Marriott International has launched a reciprocal point exchange program between Marriott Bonvoy points and ANA Mileage Club and JAL Mileage Bank. In the case of ANA Mileage Club, the exchange rate varies depending on the number of transfers and the number of miles during the same fiscal year (April 1 to March 31 of the…
Month: May 2023
Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki x Sumikko Gurashi “Sumikkomachi Campaign in Shimonoseki”: a project to receive an accessor and smartphone wallpaper.
Sun-X has been conducting the “Sumikkomachi Collaboration,” in which the character “Sumikko Gurashi” and local governments across Japan collaborate to enliven their towns, and from June 1 to July 31, the “Sumikkomachi Campaign in Shimonoseki” will be held in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the two companies are collaborating this time. During the collaboration period,…
IHG x Mori Trust to open Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street in winter 2024. Concept incorporates Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch culture
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Mori Trust announced on May 24 that they have signed a partnership agreement and will open Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street (12-17 Minamiyamate-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture) in winter 2024. The first Hotel Indigo brand in western Japan will be the fifth Hotel Indigo in Japan, following Hakone Gora, Karuizawa,…
Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition” starts June 9 at Fukuoka City Museum. New exhibition area and limited-edition goods will be available.
FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Nishinippon Shimbun, and Nishinippon Shimbun Event Service will hold the “‘Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition’: We meet again! will be held at the Fukuoka City Museum (3-1 Momochihama, Sagara-ku, Fukuoka City). The exhibition will run from June 9 to August 31. This is the first Ghibli exhibition at the museum in…
AIRDO to add 4 round-trip flights on Haneda-New Chitose route from June 25 to 30. Specified flight discount fares also apply.
AIRDO will add four round-trip flights on its Haneda-Shin-Chitose (Sapporo) route for four days from June 25 to 30. AIRDO will use a Boeing 737-700 aircraft (144 seats) and code-share with ANA. During the same period, AIRDO also launched the “AIRDO Special 28/21” and “DO Value 3/1” discount fares for selected flights. The flight schedule…
Local Suica penguin goods are now available. Specialty motifs from Aomori, Iwate and Akita
JR East Trading will release local Suica penguin goods in conjunction with the start of Suica ticket gate service in Aomori, Iwate, and Akita prefectures. The first product lineup includes a card case, key holder, and W-ticket file, and will go on pre-sale at stores in each prefecture on May 27, with regular sales beginning…
Shimoda Hydrangea Festival,” the largest number of hydrangea plants in Japan, will be held in June at Kakushi-mura Minami-Izu. Enjoy the open-air bath and buffet with the accommodation plan.
Kakuemura Minami-Izu (889-1 Minato, Minami-Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture), a resort hotel located in the southernmost town on the Izu Peninsula, will operate a “Hydrangea Bus” for overnight guests only in conjunction with the Shimoda Hydrangea Festival to be held from June 1 to 30. Shimoda Hydrangea Festival is the largest hydrangea festival in Japan with…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railroad Travel”] I got angry at the automatic ticket checker, even though there was no fraud.
Error Judgment on Ticket with No Entry Record When a passenger passes through a manned ticket gate with a paper ticket, the ticket is scissored or stamped to indicate that the passenger has indeed passed through the ticket gate and entered the station. In reality, however, there are many unmanned stations with only automatic ticket…
A 4K60fps recap of the stunning Victorville Airport Low Pass! Full report on JAL’s unique 777 retired ferry tour route
The reason for the slightly southerly crossing over the Pacific Ocean is that the retired aircraft, JA701J, was originally used as an international aircraft for short- to medium-haul flights, and therefore software that corrects for the north pole and the earth’s axis was not applied. Midway and Honolulu were selected as divert destinations for this…
ANA Pay renewal, the impact of being able to instantly charge Apple Pay with fractions of 1 mile = 1 yen. I used it right away.
On May 23, ANA X launched a major renewal of its smartphone payment service “ANA Pay” (iOS version). The new version allows users to instantly recharge miles in units of 1 mile, and to pay for recharged miles at 1 mile = 1 yen. ANA Pay has been developed as a code payment service (QR…