Tag: "newservice"

ANA will begin serving complimentary in-flight internet access even to Business Class passengers on its international flights in this coming summer.

SekainoKakehasi, providing family story research service, launched a new service for Japanese-descent foreigners as roots tourism to visit the ancestor-related places.

The Japan’s first private jet membership service was launched, providing members with an opportunity to charter Honda Jet in preference to individual charter.

JAL has decided to begin serving daily flights between Haneda and Doha, Qatar on March 31 2024. JAL will become the first Japanese airline serving direct flights to a Middle East city.

ZIP AIR, a JAL Group hybrid airline, will begin serving three flights a week between Narita and Vancouver on March 13 2024. One-way airfares are from 101,325 JPY for ZIP Full-Flat Value.

Tokyo Metro and YAMAHA will begin testing a new multi-language service ‘Visualized Announcement’ transcribing voice announcements in a station on a smartphone.

A medical tourism by collaboration by a ski resort, accommodations and a local clinic was launched in Hakuba Iwatake area in Nagano Prefecture for travelers who are concerned about their own healths.

Air Japan, a new ANA group brand, has decided to start a ‘hybrid’ airline business with launch of six flights a week between Narita and Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) on February 9 2024.

JAL will launch daily flights between Haneda and Doha with Boeing 787-9 in the summer of 2024, expecting to carry transit passengers from Doha to major cities in partnership with Qatar Airways, an oneworld member.

Combination of the Airporter’s baggage delivery system with an airline’s online check-in system allows a traveler to deliver baggage from a hotel and to pick it up at an arrival airport in a foreign country.

NS Solutions (NSSOL), a Japanese digital solution provider, has started selling ‘TRIPHOO,’ a DX support solution for travel companies to helps them manage a series of operations for tour planning and selling on a system.

ANA will begin offering pre-ordered ‘Quick & Light Meal’ and ‘No Thank you Option’ on its international flights to reduce food losses.

ANA unveiled seats, in-flight services, cabin attendant uniforms and boarding music of its new international brand ‘Air Japan,’ which is scheduled to take off to Southeast Asia from Narita International Airport in February 2024.

EL AL Israel Airlines will start serving two non-stop flights a week between Tel Aviv and Narita on March 1 2023, three years later than the original plan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virgin Australia announced launch of its first Japan service between Cairns and Haneda with the Boeing 737-8 on June 28 2023, expanding code-share flights with ANA. They expect that Japanese passengers may be 60 to 70% of the total on average through a year.

JTB, the Japanese leading travel company, has started selling ‘Chartered Shinkansen Package’ for a group, expecting that Shinkansen can be an unique venue for an original event.

Air Asia Thailand will launch three flights a week between Bangkok (Don Mueang) and Fukuoka as its first service to Japan on October 12 2022, increasing the frequency to four flights a week on October 30 2022.

Delta Air Lines will start serving daily flights between Haneda and Honolulu on December 2 2022 and resume three Haneda-Los Angeles flights a week on October 31 2022 and will increase the frequency to daily flights on December 1 2022.

JR East will begin offering the 8th Shinkansen car on all Tohoku, Hokuriku and Jyoetsu lines as ‘Shinkansen Office Car’ exclusively for business travelers to establish a seamless work space network.

JTB launches a new business to support companies or schools for workplace COVID-19 vaccination, serving selection of a venue, dispatch of doctors or nurses, schedule management and layout arrangement in a venue.