Digital tips

Ever wanted to live in Japan? Well, it's quite possibly perfect timing. Japan announced it is launching a Digital Nomad visa for remote workers from 49 countries and territories, and Time Out placed Tokyo and Osaka in its Top 50 Cities for 2024. Plus if you're used to New York City prices, Japan might feel cheaper.

Japan is jumping on the digital nomad bandwagon with a new visa that allows visitors from 49 visa-exempt countries, including the United States, to stay in the country for up to six months—doubling the length of stay permitted with the current 90-day tourist visa. Foreign remote salaried workers with an annual income of more than 10 million yen ($68,200) will be eligible to apply. The new visa is slated to launch by the end of March.

Japan is set to become the latest country to offer a digital nomad visa to travelers, allowing foreigners to travel the country and work at the same time in an effort to expand tourism.

Digital nomads looking for a permanent solution to living impermanently in different destinations across the country will want to listen up. Landing—the company behind the first membership for flexible apartment living—and ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines have today announced a joint collaboration aimed to give digital nomads a more simple way to hop from destination to destination while still feeling at home.

The pandemic accelerated a global shift towards digital payments, but in Italy signs are emerging of a slowdown.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, December 16, and we are headed back from a successful Skift Forum in Dubai. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Two tech startups involved in the travel industry raised $15.3 million this week.

Colombia has launched a dedicated visa for digital nomads, which is quite an achievement considering the country’s recent political upheavals.

For InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), soaring hotel rates owing to a post-pandemic surge in pent-up demand for travel have been a boon after the pandemic bludgeoned the travel sector. But IHG Hotels & Resorts said its pricing power would last beyond the present moment thanks partly to its investments in digital technology. The company also anticipated future growth as China, the world’s second-largest economy, reopens.

A dilapidated hotel originally built in the 1980s as a luxury hideaway for elite members of the Bulgarian Communist Party could soon be transformed into a co-living hub.

The Agrarian Hotel, a 50-room hotel on the central coast of California, late last year added a feature that allows guests to tip housekeepers and other staff digitally.

Lindblad Expeditions’ occupancy soared in the first months of the year thanks to marketing investments paying off with more first-time guests, executives said during a Wednesday earnings call.

Online travel company Trip.com Group has joined hands with flag carrier Cambodia Angkor Air to position the new Angkor International Airport as a smart airport in the region.

Skift Research’s U.S. Travel Tracker Survey shows that online sources are used more than offline sources when planning a trip, making digital marketing and advertising crucial for the industry. If a brand is marketed well, potential customers will be drawn to it regardless of how they decide to book their trip.

Accor held a day of presentations for investors on June 27, and I wrote a piece covering 7 top slides from it. Today I want to highlight the most notable 20 minutes of the six hours of talks.

Finnair CEO Topi Manner will end his nearly five-year tenure at the helm of the airline to lead Finnish telecom and digital services company Elisa.

The Platinum Card® from American Express is a top-tier premium travel rewards card with a $695 annual fee (see rates and fees).

If you've got The Platinum Card® from American Express, listen up: Some big changes are coming to the authorized fee structure — and you won't necessarily like them.

If you’re never had Singaporean cuisine, but live in certain areas across North America, you can use a different kind of passport to try it.

We’ve all seen them. Envy-inducing Insta posts and enticing ads for longer-term, remote-working visas. You know the images we mean — pics of impossibly happy people lounging in hammocks, laptop casually to hand, with a beautiful beach as their genuine backdrop. No filter, no fake background. Just pure unadulterated, work-play balance bliss, and aspirational “this could be you” messaging. And the glorious truth is, this really could be you.

In the near future, you’ll be able to get through airport security with just your iPhone or Apple Watch―no physical driver’s license required. Apple just announced that it is working with eight states to enable adding driver’s licenses or state IDs to the Apple Wallet on the iPhone and Apple Watch.