Tag: "Hotel"
Fujikyu, a Japanese railway company, promotes Hotel Mt. Fuji by the Yamanaka Lake as a mecca of wellness
Fujikyu and Embassy of India in Japan co-hosted ‘Mt.Fuji Yoga Festival’ at Fujikyu’s managing ‘Hotel Mt. Fuji,' trying to make the hotek a mecca of wellness.
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto sells four sorts of local experience packages at 626,000 yen for two nights for two guests
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto has recently launched four experiential accommodation packages designed to allow guests to experience the charms of Kyoto.
Tokyu Resorts & Stay of Japan launches its own luggage delivery service from Haneda to a hotel in Tokyo
Tokyu Resorts & Stay launched its own luggage delivery service ‘Air Luggage’ in partnership with Air Trunk for a guest in Tokyu Stay to deliver luggage from Haneda Airport Third Terminal to five Tokyu Stay hotels.
U.S. had the top share of international visitor’s nights in Kyoto City in March 2026
The average occupancy rate of 113 hotels in Kyoto City was 81.6% in March 2026, 2.5 higher points than a year ago. U.S. had been the top market share of international travelers’ nights since October 2025.
Hilton will open luxury brand ‘LXR’ in Hakone Gora area in the summer 2028
Hilton will open its luxury brand ‘LXR Hotels & Resorts’ in Hakone Gora area in the summer 2028., as the second LXR brand in Japan, following Kyoto.
International hospitality tech conference ‘HITEC’ will be held in Tokyo in December 2026 for the first time
International hospitality tech conference ‘HITEC TOKYO’ in the first Hospitality Tech EXPO will be held in December 2026 in Tokyo for the first time.
Mitsui hotels in Japan introduce an online medical consultation service for international visitors
39 Mitsui hotels introduced online medical consultation service ‘Mimipo for Travel,' 24/7 online medical consultations available from hotel rooms.
Activity booking platform KKday connects Japanese PMS providers, allowing accommodations to offer package plans
KKday has started system linkages with Japanese PMS providers of ‘TL-Lincoln and TEMAIRAZU, allowing accommodations offer package plans combined with local experiences or tickets on the KKday platform.
Two Accor Novotels will open in 2030s in Hakuba, Nagano to meet family traveler needs
Accor will open two Novotel hotels in Hakuba, Nagao Prefecture in 2030s to meet family travelers’ needs from both Japan and foreign countries.
A hotel in Hokkaido installs ‘the Mirai (Future) Human Washing Machine,’ the next generation bath system introduced in Osaka EXPO
ES CON Field Hokkaido Hotel Kitahiroshima Station, operated by SQUEEZE, will install ‘the Mirai (Future) Human Washing Machine,’ which attracted a lot of attentions in the Osaka Kansai EXPO 2025.
A furnished apartment for longterm-stays opens in Ebisu Garden Place, Tokyo, targeting foreign digital nomads
Anyplace Japan will open a furnished service apartment in luxury residence ‘Ebisu Garden Terrace Nibankan’ to meet foreign remote workers’ needs.
Three Mitsui Fudosan’s hotels offer an room key service on Apple Wallet, which also opens keys of facilities in the hotels
Three Mitsui Fudosan’s hotels started offering a room key service using Apple Wallet, which allows a guest to open not only a room but also facilities in the hotels.
Accommodations in Japan increased International guests by 8% but decreased Japanese guests by 4% in 2025
The total of guests in accommodations in 2025 was down 0.8% to 653 million, and the average occupancy rate was up 2.2 points to 61.8%.
A new settlement service debuts for accommodations in Japan to receive payment from global OTA more quickly and automatically
New BtoB settlement service in linkage with ‘TEMAIRAZU,’ a platform for an accommodation to manage bookings from multiple global OTAs, enables an OTA to send money to an accommodation, using Mastercard’s VCN.
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%.
