Okinawa

With the Japanese government potentially discharging nuclear wastewater, children have taken a special interest in discussing environmental issues in Japan.

The cruise line’s highlight anticipated return to China is set for April 2024, when Spectrum sails from Shanghai to popular getaway destinations like Fukuoka, Okinawa, Nagasaki and Osaka, Japan.

Thai Vietjet successfully commenced its maiden flight service between Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) and Okinawa (Japan) with a warm welcome ceremony at Naha Airport in presence of a representative from Naha Airport, Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau, together with Miss Okinawa.

Budget airline Thai Vietjet is expanding its wings with new direct flights between Bangkok, Thailand, and Okinawa in Japan, in collaboration with Thai travel agency Tourladfah Co., Ltd.

Sabre Corporation announced a new alliance with MyStays Hotel Management. The agreement will enable the Tokyo-headquartered hotel chain to grow its global reach, including putting its offers in front of increasing numbers of international and corporate guests.  

Klook announced that it is seeing accelerated cross-border travel growth in Asia Pacific with one of its strongest quarters (over 300% QoQ growth) as it celebrates its eight-anniversary driven by accelerated cross-border travel growth in Asia Pacific, even without North Asia fully opening its borders.

Singapore will get a new direct link to the island of Okinawa next year, when Jetstar Asia expands its Japanese network. Commencing on 17 November 2017, to coincide with the start of the school holidays, the new service will be Singapore’s only scheduled connection to the popular Japanese holiday destination. SilkAir and Jetstar have both […]

Another direct Chinese connection between Bali and China Where? Fuzhou (China) to Denpasar (Indonesia) When? Daily, effective 26 March 2017 Who? Xiamen Airlines Why? Fujian province’s fast-expanding airline taps soaring demand for Chinese travel to Bali Anything else? Bali is one of a series of new Southeast Asian destinations being launched by Xiamen Airlines this […]

Japan Airlines has confirmed that its newly-renovated lounge at Okinawa’s Naha Airport will open on 28 February 2017. The new Sakura Lounge is located in the domestic area of the airport, and will follow the design concept of JAL’s other new domestic lounges, including the facilities at Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport. Designed by Japanese interior […]

The Japanese government has confirmed plans to upgrade the facilities at six of its ports, in an effort to take advantage of the Asian cruise boom. The Japan Times reported the country’s Transport Ministry as revealing this week that the main port of Yokohama will be upgraded, along with Shimizu in Shizuoka prefecture, Sasebo in […]