Tag: Travel

On January 13, Ferry Sunflower launched Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry, Sunflower Kurenai. It will replace the existing “Sunflower Aibori” and connect Osaka Nanko Sunflower Terminal to Beppu International Tourist Port. The number of passengers on the new Kurenai has increased from the Aibori’s 710 to 716, the number of passenger cars loaded from 97 to…

Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS will launch a campaign to win an Amazon gift card worth up to 100,000 yen to celebrate the renewal of the MUFG Card App (Android/iOS), the smartphone app for Mitsubishi UFJ Card and MUFG Card. The period is from January 16 to March 31. Eligible Mitsubishi UFJ Card and MUFG Card individual…

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will launch the “Jikan Jikan Daisuki Campaign – Get Gigabytes with au Kantan Settlement” in which povo2.0 users who pay with “au Kantan Settlement” will be given data capacity in proportion to the amount of payment. The period is from January 16 to 31. The data capacity of the rewards and…

NTT DOCOMO and Mobility Technologies have launched the “Super Save GO! Campaign with d-payment Linkage” for the “GO” cab app. The first 50,000 people to set up d-payment as their GO app payment method will receive 500 d-points. The first 50,000 people to set up d-payment as their payment method for the first time will…

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is currently implementing the “More Tokyo” program to promote tourism in Tokyo. The subsidy is a fixed amount of 5,000 yen per night for overnight trips and 2,500 yen per trip for one-day trips for Tokyo residents traveling within the city until March 31 (including check-out on April 1). This “More…

The Aichi Prefecture Taiga Drama “Douwa Ieyasu” Tourism Promotion Council, consisting of Aichi Prefecture, cities, towns, and tourism organizations in Aichi Prefecture, will hold a digital stamp rally “Aichi Ieyasu Sengoku Emaki Rally” in conjunction with the broadcast of the program. The period is from January 21 to March 21. Participants can participate in the…

APA Hotel will sell “APA President Curry Bread” based on APA President Curry, which has sold a total of 9 million servings, at Ginza Mitsukoshi’s “Bakerys Kicthen ohana” on a limited basis. There are a total of six types of curry bread: “fried shrimp,” “root vegetables,” “vegetables,” “pork cutlet,” “hot egg,” and “cheese,” and they…

Keio Plaza Hotel Hachioji (14-1 Asahi-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo) will newly establish guest rooms themed on popular Sanrio characters “Hello Kitty” and “My Melody Kuromi” in summer 2023. Two of the rooms are themed “New Princess Hello Kitty,” featuring Keio Plaza Hotel’s original Hello Kitty “Princess Hello Kitty” in a stylish dress, and the other…

KDDI will hold the “au Bicycle Support 500,000 Users! New subscribers can win up to 10,000 Ponta points! Campaign” from January 16 to April 15. au Bicycle Support is a service that provides support for everything from familiar problems such as a flat tire on a bicycle to accidents, and includes bicycle road service (delivery…

Early in 2023, the number of daily travelers from Japan to Hawaii reached 3,000 on January 3. In the first half of 2022, the number of daily travelers was less than 500 (excluding Golden Week), and many days thereafter did not reach 1,000, but finally exceeded 2,000 before year-end. Why did the number of travelers…