COVID, sustainability take centre stage in Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
The current Olympic Games is extra special as it highlighted the ongoing COVID pandemic and sustainability.
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Tokyo Tourist Information Centres ready to welcome foreign travellers
Tourist information centres inside and outside the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics venues have worked long and hard to prepare for the event and are now welcoming foreign guests
Tokyo 2020 tourism legacy could create some positive impacts
Although some people are opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics, the sporting event may have a positive impact on Japan’s tourism.
Tokyo Olympics to allow fans to watch the game, but there’s a catch
The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo officials have confirmed that spectators will be allowed to watch the games.
Here’s how Japan’s tourism sector will suffer if no fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics
Here are the impacts no-crowd attendance would have on Japan’s lodging, airline, and retail industries.
5 reasons why Japan and IOC insist on holding the Tokyo Olympics
Japan is suffering another spike of COVID-19 infections that even the island paradise of Okinawa is under a state of emergency. The fourth wave, once again, raised concerns on the upcoming…
Tokyo Olympics in danger of being cancelled as city requests state of emergency
Due to the rising coronavirus cases, governors of Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama have requested the central government to declare another state of emergency to curb the spread of the…
Japan to allow large-scale overseas visitors for Olympics
Japan aims to allow ‘large-scale’ numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or quarantine provided they submit negative Covid-19 test…
Japan to reopen for Olympics spectators, but under strict rules
Approximately 15,000 athletes will take part in the Olympic Games, but this number is expected to rise up to 70,000 or 80,000 if we include the spectators.
UNWTO records 1.5 billion tourism arrivals in 2019
About 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded globally by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in 2019 – a new record. According to the first…
It doesn’t burn, it explodes: The company supplying eco-fuel to the Tokyo Olympics
Back in March, news that an Austrian eco-fuel provider had opened up a new power plant in the town of Nong Bua in Thailand landed on my desk. The story outlined how the company, Gussing…
