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Articles tagged “japan”

Hotels

U.S. and Canada Notch Improved Hotel Performances

The U.S. and Canada's hotel industries each made significant progress in their recoveries from the pandemic. We also feature other major news in hotel deals and development across the world.

Rashaad Jorden | 11 months ago

U.S. and Canada Notch Improved Hotel Performances

Daily Lodging Report

Japan Sees American Visitor Count Top 2019 Levels

The Japan National Tourism Organization announced that American visitor arrivals to Japan increased by 3.6% in the first four months of 2023 over the same January – April period in 2019.

11 months ago

Airline Weekly

Japan’s ANA Turns First Post-Pandemic Annual Profit

Visitors flooding back to Japan lifted ANA last year. Now if only Japanese travelers would go abroad again.

1 year ago
Japan’s ANA Turns First Post-Pandemic Annual Profit

News Blog

Foreigners Are Investing in Japan’s Hotels at an Above-Average Pace

Overseas buyers have made up nearly half of the recent investment in Japanese hotels because of the yen's relative weakness to other currencies, Japan's lower interest rates compared to rates in many other major countries, and a rebound in international tourism. Bloomberg News reported the following striking statement: "Overseas buyers were responsible for 47% of…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Daily Lodging Report

Foreigners Buying Japanese Hotels at a Higher-Than-Usual Rate

Bloomberg published an article saying foreign investors are buying up Japanese hotels at a scale unseen in almost a decade, as the nation’s tourism recovery, weak currency and low-interest rates drive an appetite from abroad.

1 year ago

Hotels

American Airlines Will Have a Good First Quarter, but Cautious About the Next

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Waldorf Astoria’s India expansion, American Airlines’ forecasts, and Japan’s tourism shortfalls.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

American Airlines Will Have a Good First Quarter, but Cautious About the Next

Tourism

Japan Has the Tourists for Cherry Blossom Season But There’s a Service Gap

Japan is still shaking off the lingering effects of its long and strict lockdowns.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Japan Has the Tourists for Cherry Blossom Season But There’s a Service Gap

Hotels

Hoshino Resorts Wants to Take Japanese Hospitality Overseas

Yoshiharu Hoshino, the CEO of Hoshino Resorts, doesn't follow the crowd. He's taking steps to combat overtourism and brand bloat in Japan while testing travel subscriptions. And he wants to bring Japanese inns to America.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Hoshino Resorts Wants to Take Japanese Hospitality Overseas

Hotels

Hilton Taps Luxury Portfolio to Arrive at 1,000 Hotels in Asia-Pacific by 2025

Hilton's decision to focus on its luxury portfolio may be significant. However, with the pent-up demand curve now flattening, it seems the perfect time for the brand to light up the "Spark."

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Hilton Taps Luxury Portfolio to Arrive at 1,000 Hotels in Asia-Pacific by 2025

News Blog

Japan’s ANA Unveils Features of New Carrier Air Japan

Japanese airline company All Nippon Airways (ANA) is preparing to launch its new airline Air Japan in February 2024, unveiling a brand positioning of affordability, comfort and diversity for its cabin crew.  The medium-haul offering sits firmly between the full-service concept of carrier ANA and its low-cost airline Peach Aviation to meet travel demand from…

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago