Best Western has signed three more hotels in Japan. The hotel group has secured agreements for the 105-room Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto and 60-room Best Western Sapporo Odori-Koen, both of which are new-built projects, and the 94-room Best Western Yamagata Airport, a conversion project in north-central Honshu. These three new hotels follow the recent opening […]
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Marriott International has unveiled plans to bring its new lifestyle brand, Moxy Hotels, to Japan. The hotel giant has penned agreements for two Moxy properties in the country, which are expected to open in Tokyo and Osaka in late 2017. These openings will follow the launch of the Asia Pacific region’s first Moxy in Bandung,
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Just weeks after it received permission to launch flights to the US, AirAsia has confirmed the details of its first ever route to the country. On 28 June 2017, the group’s long-haul subsidiary, AirAsia X, will commence services to Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii. Flights will operate four times a week from Kuala Lumpur, via
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Officials in Osaka are moving forward with plans to turn a manmade island into a major leisure tourism and gaming hub, with the eventual aim of hosting the 2025 World Expo. The Japan Times reports that plans for the island of Yumeshima, in Osaka Bay, include the construction of a 70-hectare integrated resort, including hotels,
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Pakistan gets new pilgrimmage flights Where? Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Multan (Pakistan) When? Four times a week, effective 1 April 2017 Who? Saudi Arabian Airlines Why? Trade and pilgrimage connection for Pakistan’s fifth largest city Anything else? Saudia will serve the route using a large Boeing 777 aircraft Low-cost link for Japanese tourist island Where?
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