Japan received more than 20 million overseas visitors in the first 10 months of 2016, of which the 5 million trips made by mainland Chinese visitors accounted for a quarter.
Japan's household and consumer product brand Muji plans to open its first hotel in Beijing by the second half of 2017.
The final panel at the Airline Distribution Conference discusses the price of loyalty programs and what benefits it can bring to both airlines and consumers.
TMCs and OTAs share their views on the latest trends on airline distribution, and not everyone is happy with the way things are heading.
With the increasing touch points that technology brings, airlines can leverage their auxiliary services to attract more consumers and grow revenue.
Senior executives of OpenJaw and TravelSky talk about their merger at high noon on the first day of Airline Distribution Conference.
Chinese airlines have responded to OTAs by focusing on direct sales and axing agency commission fees. At the heart of their argument was that the move was for consumers.
ChinaTravelNews chats with Spring Airlines' president Yu Wang at the first Airline Distribution Conference.
