Tag: Travel

JALUX released a limited quantity of pouches and L-shaped wallets made from reused leather from JAL’s Class J seats. Class J seats actually used on domestic flights are reborn as pouches and wallets. The leather is carefully removed from the seat by hand, thoroughly cleaned, and handcrafted by artisans in Japan. The soft and supple…

On March 29, Tourism New Zealand released a video produced in collaboration with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), a diving education organization. Since March 29 is International Mermaid Day (World Mermaid Day), the film shows them swimming in the marine protected area of the Poor Knights Islands wearing monofins and mermaid tails, with…

ANA Digital Gate, ANA Trading, ANA FESTA, and Hitachi, Ltd. will conduct a demonstration experiment of the “Face Recognition Stamp Rally” at ANA FESTA stores from March 29. The aim is to accumulate usage data and utilize it for marketing purposes. In this experiment, customers can earn ANA miles by entering their phone number into…

Trip.com is running a limited 7-day “Yume Tabi Matsuri Go! Go! Golden Week” campaign. The period is from March 28 to April 3, and the offer is valid for stays through September 30. A limited number of 5 rooms at each hotel will be available for a limited time in Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, and…

Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden (4512-150 Kita-Rokko, Rokko-machi, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), operated by Rokko Sightseeing, announced that the colony of Mizubasho, a flower that heralds the arrival of spring, is now at its best. In northern countries such as Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, the flowers that herald spring are said to be “Mizubashou”…

The Metropolitan Expressway has compiled a traffic congestion forecast for the Golden Week period (April 29-May 7) in 2023. During this year’s Golden Week holiday period, traffic congestion is expected to increase due to the concentration of business traffic, etc. on April 21, 27, and 28 before Golden Week as well as on May 3,…

NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, and NEXCO West Japan have announced a plan to increase the number of quick chargers at SA/PAs used by electric vehicles (EVs) to approximately 1,100 by FY2025. In addition to adding e-Mobility Power as a joint operator to promote higher output and multiple chargers, a system that allows the…

Okinawa Prefecture will extend its national travel support through July 20. Okinawa’s nationwide travel support “Discover Okinawa Sai NEXT” resumed on January 10 after the New Year and was originally scheduled to run through March 31, but has been extended through July 20 (including check-out on July 21). However, check-ins between April 29 and May…

Check out the Business Class seat! Full-flat and comfortable Business Class seats on the Airbus A350-900 aircraft we flew with have 40 seats. All of the wrap-around seat pots have direct aisle access and are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration. 76-inch (approx. 193 cm) full-flat seats have fluffy pillows and warm linens. Side panels allow…

Hokkaido will extend its national travel support through July 14. The “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount,” a nationwide travel support program for Hokkaido, resumed on January 10 after the New Year and was originally scheduled to run through March 31, but has been extended through July 14 (including check-out on July 15). However, check-ins between April 29…