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Mount Fuji, Japan
Wendy Wu Tours to restart small-group tours of Japan next month
Asia specialist will put on an 11-day Jewels of Japan departure from 26 July, and has added capacity to its autumn 2022 and spring 2023 departures
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Japan reopening to limited UK tourism from Friday
Japan to allow organised group visits from UK tourists
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Fairmont to open first property in Japan
Fairmont Hotels to move into Japan with new opening in Tokyo
Thailand’s Koh Samui is at its best during the UK summer
An Asia for every season
Asia is perennially popular for winter sun but when chasing best weather, or best value, remember some regions peak in our summer, spring or autumn.
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Wendy Wu Tours poised for Japan reopening
Asia specialist is ready to resume Japan tours after the country’s government announced UK package tourists will be allowed to visit from next month
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Japan to allow foreign visitors on package tours from June
From 10 June, Japan will open to foreign tourists, initially limited to guided group tours
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Japan bookings spike for Wendy Wu as reopening beckons
In the past seven days, the operator saw enquiries increase by 170% compared with the previous week
Tokyo's Sensoji Temple is among attractions to have been updated with accessibility features in the form of a lift (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Japan to reopen to UK visitors next month
Japan agrees limited reopening of borders to tourists from June
The new add-on features a stay at Ginzan, famous for its hot springs (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Travel to Japan ‘likely to be a reality this summer’, says specialist
Inside Travel Group co-founder Simon King hails destination’s plan to reopen to limited package tours this month ‘another cautious step in the right direction’
Tokyo's Sensoji Temple is among attractions to have been updated with accessibility features in the form of a lift (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Japan takes step closer to reopening to tourists
Non-resident foreign nationals from 106 countries will be able to enter from Friday (8 April), but the loosened regime does not mean a full reopening to tourists at this time
Finnair's four-times-weekly Tokyo route will resume on 9 March (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Finnair to restart Tokyo route avoiding Russian airspace
Four-times-weekly service will resume on Wednesday 9 March
Hitome train, Miyagi
Japan begins cautious reopening of borders
Japan takes first steps towards admitting tourists again
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Webinar: Tips and advice for selling Okinawa
This webinar covers all the essential information you need to sell the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa
Thailand's borders are currently shut to international leisure travellers (Credit: Sebastian Pichler / Unsplash)
Race to reopen: Asia's pursuit of a tourism rebound
The emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 saw caution prevail; so what prospects are there this year of UK holidaymakers getting back to Asia’s tropical paradises?
Wendy Wu Tours is offering free flights to Japan for group departures in 2022 and 2023
Japan to relaunch training webinars next week
National tourism organisation unveils overhaul of trade platform
Prime minister Fumio Kishida said: "We are responding to the Omicron variant with a strong sense of urgency" (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Japan to close to all arrivals in bid to slow Omicron spread
Restrictions will be implemented on Tuesday (30 November) in a bid to slow the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19
Norwegian Pearl will sail a series of seven-day round-trip voyages from 26 May 2024 to 27 October 2024 from Italy
NCL puts 2024 on sale and reveals brand new calls
New ports include La Romana in the Dominican Republic, Sendai in Japan and Dutch Harbor in Alaska
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Finnair boosts Japan and South Korea network
New routes to Busan and Tokyo confirmed by Finnair
The tour will depart from London Bridge on 24 July and bring Tokyo to London
Japan to lift ban on business travellers from next week
International tourists will remain banned from entry by Japanese authorities
Takachiho Gorge
What to see, do and where to stay in Kyushu, Japan
Japan’s third-largest island is blessed with warm weather and natural beauty, from volcanoes and bubbling onsen to forests and lush coastline. And with a new bullet train route linking Nagasaki and Saga from next autumn, there’s never been a better time to start planning clients’ trips there.
Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku district (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Asia specialist renews climate commitments ahead of Cop26
Inside Travel Group published its climate action plan earlier this month, has become Travelife partner certified, and has signed up to the Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency movement
Tokyo's Sensoji Temple is among attractions to have been updated with accessibility features in the form of a lift (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
End of Japan's state of emergency a 'positive move' for travel
InsideJapan Tours trade sales lead Matt Spiller said the operator had seen a ’gradual increase’ in agent enquiries during the pandemic
Wendy Wu hailed the benefits of hosting a programme of virtual travel events (Credit: Chris Montgomery / Unsplash)
ITT 2021: Virtual events 'kept travel dreams alive', says Wendy Wu
Asia specialist operator’s ’high performance’ events helped net the firm the best part of a million pounds in new business per event, founder reveals at ITT conference
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Princess Cruises puts 2023 Japan programme on sale
Diamond Princess will return for summer and autumn 2023 to mark its 10th anniversary of sailing from Tokyo