IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Seiichi Kotake, General Manager of ANA Holiday Inn Sendai, about…
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Nankai Electric Railway to operate its fifth “Medetai Densha” train from July 1. The “To-oi Ancestor” is a converted 2000 Series train.
Nankai Electric Railway will add one more train to its sightseeing train “Metai Densha” operating on the Kata Line, starting July 1. The theme of the new organization is “Hajimari no ‘Mentei Densha’” (“Beginning ‘Mentei Densha’”). The relationship with the current formation is “To-oi Ancestor” and the name is “? and the name is “?…
Select store “Toei Iro” opens at Ichigaya Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line. 69 companies along the line participate in the limited sale of “Toei Détail” chocolates supervised by Paled’Or.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will open “Toeiro,” the first select store along the Toei Transportation Line, in Ichigaya Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line on May 15. In addition to a lineup of products (food, beverages, sundries, etc.) from stores located along the Toei Subway, Toei Bus, Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line), and…
Digital Stamp Rally” is now being held in Hokuriku. Tourists who visit hotels, tourist information centers, etc. will be entered into a drawing to win accommodation vouchers and other prizes.
The JTB Chubu Region Attraction Council and the Chubu Branch of the JTB Ryokan Hotel Association are conducting the “Hokuriku 3 Prefectures Round Trip Digital De Stamp Rally” to commemorate the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Kanazawa-Tsuruga line. During the period, visitors will be able to apply for a prize by collecting digital stamps in…
The 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, the proud Czech musician! We walked around Smetana’s hometown of Litomysl and stayed at an old castle hotel near Prague.
Tears of emotion at a special opera viewing at the Smetana Museum Next stop was the small town of Japkenice. The house where Smetana spent the last eight years of his life has been preserved and opened to the public as the “Smetana Museum. Incidentally, there is a “Bedziv Smetana Museum” in Prague facing the…
Naoki Wakabayashi’s Travel Photo Gallery] Snow Corridor of Shiga-Kusatsu Plateau Route (Gunma Prefecture)
When spring arrives, the roads that had been closed during the winter season are cleared of snow and opened to traffic. The Shiga-Kusatsu Plateau route introduced here is one such route, which opens at the end of April, creating snow corridors in deep snow areas. The walls of snow on both sides can be 4…
Issued “Ishikawa Toyama Ouen WAON”, a local WAON to support reconstruction from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Aeon has begun issuing the “Ishikawa Toyama Ouen WAON,” a local WAON to support the reconstruction of the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The card is being issued with the aim of helping conservation and reconstruction activities in the affected areas in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, with a portion of the amount spent…
Hotel New Akao” recommended by Mr. Yamaguchi, a hotel staff member who knows about local attractions.
Although more and more people are using SNS to gather information about their travel destinations, even in this day and age, we are still interested in the recommendations of local people. In this section, we ask people who work at lodging facilities throughout Japan to introduce points of interest at the lodging facilities where they…
Tokyo Expressway (KK line) and Metropolitan Expressway Yaesu line closed from midnight on May 4 to 24 on May 6
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Expressway (KK Line) will close the KK Line and the Yaesu Line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway, which connects to the KK Line, to vehicular traffic in conjunction with the “GINZA SKY WALK 2024” event. The closure period is from midnight on May 4 to midnight on May 6….
JAL Doha Branch Manager Mr. Saito on the appeal of the Middle East. A new choice of travel destination where you can enjoy yourself from morning till night.
On March 31, JAL launched the Haneda – Doha route (JL59/50), the company’s first route to the Middle East. This is the first time for a Japanese airline to operate scheduled flights to the Middle East, and JAL has been making preparations for the opening of the Doha Branch with a great deal of exploration….