THE desire to travel among Japanese travelers remain strong. Being able to travel unhindered (37%) is what most Japanese are looking forward to in 2021, followed by spending more quality time with loved ones (33%) and...
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JAPAN CLOSES ENTRY PERMITS FOR ARRIVAL OF ALL FOREIGNERS
THE Japanese government plans to suspend entry permits for all foreigners as the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, but business people from 10 Asian countries and Taiwan are still allowed to enter. The...
JAPAN TOPS THE HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX OFFERING VISA-FREE ACCESS
JAPANESE passports top the Henley Passport Index by offering visa-free access to 191 destinations by 2021. Meanwhile, Indonesia is in 74th position. On the Henley Passport Index page, Asian countries dominate the Henley...
IMPACT OF COVID-19, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO LOUVRE MUSEUM DOWN 72%
THE Louvre Museum in Paris, France, which is the home of famous works of art such as the Mona Lisa, recorded a drastic drop in visitor numbers in 2020 compared to the previous year. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...
HAINAN’S SANYA LOOKS TO 2021 AS ITS TOURISM SECTOR REBOUNDS
SANYA, the popular resort city located on the southern tip of Hainan Island, has seen its tourism sector rapidly recover in the second half of 2020, following China’s control and stabilization of the COVID-19...