NEWS

●As part of an online tour with Empress Elisabeth of Austria, we are holding a special event for you to enjoy traditional Austrian cuisine at the famous Ginza Habsburg Veilchen restaurant.
● Dive in behind the scenes at Toba Aquarium, where you will learn about the ecology of the dugong and how they live here. A plan is also available for you to take part in the online tour at the Mie Terrace regional specialty shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
● Sales of top-rating online tour videos from our archives have now launched.

ANA X Inc. (President and CEO: Kazuhiro Todoroki, Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) is launching its January ANA Traveler’s online tours from 14:00 on December 2, 2022 (Friday). 
URL: https://www.ana.co.jp/ja/jp/travel/onlinetour/

”An invitation from Empress Elisabeth of Austria” will be released at a special price on “ANA Kyun !, a day which ANA gives a variety of special offers on 29th of every month, “ with advance sales from November 29 (Tuesday).
URL: https://www.ana.co.jp/ja/jp/promotion/ana_kyun29/

■ANA Travelers Overseas Online Tour: An invitation from Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Professor Yoshiko Yamanouchi, a specialist in 18^th and 19^th century Austrian culture and history from the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, joins us for a tour of the locations and a look back on the times and culture of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who is beloved by many to this day. We also hear from designer Monika Buttinger, who faithfully reproduced the favorite dresses of Elisabeth, a lover of beauty and fashion, about how the dresses came to be. 

Four options are available: the Viewing-only Plan; the Café Set Plan allowing you to taste Vienna’s café culture with coffee and cake delivered to your home from Julius Meinl, one of Austria’s oldest coffee houses; the Traditional Flavors of Austria Plan featuring soup and bread from Ginza Habsburg Veilchen owner and chef Shingo Kanda; and as a special event, the Vienna Evening Plan, in which you will savor the traditional cuisine of Ginza Habsburg Veilchen as you view the online tour, accompanied by a performance of the ANA Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dates:  19:00-20:30, Saturday, January 21, 2023 (Japan time)
Price:   ① Viewing-only Plan: 1,980 yen (incl. tax) or 1,980 miles
　　　 ② Café Set Plan:　4,980 yen (incl. tax) or 4,980 miles
③ Traditional Flavors of Austria Plan: 7,980 yen (incl. tax) or 7,980 miles
④ Vienna Evening Plan Special Event: 39,800 yen (incl. tax) or 39,800 miles
Application period:
14:00, Friday, December 2, 2022 – 23:59, Friday, January 20, 2023　(Japan time)
*Plans ③ and ④ must be booked by 23:59, Thursday, January 5 (Japan time).　
*Released at a special price on ANA Kyun with advance sales from Tuesday, November  29.
Capacity: ①70 pax, ②,③50 pax, ④31 pax
Participation conditions (for ①②③):
Please join the tour from a location where internet access is strong and stable.
Zoom will be used for this event, so if you do not have the Zoom app, please download it in advance.
Notes:
・Questions can be asked using the Zoom Q&A function. Please understand in advance that due to the composition of the tour, we may only be able to answer some of the questions.
・The delivery address for the goods must be inside Japan. The package will arrive within approximately 10 days of the tour.
・The Traditional Flavors of Austria Plan products will be shipped frozen. Please ensure that the address you provide is a location at which you are able to accept the package.
*For those participating in the Vienna Evening Plan Special Event (④):
・The presenter could substituted depending on circumstances.
・As this is a live event, start and finish times may vary.
・Event may be canceled in case minimum number of participants is not reached. An email message will be sent by ANA X in this case advising of cancelation by the beginning of January.
・Please make your own way to the venue (tour begins and ends at venue). Transportation not included.
・This event is hosted by ANA X Inc.

■～Go deep behind the scenes at the aquarium! Learn about dugong ecology and the work of an aquarist～

　　Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture is home to the largest number of species of any aquarium in Japan. Hear from the deputy director, a specialist in dugong, about the ecology of these creatures found only at Toba Aquarium and how they are looked after.

On this tour, you will have the chance to do something quite unusual: look behind the scenes underwater and watch a live broadcast of Serena the dugong having her lunch.

We also have an option for you to view the online tour from Mie Terrace, the specialty shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo that promotes Mie Prefecture. Following the viewing, there will be a raffle and more.

This tour is sure to delight, whether you hope to work at an aquarium in the future, are intrigued by dugong or you love marine mammals. Take part in our ANA Traveler’s online tour and become a dugong expert.

Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023 – Online broadcast 10:00-11:00（Japan time）
　　　For those attending from the venue, doors open 9:30, event expected to finish 11:30
Price: ①Viewing＋Video archive: 2,980 yen (incl. tax) or 2,980 miles
　　 ②Viewing＋Video archive＋travel products: 4,980 yen (incl. tax) or 4,980 miles
　　 ③Mie Terrace guest: Viewing＋Video archive＋travel products: 4,980 yen (incl. tax) or 4,980 miles
Application period: ①② 14:00, Friday, December 2 – 23:59, Monday, January 31　(Japan time)
③ 14:00, Friday, December 2 – 23:59, Sunday January 8 (Japan time)
Capacity: ①75 pax,  ②35 pax, ③20 pax
Participation conditions:
Please join the tour from a location where internet access is strong and stable.
Zoom will be used for this event, so if you do not have the Zoom app, please download it in advance.
Notes:
Questions can be asked using the Zoom Q&A function. Guests at the venue may ask questions directly. Please understand in advance that due to the composition of the tour, we may only be able to answer some of the questions.
For online participants, the delivery address for the travel products must be inside Japan. The products are expected to ship in early February.
Sponsor: Toba Tourist Information Center
*③For those participating as guests at Mie Terrace:
・Please make your own way to the venue (tour begins and ends at venue). Transportation not included.
Mie Terrace – https://www.mieterrace.jp/

Products on sale now
■ Special Winter Holiday Package – Sky and Space Kids’ STEAM Class
Learn about the SDGs through small aircraft! A workshop for adults and kids alike.

■ Launch of online tour archive videos
We have launched sales of our highest-rated online tours in movie form. Get that holiday vibe back whenever you like.
Please check the online tour page for further details.
https://www.ana.co.jp/ja/jp/travel/onlinetour/