AVA Intelligence Inc., the company behind the AI-powered travel planning app AVA Travel, recently received the Judges’ Special Prize at the Impact Pitch of the GenAI/SUM 2024, a generative AI summit hosted by Nikkei Inc. The event, which took...
Foreign tourists are increasingly flocking to various regions of Japan, with newly released data showing significant increases in visitor numbers during the summer of 2024. An analysis conducted by NAVITIME Japan, based on data from its popular...
Are you looking for your next travel destination? We previously talked about Aomori Prefecture as the hot spot for wellness tourism in Japan. There are other places full of attractions throughout the country, although most of them are not yet...
Last December, Rakuten Travel conducted an internet research survey targeting 1,082 men and women aged 20 to 69 who had arranged their own accommodation and had traveled within the past 2 years. The survey revealed that over 40% of respondents had...
The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has created an English-language digital pamphlet entitled “EXPLORE DEEPER” that introduces sustainable travel experiences in Japan. The pamphlet introduces 50 sustainable facilities and...
What is sustainable travel? We use the word “sustainability” a lot, but can you define it? It’s not easy, is it? The United Nations defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to...
COVID-19 has impacted the tourism industry in Japan, affecting the nation’s progress in regional revitalization. To counter the pandemic’s impact, Mie Prefecture Government, TASKAJI, and JTB Communication Design are launching the...
A few months ago, we featured Tabi no Tochu (meaning “On The Way” in English), an introduction of the guesthouse on its innovative usage of a sharing economy to provide a missing welfare need. Unfortunately, we didn’t go deeper to explore the inner...
Surrounded by the resplendent nature of the Northern Alps, Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture attracts mountaineers in summer and skiers/snowboarders in winter. This beautiful village will welcome a new luxury wellness retreat Haluta Hakuba in...
In today’s digital world, influencer marketing plays a significant role in promotion, adding more value to products, services, campaigns, and travel destinations. Travel and employment company SAGOJO is seeking to bring influencer marketing to...