Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), in collaboration with Ken Corporation and Ken Real Estate Lease, Ltd., today announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Naha, Okinawa—the first hotel under a Hyatt brand on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The hotel is the tenth hotel under a Hyatt brand in Japan, and it is the sixth Hyatt Regency hotel in the country, following Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka.
Leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko Inc. announced two hotel openings in Kyoto, Japan in its Hotel Gracery group: Kyoto Teramachi in 2016 and Kyoto Shinkyogoku in 2017 (tentative names).
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) today announced a global partnership with Japan's biggest airline, ANA, to introduce cutting-edge airline lounges and in-flight services that will raise the bar for the travel and hospitality industries worldwide. The initial phase of this alliance will run between June 1 and August 31, 2015 and is designed for both Japanese and international travelers to "Experience More" of the renowned Hilton hospitality when they next travel through the ANA Haneda or Narita lounges or embark on a flight from Tokyo to Honolulu.
Replacing Christian Baudat as General Manager at the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk is Josh Roberts, currently serving as Hotel manager at that property. He joined Hilton Worldwide as Director of Sales at Hilton Sydney in 2008 after a hospitality career in Australasia, where he gained experience and held commercial roles at properties in New Zealand, Perth, Canberra and Sydney. Following an appointment as Director of Business Development at Hilton Sydney in 2010, he subsequently relocated to Japan with his family in 2013, playing a key role in Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk’s trading success.
Hilton Worldwide has appointed Christian Baudat as General Manager of the new Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, set to become the company’s sixth property in Japan’s Kanto region following the rebranding of the Hotel Nikko Tokyo on October 1, 2015.
Best Western International has opened its first hotel in the Japanese city of Kagoshima, where all rooms offer spectacular views of the Sakurajima volcano. Located in southwest Japan's Kyushu Island, Kagoshima is nicknamed the "Naples of the East" due to its scenic bayside location, overlooked by the stunning volcano.
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.