Hokkaido Introducing Lodging Tax
Starting next year, expect a Hokkaido lodging tax to be added to your bill. he government of Japan’s northernmost prefecture, and second-largest Japanese island, is planning for the Hokkaido lodging…
Will On-Board Immigration Ever Return?
Over the more than two decades of solo travel, I’ve never encountered an immigration system quite so whimsical as that in Indonesia. I’m only going to speak in terms of…
Five New Fifth Freedom Routes of 2025
If you’ve been feverishly roaming the interwebs for some new fifth freedom routes of 2025, I’m here to help. Fifth freedoms are a common theme among travel websites, but I…
Tokyo Luggage Storage Hack
Let’s say you’re at Tokyo Station, and you’ve got some time to tour around. You’re either coming from, or eventually heading to Narita Airport. There’s not quite enough time to…
Raffles Sentosa Singapore, an All-Villa Resort
What do you do when your country’s best tourist attraction is its airport? For starters, try to tempt visitors to leave it. To wit, Singapore’s first all-villa resort, Raffles Sentosa…
Gifting Airline Status
Gifting airline status isn’t unique to Italy’s ITA Airways. Just ask the US3 (i.e. American Airlines, Delta, and United). For the past 15 years (save for maybe 2020 or 2021),…
