 1.56 trillion yen and employment effect of 120,000 people over 40 years of operation

Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Mount Fuji Mountain Railway Plan” – Construction of a new next-generation tramway is estimated to have an economic effect of 1.56 trillion yen and employment effect of 120,000 people over 40 years of operation

Yamanashi Prefecture has announced the results of a survey aimed at commercializing the Mount Fuji mountain railway project. It is estimated that the economic impact of the railway and surrounding…

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