Up in the air. . .

BRITISH Airways customers are set to soak up #Osaka next summer as the airline is launching direct flights to Japan’s second largest city. The four-per-week service takes off from March 31, 2019 with flights departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and landing into Osaka’s Kansai International Airport.

The new route takes the number of daily flights between London and #Japan offered as part of British Airways’ joint business with Japan Airlines up to 32 per week. Japanese tourism is set to grow from 24 million annual visitors in 2016 to 40 million in 2020. Osaka was recently named as the third most liveable city in the world and is considered to be the food capital of Japan. 


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VIETNAM'S new-age carrier Vietjet will officially launch a direct route connecting Hanoi with Osaka (Japan) on 8 November 2018, looking to further boost tourism and trade integration between the two countries and across the region.

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W to rise up in the Land of the Rising Sun

W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International has announced the signing of W Osaka set to open in 2021. This will be the first-ever W in #Japan. The 27-floor, new-build hotel will boast provocative and bold W design, with a stunning building façade designed by Osaka-based Tadao Ando. W Osaka sits amidst the indie boutiques and restaurants of the city’s main thoroughfare on Mido-Suji Boulevard, allowing guests immediate access to luxury shopping and insider experiences along the Gingko tree-lined street.

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Japanese tourism on the rise

TOKYO, Osaka and Kyoto are experiencing tourism growth and becoming more visible as top International destinations.

In Euromonitor's Top 100 City #Destinations Ranking 2017, the organization named #Japan one of the year's greatest success stories. Tokyo rose six places to 17, and Osaka experienced 52% more tourist arrivals in 2015 than 2014. 

Further evidence that Osaka is on the rise, the city's Hotel St. Regis was recently named both one of the 10 best city hotels in Asia and one of the top 100 hotels in the world by Travel & Leisure. Kyoto was listed fourth on Travel & Leisure's 2017 The World’s Top 15 Cities list.

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Up in the air . . .

FLY to Fukuoka in the south of #Japan from £373 rtn with Air France. Air France are also currently also offering flights to Osaka from £448, Tokyo from £540 and Nagoya from £550 in selected months of 2017.

Prices apply to a return ticket per adult, including taxes, surcharges and fees. Credit card surcharges may apply.

To search for flights and for more information and to book see Air France's website: http://www.airfrance.co.uk

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