Tag: "Hotel"
JAL and Marriott form a strategic partnership for the loyalty programs to provide members with benefits reciprocally
JAL and Marriott International sighed a strategic partnership for their loyalty programs of Marriott Bonvoy and JAL Mileage Bank (JMB).
APA HOTEL, a Japanese hotel operator, accelerates its business in North America with acquisition of a luxury hotel in LA
APA HOTEL acquired Kimpton La Peer in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, through APA Hotel USA, having a goal to increase available rooms in foreign countries to 10,000 by March 2031.
The first Hyatt luxury brand ‘Alila’ in Japan will open in Sengokuhara Hakone in 2028
Hyatt luxury brand ‘Alila’ will open in Sengokuhara Hakone in 2028. ‘Alila Sengokuhara Hakone’ will be the first Alila in Japan.
tripla, a Japanese IT solution provider for accommodation, partners with MakeMyTrip to help its users expand sales in India
tripla, a Japanese IT solution provider for accommodation, announced that its channel manager ‘tripla Nexus’ for accommodations is linked with Indian OTA ‘MakeMyTrip.'
ADR of major hotels in Japan rose by 8.6% to 17,818 yen, and the occupancy rate reached 83.3% in FY2025
According to Tokyo Shoko Research, ADR and the average occupancy rate of 13 major hotel brands reached the highest levels in FY2025 after the pandemic ended.
SQUEEZE, a Japanese hotel operator, renovates a 50-years building in Shibuya to a longterm stay hotel
SQUEEZE will open "SHIFT HOTEL SHIBUYA JINNAN" in July 2026, renovating a 50-year-old building to meet mid-term or longterm stay guests’ needs.
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.
