{"id":9356,"date":"2016-03-29T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T10:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wealthy-business-travellers-in-japan-encouraged-to-stay-grounded\/"},"modified":"2016-03-29T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T10:34:52","slug":"wealthy-business-travellers-in-japan-encouraged-to-stay-grounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wealthy-business-travellers-in-japan-encouraged-to-stay-grounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealthy business travellers in Japan encouraged to stay grounded"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLuxury bullet trains are giving airline companies a run for their money
\nThe Hayabusa\u2019s \u201cGran Class\u201d car (Photo credit: JR Hokkaido)
\nSpacious leather seats on the train? They have it in Japan.
\nThe Hokkaido Railway Co this weekend began to operate its bullet train that takes passengers from Tokyo to Hakodate on the ski resort island of Hokkaido in four hours, according to Bloomberg.
\nTargeting business and leisure passengers, the train ride has 18 first-class seats that cost JPY38,280 (USD339) one-way each.
\nKnown locally as Shinkansen, the high-speed train is focused on value-added services such as a luxury lounge to stay competitive and make up for the four-hour journey. Sake is also served.
\nMore: How to travel smart with style
\n\u201cFour hours in a train is quite boring,\u201d Masayuki Kubota, chief strategist at Rakuten Securities Economic Research Institute, told Bloomberg.\u00a0\u201cThey have to compete in other areas such as service.\u201d
\nMirroring upscale airport lounges, the luxury train lounge is operated by a credit card company called View Card Co in collaboration with JR East.<\/p>\n

On the bullet train, a first-class leather seat measures 52 cm \u2013 bigger than a 50 cm luxury airline seat \u2013 and has a leg room of 130 cm, which is 3 cm more than a similar seat on an All Nippon Airways Co plane.
\nAside from the first-class seats, there are 55 business class seats and 658 regular seats for those who don\u2019t need luxurious amenities, according to the Singaporean The Straits Times.
\nRead next: How to make the most out of your old aircraft
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\nSource : property-report.com
\nRead more…Wealthy business travellers in Japan encouraged to stay grounded<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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