Category: travelling

IHG Hotels & Resorts will open its first premium hotel brand “voco” in Japan, “voco Osaka Central” (1-7-1 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), on May 30. In addition to standard, premium, and grand rooms, the hotel will feature a restaurant, fitness gym, and meeting space. The interior design of the lobby and restaurant incorporates…

Yamagata Casio, a Casio group company, will release the Logoseasell 2, an underwater radio that allows users to talk while diving, on April 1. It is priced at 97,680 yen. Logosease, launched in January 2013, is attached to an underwater mask for leisure use, and has been used in situations such as firefighting and police…

JAL started accepting reservations for the “JAL Smiles Campaign” at 0:00 a.m. on March 9, but immediately after that, there have been problems with website access. The JAL Smile Campaign was a time sale with all domestic routes at 6,600 yen one-way, and was to be held to stimulate demand for travel at this time,…

AppBank has launched the smartphone app “HARAJUKU” (Android/iOS) with the anime “Love Live! Super Star! From March 15 to 28, a stamp rally featuring “Sakurakoji Kinako” will be held. During the period, visitors who collect nine stamps at the following spots will receive a limited bromide on a first-come, first-served basis, and can badges and…

The traditional English afternoon tea is another treat! Afternoon tea, held daily around 3 to 4 p.m., is one of the highlights at Queen Elizabeth. The location is the “Queen’s Room” where parties, events, and ballroom dances are held in the evening. The photo above is one taken just after embarkation, but when it is…

The government has indicated that “the wearing of masks will be at the discretion of individuals from March 13,” and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Aviation Association have successively updated their guidelines, which will remove the “mask request” from public transportation such as trains, planes, buses, and cabs. Announcements…

Tokyo Disney Resort will hold its 40th anniversary event “Dream Go Round” from April 15 to March 31, 2024. In advance of this event, a special menu will be released on April 10. The 40th anniversary popcorn will be available in a pink berry cheesecake-inspired flavor. The special 40th anniversary version of the popcorn bucket…

JAL will hold a time sale on all domestic routes from April to June, offering one-way flights for 6,600 yen in order to stimulate travel demand. The boarding period is from April 14 to June 30 (excluding April 29-30 and May 3-7), with the first half of April-May sales to follow from March 9 at…

Ace revealed that it will launch UNTRACK, a brand based on the concept of urban outdoors, this fall. UNTRACK is the company’s new lifestyle brand that proposes bags and clothing that seamlessly capture the on- and offline traffic. Combining simple design with the functionality typical of bag maker Ace, the brand will develop products that…

JAL has decided on a flight plan for some of its East Asia routes, which had been under adjustment in the FY2023 summer international route flight plan, in response to further waterfront mitigation measures by the Japanese and Chinese governments. The airline has also decided to add additional flights for the March 13-25, 2022 winter…