Small hotels diversify to stay afloat as pandemic crushes tourism
The Go To Travel subsidy campaign run by the government, hailed by some as helping revive the tourism industry, didn’t do much to benefit some cheaply priced inns.
Japan juggles power struggles, hotel woes and what to do with repurposed ATM spaces
The unusually cold winter this year is putting a strain on power utilities nationwide.
Some industry officials say the Tokyo Games are indispensable for their survival, while others say they are concerned over the current situation rather than the fate of the sporting event.
The cumulative number of workers in the accommodation industry who have been fired or seen their employment contracts not renewed due to the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic has topped 10,000, the labor ministry said Tuesday. The accommodation sector followed the manufacturing, restaurant and ...
Nagano Prefecture, home to many spa and ski resorts, saw the most hotel closures with 12, followed by Tokyo with 11.
Business failures may surge in Japan with emergency virus declaration
According to Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd., around 100 companies have gone bust each month since September.
The government's Go To Travel subsidy campaign offers only temporary aid for hotels that had difficulty attracting domestic visitors even before the pandemic.
Over 25 million overnight stays covered by Go To Travel campaign
The government allocated ¥1.35 trillion for the initiative, estimating it would be used for 73 million overnight stays and 48 million day trips.
Hoshino Resorts Co. plans to open a hotel in a major sightseeing area of China's Zhejiang province in the spring of 2021, the Japanese company said. "Hoshino Resorts Kasuke Tiantai" in the Mount Tiantai area of eastern Zhejiang Province will be Hoshino Resorts' first hotel ...
Ski, party, seed a pandemic: Travel rules that let COVID-19 take flight
Nine months into an outbreak that has killed 1 million people, Ischgl, Austria, is where the era of global tourism collided with a pandemic.
Opening a hotel restaurant is about more than the menu
The challenges facing chefs opening hotel restaurants are as extensive as they are complex. Factor in a pandemic, and strategies must be rethought.
A serene kid’s cultural experience in the heart of Kamakura
“Kids” and “tea ceremony” don’t often go together, but Modern Ryokan Kishi-ke has a one-day program that will engage all of your little one’s senses.
