Tag: "Hotel"
Mitsubishi Estate enters the apartment hotel business, planning to open 10 properties by 2030 including the first one in Tsukiji, Tokyo
Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsubishi Estate Hotels & Resort launched a new brand ‘WAYPOINT’ to meet long-stay needs. The first ‘WAYPOINT TSUKIJI TOKYO’ will open on April 1 2026.
The next generation hotel check-in with international-standard digital passport only is tested in Japan
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and USEN-ALMEX have begun testing the next generation hotel check-in system using international-standard digital passport, targeting travelers from South Korea first.
Hotels in Kyoto City have gradually been affected by a reduction in Chinese travelers, despite a 8.5% increase in international guest nights in November 2025
The average occupancy rate of 111 hotels in Kyoto City was down 0.7 points year on year to 86.9% in November 2025. Chinese guest nights were down 12.1%.
The Celestine Hotels of Japan introduce a childcare service for international family travelers, offering Japanese culture experiences
Mistui Fudosan Hotel Management has introduced a childcare service ‘Parent Time’ for international family travelers to Japan in its operating Hotel The Celestine.
Italy-based certification organization Vireo launched Vireo Japan to support hotels and destinations in Japan for acquisition of GSTC certificate
Italy-based certification organization Vireo launched Vireo Japan in partnership with Sasutena Certification Center of Japan to launch GSTC certification services in Japan.
Hotel room rate in Japan is still lower globally, and newly built hotels were limited due to a rise in construction cost-JLL analysis
JLL explained that the occupancy rate (OCC) of hotels in Japan for the first nine months of 2025 was up 3.2 points year on year, and the average daily rate (ADR) was up 10.8%.
The hotel occupancy rate in Kyoto City may be down 5 points in December 2025 if Chinese guests halve
The occupancy rate of 112 hotels in Kyoto City was up 1.3 points year on year to 90% in October 2025, which was record-high after the end of the pandemic. If Chinese guests halve, DMO KYOTO has estimated that the occupancy rate will be down to 84.4% in November.
Hospitality Tech EXPO, a travel and hospitality tech exhibition combined with a food industry event, will be hosted on December 2 to 4 2026
Hospitality Tech EXPO,’ an exhibition of AI, DX and robot for the hospitality industry, will be held in Ariake, Tokyo on December 2 to 4 2026, integrating ‘Tourism DX Marketing EXPO’ for the tourism and hospitality industry and ‘Innovation Week for the food industry,’
Hotel customer satisfaction ranking 2025 in Japan shows that the satisfaction rate rose despite prices rose
J.D. Power Japan revealed the results of the survey on hotel customer satisfaction in Japan in 2025. Hotel room prices continued rising, while the satisfaction rate rose as a whole.
World Ski Award 2025 selects Nikko Style Niseko HANAZONO in Japan as the World’s Best New Hotel
The World’s Best New Hotel of ‘World Ski Award 2025’ was won by Nikko Style Niseko HANAZONO in Hokkaido, Japan. For the ski industry in Japan, winners are Rusutsu Resort for the Japan’s Best Ski Resort.
Japan’s Hoshino Resorts and Agoda form a strategic partnership to list all of the Hoshino brands on Agoda
Agoda formed a strategic partnership with Hoshino Resorts to enable a user to book all of the Hoshino Resorts to send foreign travelers to local areas in Japan.
JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo opened in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, with a CEO Capuano's comment that Japan is the most energetic market
JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo opened in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY on October 2 2025. At the opening ceremony, Marriott International’s executives commented how important the hotel is in the Japanese market.
Luxury hotel brand Six Senses will open in Myoko, Niigata with 57 hotel rooms and 21 residences
Luxury hotel brand Six Senses with 57 guest rooms and suites and 21 residences will be developed in Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort area in Niigata Prefecture. The construction will begin in April 2026.
ADR in Kyoto City was down 7% to 17,000 yen in August 2025, but the occupancy rate is expected to reach 90% in early October
The average occupancy rate of 113 hotels in Kyoto City was 76.8% in August 2025, and ADR was down 6.7% to 16,863 yen. DMO KYOTO has forecasted that the occupancy rates are expected to be 86.2% in October.
Michelin Guide unveils 128 Michelin Key 2025 hotels and ryokans in Japan, including seven 3 Keys and 20 2 Keys
Michelin Guide unveiled 128 Michelin Key 2025 hotels and ryokans in Japan. 3 Michelin keys go to ‘Asaba’ in Shizuoka for the firs time (promoted from 2 key) in addition to six hotels selected last year.
Seibu Prince Hotel of Japan acquires Seattle-based lifestyle hotel brand Ace Hotel to accelerate its global business development
Prince Hotels Worldwide (SPW) will acquire all stocks of Seattle-based lifestyle hotel brand Ace Group International LLC (AGI) at up to $90 million. SPW is going to accelerate its global business development strategy.
LOTTE Holdings, a Japan-Korea conglomerate, launches ‘LOTTE HOTEL JAPAN’ with a goal of 20 new hotels in Japan in the next decade
LOTTE Holdings, a Japan-Korea conglomerate, launched ‘LOTTE HOTEL JAPAN’ in order to expand the hotel business in Japan to 4,500 rooms of 20 hotels in the next decade.
Hoshino Resorts OMO Hotels expands local-based nightlife events to 11 hotels nationwide in Japan
OMO Hotel, a Hoshino Resort brand, expanded local-based nightlife event ‘Local Rhythm Night' to 11 hotels nationwide in Japan. It is an event that guests enjoy original cultures in a destination.
A new double-brands hotel ‘Tokyu Stay Mercure’ will open in Hiroshima in May 2026
Mercure, an Accor brand, and Tokyu Stay, a Tokyu Resorts & Stay brand, will open double-brand hotel ‘Tokyu Stay Mercure Hiroshima’ in May 2026.
Airbnb Partners and Daiwa House build the next generation apartment in Tokyo, for which partner CCC provides indoor contents
Airbnb Partners and Daiwa House are developing the next generation apartment ‘Sumu powered by Airbnb Partners (Sumu)’ in Taito, Tokyo, for which CCC provides indoor contents.