Archive for Category: "Japan"
Travel Deals: Hotels Helping Japan, Winter In Italy & Event Ticket Discounts
When Japan was hit with an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown this spring, many travelers from around the world looked for ways to help. Now, some travel companies are devising ways for travelers to direct their dollars to helping Japan. Find out how in this week’s travel deals roundup. One well-known way to save on [...]
Japan Tourism Recovery Underway As State Department Revises Travel Alert
Japan tourism continues to struggle in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that sparked nuclear-disaster fears, but there are some signs of recovery on the horizon. According to Japan Airlines (JAL), international air travel has declined 31 percent and domestic travel has declined 25 percent, which is actually less than the airline anticipated. [...]
7.1 Aftershock Rattles Battered Japan, Nuclear Plants Seem Stable For Now
The country of Japan trembled once more as a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of the ravaged Miyagi Prefecture on Thursday night. Hundreds of locals evacuated their homes along the northern coast after tsunami advisories were issued. An hour later, the warnings were lifted as no tsunami waves were created by the temblor, [...]
Japan Disaster Update From The International Red Cross
The crisis in Japan may not dominate the front pages as it once did, but that doesn’t mean the story is over. Peter recently spoke with John Sparrow of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, who was on the ground reporting on the mental and physical challenges [...]
Travel Detective Blog: Japan Travel, Miami’s Fuel Park Explosion And Naptime For Air Traffic Control
The news in Japan keeps getting worse before it gets better. There are more evacuations required for people living closer to that nuclear plant, and some effects of radiation noted in water supply and vegetables and fruit. It’s a bad situation, there’s no doubt about it. There are ripple effects from this economically, in terms [...]
Japan Earthquake Resources: Aid Organizations, Charities and the Travel Industry Response
In the days following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the response from the travel industry was immediate. Read on to find out what industry providers are doing and how you, as a traveler, can help direct resources to the right places. With regard to relief efforts, the Japan’s government is currently identifying needs [...]
Japan Earthquake Aftershocks: Rebuilding Japanese Tourism
In the wake of the recent devastation in Japan, Peter sat down with USA Today‘s Ben Mutzabaugh to hash out the impact on short-term travel plans, and to discuss how the power of travel is so important to recovery efforts after major disasters. Peter Greenberg: We now have the State Department advising Americans to avoid [...]
American Airlines Forges Ahead With Japan Partnership As Other Airlines Cut Capacity
The airlines continue to struggle with what to do with the once-lucrative Japanese market, as some airlines slash capacity and others hold steady despite radiation woes. Delta Air Lines announced today that it would reduce seating capacity on its flights to Japan by up to 20 percent until May. The seat reductions at Delta will [...]
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