HANKYU Monthly Newsletter

1:OUR NEW BUSINESS: PHOTOCATALYST

We, Hankyu Travel DMC Japan, have just started to work on a photocatalyst coating construction service as a new business. We believe that this business may contribute to creating a safe and secure environment for both travelers who go on a trip and our suppliers who welcome those.
Photocatalytic coating is one of the countermeasures against infectious diseases in which titanium oxide, which is a raw material, reacts with sunlight or even with indoor light, to oxidize organic substances, such as viruses and germs, and neutralize them.
We propose this business mainly to our suppliers, such as transportation, hotels, restaurants, etc. For sales promotions & making offers on this business, we are working by ourselves, mostly by managers. Moreover, the construction on site will be done by trained employees from our department.
At the beginning, we have tried doorknobs, inside the toilet, buttons on elevators, & etc. in our offices, as well as our owned luxury bus in order to gain construction experience and to improve our skills.
We will do our best every day, hoping that a safe & a secure environment should be set up quickly in this business industry and that travel can be resumed.

2: Latest information of COVID19 in Japan

The latest information regarding COVID19 from JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization) website, please visit the link below. https://www.japan.travel/en/coronavirus/

~ From recent newspaper articles ~

Japan OKs free COVID-19 vaccines for nation
Dec 2, 2020　 BLOOMBERG, JIJI, KYODO
A bill to provide coronavirus vaccinations free of charge with the central government covering the cost was passed in the Diet, offering a key plan to stem the virus as Japan struggles with its worst-yet wave of infections.
For further information, please visit the link below.
Japan OKs free COVID-19 vaccines for nation | The Japan Times

Michelin Guide unveils 2021 Tokyo star eateries amid pandemic
December 7, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The latest edition of the Michelin guide of starred eateries in Tokyo was unveiled on Monday, with the publishing company saying it hopes announcing the list will support restaurants and the tourism industry struggling amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. For further information, please visit the link below. Michelin Guide unveils 2021 Tokyo star eateries amid pandemic - The Mainichi

3:ONLINE WORKSHOPS IN 2021

Thank you very much for your kind attendance to our "On-line Workshop" featuring Aso in Kyushu Island on Dec. 21. And also, we would like to say "Congratulations on the winners of prizes!!". We are sure that attendants have learned more about Aso. Please kindly be informed that we are now planning other on-line workshops focused on Kanagawa Pref. as well as Yamagata City. Those are supposed to be held in Feb. or in Mar. Details will be informed you next e-mail magazines. Please look forward to them!!

4:NEW WEBSITE, LAUNCHED

Our new website is planned to be launched in this month. That must be with more eye-catching screens than the current one to learn more about;

- the latest information of Japan.
- new ideas on our land services,
- travel tips to/in Japan,
- our unchanging attitude to towards our customers.
For the new website, please visit the following URL.