Articles tagged “tokyo”

Tokyo is already a major destination for travelers, particularly those from Asia, and the Olympics will likely only brighten its image. The real challenge lies in spreading the tourism growth beyond the big Japanese cities.

Simply put, the increased traffic is a healthy sign for both inbound and outbound tourism activity in the U.S.

Transit riders in cities worldwide need these common sense reminders, but not all cities are smart or design-savvy enough to highlight the practices in such an approachable way.

This is not the Tokyo that the city's Olympic committee wanted anyone to see before or after it was selected as the 2020 host. Bourdain takes Tokyo's bizarre side culture and questions just how strange it, or each of us, are.

It was no competition. The IOC learned the hard way in Sochi that corruption, infrastructure costs, and conflict don't make the games any better. Japan was the most buttoned-up host they could find.

Whatever the IOC's decision, these three cities represent excellent choices for the summer games.

As cities invest in Wi-Fi to become more tourist-friendly, they're changing the standard to which travelers are accustomed. At the rate it's going now, the hospitality industry will have to scramble to catch up.

Tokyo has always had more cheap beds than it gets credit for -- they just don't come with Western brand names. If London can pull off an Olympics, Tokyo will barely break a sweat.

Tsukiji was an unlikely tourist attraction -- wet, smelly, and best at 4am -- but it provided a sense of unique place in Tokyo that appealed to visitors.

While Stalin may be proud -- he promoted the idea first -- the big plan is more about moving products in the modern world.