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Articles tagged “japan”

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It’s boom time for tourism in Asia and the Pacific in 2013 and beyond

Asian nations receive an enormous economic boost from tourists, but profitability can come at the cost of overrun streets, environmental degradation, and higher expenses for locals.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

It’s boom time for tourism in Asia and the Pacific in 2013 and beyond

Media and PR

Latest Michelin Guide updates put France on par with Japan once again

Despite Michelin's online floundering, its yearly updates create new destination restaurants every year and set the tone for what's expected from high end dining -- even if fewer and fewer people are pursuing it.

Henry Samuel Paris, Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

How to time travel in Tokyo without having your feet leave the ground

The transition of Tokyo from a green island to sprawling metropolis can be better understand when taking in the sights and sounds on the ground on this 40-mile trek to the city’s center.

Marcel Theroux, The Guardian | 12 years ago

How to time travel in Tokyo without having your feet leave the ground

Tourism

The next generation of high-speed trains in Japan will float at 301mph

These new trains have no wheels. That's understandable for a maglev machine, but is rather mind-blowing to anyone forced to endure the Northeast Corridor in the U.S.

Julian Ryall, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

The next generation of high-speed trains in Japan will float at 301mph

Airlines

DOT suggests Delta should be rewarded the new route to Haneda, Japan

WIth only four round-trip flights connecting U.S. airlines to Japan, priority is given to the airport with the greatest potential for connecting smaller hubs and more passengers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

DOT suggests Delta should be rewarded the new route to Haneda, Japan

Tourism

Japanese funds ready to help build Indian metro and its stabilize fare rates

Japan’s overseas development aid is available to boost projects in several Indian cities, which may be why Pune, in a rush to be the first to receive such funds, has declared its project “urgent.”

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Japan gets a dose of Ryanair-style traveling on three new low-cost airlines

While JAL was busy collapsing, getting a bailout, and then prepping for a multi-billion IPO, budget carriers were slowly insinuating themselves into the market and letting consumers know they didn't need to spend big to go far.

Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

South Korea enjoys boost in Chinese tourism as Diaoyu-Senkaku dispute continues

The influx of Chinese tourists visiting Korea began with a recent change in visa restrictions, but has been further bolstered by the surge in cancellations to Japan for an upcoming national holiday.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Tourism is the biggest immediate victim in the dispute between China and Japan

Japan's tourism industry made a great comeback following the earthquake last year, but this dispute is going to affect that nascent recovery. China has the heft to use the travel embargo card, and it is going to.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

The world’s biggest turnaround story Japan Airlines relists in huge IPO

Everything about this story has been spectacularly big: first the failure, and then the massive turnaround effort into the world's most profitable airlines, and now the IPO, the second biggest IPO this year after Facebook. Superlatives all around.

Nathan Layne, Associated Press | 12 years ago