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^{Keio Plaza Hotel Tama celebrates the 5th anniversary of “Hello Kitty Rooms” on November 1, 2019. (c)1976, 2019 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL No.G602875}

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotel companies operating hotels in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo and other locations, is proud to announce that our Keio Plaza Hotel Tama will celebrate the 5^th anniversary of its operation of “Hello Kitty Rooms” with special services and presents provided to our guests. As part of this celebration, we will also launch new promotional videos showcasing our Sanrio character rooms.

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November 1, 2019 marks the 45^th anniversary of Hello Kitty who was first created in 1975, and the 5^th anniversary of the “Hello Kitty Rooms” operated at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tama. To help celebrate this occasion and to express our appreciation towards our guests, we have prepared special presents for guests. Every guest who stays in our “Sanrio Character Rooms” is eligible to participate in a special drawing to win accommodation in “Sanrio Character Rooms.

As part of this 5^th anniversary, we will also launch special promotional videos showcasing our three types of “Sanrio Character Rooms” from November 1 (Friday), 2019 on our home page and Instagram. This video shows scenes of Hello Kitty, My Melody and Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) making a special visit to the Keio Plaza Hotel Tama and checking into guest rooms respectively decorated in the themes of each character.

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About Keio Plaza Hotel 
The Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd. is one of Japan’s most prestigious hotel companies operating hotels located in the Shinjuku district, Tama city, and Hachioji city of Tokyo and Sapporo, Hokkaido. Our hotel hosts a wide range of local and international guests who visit us for our welcoming facilities, warm hospitality and unique services that allow them to experience Japanese culture.

About Keio Plaza Hotel Tama
Keio Plaza Hotel Tama is located in Tama New Town where there is a flourishing community in the suburbs of Tokyo. Sanrio Puroland, the home of Hello Kitty, is only a five-minute walk from the hotel. For more information, please visit our website and Instagram.
Please follow @keioplaza_tama_hellokitty_room on Instagram.

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Contact

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
Keiko Kawashima, +81-3-5322-8010
Public Relations Manager
keiko-kawashima@keioplaza.co.jp

Source : Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Promethera Biosciences SA (Group), a global innovator in cell-based medicines and liver diseases, recently announced the foundation of a new branch office in Tokyo, Promethera Biosciences Japan Branch Ltd.

The Japan branch marks the starting point for building a strong Promethera presence in the country, initially focusing on increased Business Development, Investor Relations activities and expansion of its business and products pipeline.

This presence will also address Asian markets as a second step.

“As we develop such business activities, we are considering various options for further strengthening our presence in Japan. These options include future listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market or another Asian stock exchange, and/or partnering with pharmaceuticals,” said a statement.

More information at https://www.promethera.com.

— BERNAMA

NANJING, China, Oct. 25, 2019 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– 

In October 2019, the China Forest Tour Festival, Gangzha District, Nantong City Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference was held at the foot of Langshan Mountain, Binjiang Sports Park on the bank of the Yangtze River, according to the Information Office of Gangzha District.

Gangzha District is in the north of Nantong with superior geographical position and the convenient traffic. Now it has formed a transportation network with high-grade roads, railways and water transportation.

In recent years, the cultural tourism industry in Gangzha District has flourished. The district uses the Tangzha National Industrial Town and the 1985 Park as carriers to create a provincial-level tourism town with the style of Gangzha and the industrial charm. Taking the forest park and the parent-child amusement park as carriers, it integrated traditional agroforestry and modern tourism, and created a green eco-tourism area integrating sightseeing and leisure. Through the canal and the Yangtze River, it will connect the tourist attractions with Wanda Plaza, the Mixc of China Resources, IKEA, Wal-Mart and other urban complexes. These companies made the combination of brand commerce and urban leisure, and created a new benchmark for business travel in Gangzha, which is livable, suitable for business and for travel. People can see the greenery scene in ten meters and water in hundred meters in today’s Gangzha. The ecological environment has become a beautiful “City Card”.

On site, through pictures, videos, Q&A and other online and offline interactions, Oasis International, Novlion, Ginlan Jia and other brand hotels in Gangzha were all introduced to stage with the scenic spots like Adventure Kingdom, Tangzha Ancient Town, Green Valley City, Nantong Forest Safari Park. While feeling the tradition and modern beauty of the Gangzha, the guests also enjoyed the wonderful singing and dancing performances filled with the elements of the Gangzha, such as “Old Street”, “The Estuary of the Eighteen-mile River” and “Beauty of Gangzha”.

Source: The Information Office of Gangzha District, Nantong Municipal Government 

Streamlines funds flows between online travel agents and tour operators; helps ensure high service levels for guests seeking new travel experiences

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Flywire, a company that solves complex payment problems for leading businesses and institutions, today announced the general availability of a new offering for adventure travel. The solution targets the significant inefficiencies and points of friction that  exist in the payment and disbursement process in the travel segment for offerings such as experiential activities and tours to exotic locales.

Travel industry analyst Phocuswright estimates that the travel activities market will reach $183 billion globally by 2020. While it represents a massive opportunity for online travel agents (OTAs) and tour operators, the payment process has proven to be a stumbling block when it comes to assuring great experiences for guests. Accepting payments is fairly standard, but adventure travel itineraries often involve multiple tour operators and service providers, many in remote locales. Typically, 70-80% of the funds the OTA receives from guests has to be disbursed to multiple entities over a period of months, often in different currencies.

These factors require OTAs to manage a number of different complexities including:

• Splitting the cost of individual services by guest
• Managing disbursements to tour operators on multiple currencies, across multiple borders, on multiple payment platforms
• Protecting themselves against currency fluctuations between the time of guest payment to disbursement to tour operators
• The need to answer payment-related support questions for end-customers and tour operators around the world  

“Adventure travel is a fast-growing opportunity but the payment side of it adds a whole new level of complexity,” said Colin Smyth, industry director of Flywire’s travel segment. “The reality is most OTAs and tour operators don’t want to be in the payments business if they can avoid it. At the same time, they also understand that payments represent an important part of the customer experience. A lot can go wrong if payments and disbursements aren’t handled properly. They can’t ignore it.” 

Flywire’s new travel solution leverages the company’s considerable expertise in managing complex payment and receivables processes for business and institutions around the world. It offers OTAs and Tour Operators the key capabilities they need — from initial guest booking and payment through disbursement to tour operators and service providers — to help them capitalize on the surge in demand for adventure travel, while enabling a seamless payment experience for guests – no matter how complex the payment logistics.  These include:

• 24/7 tracking of both guest payments and operator disbursements
• Protection against fraud and currency fluctuation risk, especially in exotic locales
• Easy collection and tracking of deposits and handling chargebacks in the event of cancellations
• Efficient disbursements to multiple local entities in different currencies – all from the same platform
• Multi-lingual payment-related support for end-customers.  

The solution has been in limited availability since early 2019 and is already being used by over 50 clients around the world including online travel agencies such as Expedia and tour operators including White Desert, Northern Escape and Tropical Birding.

About Flywire
Flywire solves complex payment problems for businesses and institutions to empower new opportunities globally and locally. The company processes billions in payments per year, connecting entities to make transactions faster, more secure, less expensive, and more transparent. Clients in business, education and healthcare use Flywire’s full-service platform to tailor the payment experience for their customers and to create a single point of visibility and control for payer engagement and receivables management – from invoicing to payment reconciliation. Flywire also supports its clients with end-to-end customer support, including multilingual servicing via phone, email, and chat, as well as around-the-clock online payment tracking.

The company has global headquarters in the US and Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore with regional offices in the UK, Romania, Spain, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.Flywire.com.

Media Contact:
Tim Walsh
+1 617.512.1641
timw@walshgroupmarketing.com

SOURCE : Flywire Corporation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Mitra Tours & Travel has won the Best Travel Agency in Malaysia Award at the 30th Annual TTG Travel Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner 2019 held in Bangkok, Thailand recently.

Group managing director Dr Fazil Khan Abdul Kadir said it was the group’s seventh win in seven separate editions.

“We are proud to have taken home this award in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016 and 2018,” he said in a statement today.

Organised by TTG Asia Media, the leading travel and tourism publisher and event organiser in the Asia Pacific region, the event pays homage to 86 exceptional travel and tourism players across the region.

Mitra Tours & Travel is an International Air Transport Association accredited travel agency that specialises in corporate travel management and incentive travel.

— BERNAMA