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PATA declares Japan ‘safe and open for business’
After assessing the situation in Japan, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has reaffirmed its belief the vast majority of the country is safe to travel to. Nearly all the country is operating as normal, with the exception of the locally impacted tsunami area in the vicinity around the Fukushima nuclear plants.
Earthquake hits Japan
An earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan triggering a tsunami measuring 10cm, according to reports
Ritz-Carlton to open Kyoto hotel
Ritz-Carlton and Sekisui House, one of Japan’s leading developers, has signed an agreement for the development of The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto. The hotel, which is scheduled to open in 2014, will offer 136 guest rooms with an average size of 50 square meters for standard rooms, making them some of the largest in the city.
WTTC Summit 2011: Japan is open for tourism business
The scale and impact of the earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear accident on Japan’s travel & tourism industry will depend on how willing international visitors and Japanese people are to travel again. This was one of the key findings from research by WTTC/Oxford Economic report that was released during the 11th Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Las Vegas.
WTTC Summit 2011: Japan takes centre stage as economy enters recession
Japan is to take centre stage for the final session of the 9th WTTC Travel & Tourism Summit, against a backdrop that the country has returned to recession as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Its economy has been dealt a harsher blow by the disaster than expected, contracting by 0.9 percent in the quarter ending March 30.
City of Kyoto Welcomes Blossom Japan in 2012
As the 2011 Cherry Blossom season is ending in many major cities of Japan including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya and Hiroshima, Blossom Japan, a Lucioles event, is preparing for its second debut in Japan next year.
ANA helps with Japan’s recovery
As Japan begins rebuilding after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 11 March, All Nipon Airways is playing a key role in operating relief flights. BTN talks to Katsuji Kitazawa, ANA’s Head of UK Sales, about the current situation.
WTTC president visits Japan to assess tourism situation
David Scowsill, president and chief executive of the World Travel & Tourism Council, has returned from a visit to Tokyo to assess the tourism situation following the recent tsunami. During the visit he held meetings with the government, airlines and travel leaders to discuss how WTTC could help to kick-start the recovery in inbound, domestic and outbound travel.
Japan tourism begins recovery
Tourists should no longer shun visits to Japan, as radiation levels at the country’s main airport and ports are “well within safe limits” according to new advice from the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Japanese crisis triggers anxieties among Americans
Many people are at least somewhat concerned about radiation reaching the U.S. and that the U.S. economy will be affected
FCO lifts ban on travel to Tokyo
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced they are no longer advising against non-essential travel to Tokyo
Japan warned over new tsunami
An earthquake off the east coast of Honshu – the main island of Japan – has prompted warnings of a new tsunami in the country. A warning was issued for the north-east of Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck earlier.