TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 1, 2025–
Pacifica Hotels G.K. subsidiary Karasuma Hospitality G.K. has signed a franchise agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts to rebrand a 103-room hotel in a prime Kyoto location to Garner, IHG’s new midscale brand.
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The hotel is scheduled to open in November 2025 and will be called Garner Hotel Kyoto Shijo Karasuma, following an extensive interior renovation with strong Kyoto design influences. It will be the first Garner in Kyoto and the fourth in Japan. Group company Pacifica Capital K.K. is handling project management for the renovation.
Seth Sulkin, CEO of Pacifica Hotels G.K said: “This will be our first property in the midscale space, where we see strong demand from both international and Japanese travelers seeking quality accommodation at a reasonable price with the comfort of an international brand and the loyalty benefits it brings. Guests at the hotel can enjoy the best daytime and nighttime attractions of Kyoto within walking distance and the property is extremely convenient for the subway and city buses.”
Located in Shijo Karasuma, Garner Hotel Kyoto Shijo Karasuma, is within walking distance to the Gojo and Shijo subway stations as well as a short taxi ride to Kyoto Station for the Shinkansen train. Guests staying at the hotel will be able to enjoy a blend of historic and modern attractions not far from the hotel which include the Nishiki Market, the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto International Manga Museum as well as department stores and popular shopping areas.
In addition to the guest rooms, the hotel has a comfortable lobby offering guests free coffee and tea throughout the day and a place to relax along with a café on the ground floor operated by a tenant providing breakfast, drinks and light meals all day.
About Pacifica Hotels G.K.
Pacifica Hotels G.K. is Japan’s leading third-party manager of international branded hotels. Together with group company Pacifica Capital K.K., the two companies provide a complete, vertically integrated solution to development, renovation and management of franchised hotels in Japan. Having built and operated hotels in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, the rapidly growing group has a pipeline of greenfield and conversions to be announced in 2025.
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PARIS (AP) — About 40% of flights were canceled Friday at all Paris airports and tens of thousands of passengers were rearranging plans at the height of the summer travel season because of a strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions.
Disruptions started hitting airports around France on Thursday and intensified Friday. The national civil aviation authority asked airlines to cancel 40% of flights Friday at Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais airports serving Paris, half of flights in Nice and 30% of flights in Marseille, Lyon and some other cities.
Despite the preventive cancelations, the authority warned in a statement that ″disruptions and long delays are to be expected at all French airports.”
Ryanair was among airlines that announced widespread disruptions, saying in a statement it canceled more than 400 flights affecting 70,000 passengers. The company said the strike affects all its flights over French airspace, as well as traffic in and out of French airports, and urged the European Union to reform air traffic rules.
One of the two unions leading the strike, UNSA-ICNA, said in a statement there are not enough employees to handle surging air travel and that inflation is eating away at salaries. The unions also are protesting new reform measures aiming to more tightly monitor their work, prompted by a near-collision at the Bordeaux airport.
Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot called the union demands — and their decision to strike just as French schools close for the summer and many families head on vacation — ″unacceptable.″
FILE -Air France planes sit on the tarmac at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Sept. 16, 2022. . (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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