Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced the opening of Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto. Owned by Mori Trust Co., Ltd., Suiran marks the first Luxury Collection hotel in Japan, offering the brand's signature Luxury Collection Concierge service and indigenous experiences in Kyoto - a cultural and spiritual nexus for countless Japanese traditions.
Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. announced that it signed a sales partnership agreement with Shiroyama Kanko Co., Ltd., also a Japanese hospitality company, which makes the company's Hotel Shiroyama Kagoshima the latest addition to Okura Hotels & Resorts as of April 1st.
., Ltd. will open Hotel Nikko Tachikawa Tokyo in October 2015, by rebranding The Crest Hotel Tachikawa owned by the Tokyo Municipal Employee Benefit Union (OWNCO).
Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Tokyo Humania Enterprise Inc. to re-brand Hotel Nikko Tokyo and manage the hotel as Hilton Tokyo Odaiba. On October 1, 2015, the property will be converted and unveiled as a new Hilton hotel, joining Hilton Worldwide's existing portfolio of 11 operating and pipeline hotels in Japan and expanding the global hospitality brand's footprint in the country.
Masayuki MUROOKA ESSEC IMHI 2010 has been promoted to Human Ressources Manager at Mori Hospitality Corporation Club Division in Tokyo. Seven superb restaurants, two stunning bars and various events facilities. Prior to that Masayuki was HR Learning & Development for Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
McInnes has nearly 20 years of experience with Hilton Worldwide. He has worked as regional director of revenue management for Japan, Korea and Micronesia and developed an understanding of the hotel market in the region, including contributions to revenue expansion in Japan. Prior to that, McInnes has served as cluster director of usiness development for Hilton Tokyo and Conrad Tokyo, while fulfilling the role of executive assistant manager for Conrad Tokyo. Before moving to Japan in 2010, McInnes also held executive positions at Hilton Sydney as director of business development, revenue manager and front office manager and at Hilton Glasgow as front office manager, where he also achieved head of department at the age of 22 years old.
Lionel KURTZ ESSEC IMHI 2009 has been promoted to F&B Director Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk Japan: 1050 rooms hotel, 8 F&B outlets, meeting space of 35 rooms with up to 3.300 guests. Upon graduation Lionel was appointed Assistant F&B Manager for Hilton Dubai for 2 years and then moved to Hilton Luxor as F&B Manager for more than a year.
Distinguished Asian hospitality groups Dusit International and Prince Hotels (Japan) have entered into a strategic partnership that positions both companies to expand their reach in the region and beyond.
We're not sure if the robotic staff at a planned hotel in Japan will be tucking guests into their beds at night, but they'll be performing plenty of other traditional hospitality tasks. Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park modeled after the Netherlands in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture, has announced plans to open a hotel with robot staff and other advanced technologies. The hotel will be called Henn-na Hotel, which translates as Strange Hotel
Effective January 2015, his appointment heralds a new era of hospitality for The Westin Tokyo.
Every year, the hotel experts and analysts at Horwath HTL worldwide produce a series of mini-country reports exclusively for The Hotel Yearbook. Each report focuses on just two things: first, a quick snapshot of the country’s current economic and hotel market situation, and second, the outlook for the year ahead, highlighting specific events that are anticipated to have an impact on the health of the country’s hotel business.
True or not, the popular image of Japan's capsule hotels is pretty Fifth Element, even when they aren't staffed by robots. Which is why this guesthouse, by Kyoto-based studio Alphaville, is such a breath of (still kind of claustrophobia-inducing) fresh air.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced the signing of Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto. Owned by Mori Trust Co., Ltd., the hotel marks the first Luxury Collection property in Japan. It will join a portfolio of 23 acclaimed Luxury Collection hotels in Asia Pacific, including the recently opened The Azure Qiantang, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hangzhou; The Castle Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dalian; and The Grand Bharat, a Luxury Collection Resort, Gurgaon, New Delhi.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with PHR Okinawa Hotel Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Ken Corporation, Ltd., for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Naha, Okinawa. Expected to open in late 2015, Hyatt Regency Naha, Okinawa will mark the first Hyatt-branded hotel on the island of Okinawa, Japan.
Aman announces the launch of the brand's first city property: Aman Tokyo, scheduled to open its doors on Monday 22 December, 2014. Occupying the top six floors of the recently-built Otemachi Tower, Aman Tokyo is an urban sanctuary high above the atmospheric whirl of tradition and modernity that epitomises Tokyo. Not only marking Aman's presence in Japan, Aman Tokyo also takes the brand to 27 properties worldwide.
Leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko Inc. announced it is now accepting reservations for a new Hotel Gracery, opening in April 2015 in Kabukicho, Tokyo's entertainment and nightlife hub, located in the Shinjuku area. Hotel Gracery Shinjuku will be the Hotel Gracery brand's new flagship.
YTL Hotels has announced the launch of the KASARA brand, a collection of unique and luxurious hotels, resorts and residences in exotic locations in Asia and beyond, including Hokkaido, Japan; Koh Samui, Thailand and Pulau Tiga in Borneo.
Hilton Worldwide today announced that Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will open on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Managed by Hilton Worldwide and owned by Orix Real Estate Corporation, the nine-story Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will be the 11th Hilton Worldwide property in Japan.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the official opening of Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills, the first Andaz hotel in Japan and the twelfth Andaz hotel globally. The hotel is a significant addition to Hyatt's growing portfolio in Tokyo, joining Park Hyatt Tokyo, Grand Hyatt Tokyo and Hyatt Regency Tokyo.
Best Western International has unveiled its first ever property in the thriving Japanese port city of Yokohama. Coming just weeks after the launch of the Best Western's second hotel in neighboring Tokyo, the new BEST WESTERN Yokohama marks the company's continued expansion in the Greater Tokyo area, home to more than 35 million people.