Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition — January 2018

ROOMFORGROWTH

Japan’s target of 20 million inbound travellers

annually by 2020 was reached four years early

• the government has now revised that target to
  40 million. To cater to that growth, an additional
  10,000 rooms are slated for the capital before
  the Games, many of them ticking all the five-star
  boxes. Looking at the newest offerings, Hoshino
  Resorts Co opened the Hoshinoya Tokyo early in
  2017 in the central Otemachi district, not far from
  Tokyo Station, offering a blend of high-end resort
  and traditional Japanese inn.
  The Aman group has launched a similarly sleek,
  relaxation-focused property nearby: the Aman
  Tokyo. In November, Marriott introduced the
  group’s millennial-focused lifestyle brand with the
  opening of Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho, and also has a
  pair of Marriott Edition properties scheduled for
  2020, one in the Toranomon business district and
  another just off the main avenue in the prestigious
  Ginza area.
  Looking forward also reveals that Accorhotels
  will make a brand debut in the Japanese capital
  when it opens its 143-room Pullman Tokyo
  Tamachi in autumn 2018, while luxury serviced
  residence Oakwood Apartments Nishi-Shinjuku
  is scheduled to open in the summer. A 190-room
  Four Seasons property is also planning to open in
  Otemachi by 2020.

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