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Dusit International on expansion spree

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:48 PM 671

Dusit Hotels and Resorts under Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, is set to expand its global and domestic footprint by opening three hotels- two new properties in Bangkok and its first hotel in Japan. Hot on the heels of opening its first hotel in Europe, in Greece, and returning […]Continue Reading

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Japan to launch new visa track for skilled foreign workers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 20 April 2023, 12:00 PM 791

The Japanese government will introduce a new, simplified system for granting highly skilled professional visas to foreign workers to attract overseas talent, the Immigration Services Agency said. Under the new measure, the government will grant the visa to foreign applicants and introduce preferential treatment for those who meet certain conditions, such as having an Continue Reading

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Japan will require tests for visitors coming from reopened China

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 28 December 2022, 10:57 AM 335

Japan will require negative Covid-19 test results for travellers coming from China, as the country of 1.4 billion throws open its borders from Jan. 8 and abandons its Covid Zero policy at a rapid pace. The policy will take effect from Dec. 30, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters in Tokyo . Those who have […]Continue Reading

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Japan based Air Trip International signs multi-year agreement to use Sabre GDS

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 12 December 2022, 5:00 PM 745

INFINI Travel Information, the exclusive Sabre GDS distribution partner in Japan, and Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, announced a new, multi-year GDS agreement with AirTrip International Corp. The deal will see AirTrip International capitalizing on Sabre’s global distribution system (GDS) Continue Reading

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Japan Government allows entry of individual travellers from today

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 2:00 PM 676

The Government of Japan announced a policy which allows entry to individual traveller for tourism purpose beginning on 11th October. Earlier the government had allowed the entry of group travellers to Japan from September 7. JNTO looks forward to welcoming group tour and individual travellers back to Japan with the long-awaited lifting of entry restrictions. […]Continue Reading

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Japan to do away with many covid related restrictions for foreign tourists from October 11

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 24 September 2022, 11:00 AM 780

Japan will abolish a slew of Covid border controls from October 11, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in New York, in a move that looks set to revive the tourism industry. Individual visitors will be allowed to enter, and Japan will reinstate visa waivers, Kishida said at a news conference in New York. The cap […]Continue Reading