Another body blow for the frequent-flyer class
There will have been about 6 million fewer European flights in 2020 compared with 2019, according to air traffic management organization Eurocontrol. That’s a 55% decline.
Grounded pilots out of practice because of COVID-19 spark airline safety fears
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, pilots aren’t getting the opportunity to fly because airlines have grounded planes and scaled back operations.
Breaking down Japan’s Go To Travel campaign
One outcome of the pandemic has been renewed interest in domestic travel. Here’s how to take advantage of the Go To campaign, plus tips to stay safe.
The facility hopes to offer an escape from the realities of life amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Many lines across the nation are taking part in the scheme, which allows rail users to collect designs from different regions.
Japan's 'campervangelist' extolls the benefits of life on the road
Ikuma Nakagawa has set up a hub in Ishikawa Prefecture for people traveling around Japan by campervan
Desserts and cakes are always a welcome distraction, perhaps now more than ever. The New Otani Hotels group of hotels in Tokyo, Makuhari in Chiba Prefecture and Osaka is running an early summer sweets fair campaign until June 30, with matcha, melon and chocolate ...
The suspended traveler’s reading list
Travel writing can change your life, or at least nudge it in a different direction. In these troubled times, it can also console and inspire.
The Foreign Ministry's email-based security information service for Japanese travelers overseas will become available for users of the Line free messaging app. By improving user convenience, the ministry hopes to encourage people making foreign trips to register for the service, ministry officials said. The ministry aims ...
Immerse yourself in these top travel Instagram accounts
While on lockdown, Instagram gives us the chance to travel vicariously — to get lost in beautiful landscapes, to peer into destinations and gaze in wonder at the adventures that await once we are all free to explore the world again.
'Children of the Mist' delves deep into the spiritual allure of Shikoku's Iya Valley
Inspired by the comments of Japanologist Alex Kerr, Shintaro Miyawaki photographs not just the natural beauty of Iya Valley, but people's past and present interaction with it.
