Monica Pitrelli

Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows little signs of slowing, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels, reports CNBC's Monica Pitrelli.

To move travelers beyond Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan's tourism board is promoting new destinations and new forms of tourism, from gastronomy to adventure tourism, to diversify interest in the country, CEO Eijiro Yamakita told “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday.

LVMH-owned luxury hospitality company Belmond will launch a luxury sleeper train next year that will take travelers through the countryside of England and Wales.

The LVMH-owned luxury hospitality company Belmond is launching a luxury sleeper train that will take travelers through the countryside of England and Wales.

Forget the headphones, the fuzzy slippers and the espresso machine that cranks out a cold brew.

Thailand's same-sex marriage legislation, scheduled to come into effect in January 2025, could attract an additional 4 million tourists to the country per year, according to a report commissioned by the travel company Agoda.

Thailand's same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.

Marriott International's business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid corporate layoffs and sluggishness in China's domestic tourism market. Demand and high occupancy levels in Japan, the Middle East and Western Europe are driving global growth, he said.

Modest-income households have a strong appetite for travel and "a real desire to find a value alternative," said Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano, while in Japan following the debut opening of the company's midscale brand, Four Points Flex by Sheraton, in Asia-Pacific (excluding China).

Marriott International's business operations and growth are solid, Anthony Capuano told CNBC Travel Monday, despite layoffs and low domestic demand in China.