June 2025
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Seibu Prince Hotels Expands Multilingual Online Medical Service: “HOTEL de DOCTOR24” Now Available for Inbound Travelers at 54 Locations Nationwide
Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc. Expands Introduction of “HOTEL de DOCTOR24” Online Medical Service for Foreign Guests in Partnership with M3 Career Inc. Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc., in partnership with M3 Career, Inc., is advancing the implementation of the online medical consultation service “HOTEL de DOCTOR24” for foreign hotel guests. The service, which began in April 2025, will now be introduced at 10 additional properties, bringing the total number of facilities offering the service to 54 nationwide.
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Gaia Resort Zao Sansuien Becomes the World’s First to Receive Official “Ospitalità Diffusa” Certification
(Source： Gaia Inc.） On May 24, 2025, Gaia Inc.'s hospitality brand Gaia Resort officially received the world’s first Ospitalità Diffusa international certification from Albergo Diffuso International for its property "Gaia Resort Zao Sansuien." At the same time, another facility located in Murata Town, Miyagi Prefecture, named "Kura no Machi Gaia Resort," was registered under the startup certification category (pre-certification region).
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Addressing Labor Shortages in the Tourism Industry: Growing Utilization of Foreign Working Holiday Workers
Posted on 2025.06.02(Based on data from DIVE Inc.) DIVE Inc., a company specializing in staffing services for the tourism industry, has announced that the number of foreign workers employed at tourism facilities across Japan using working holiday visas has increased by 35% compared to the same month last year.