99 How a Kyoto Hotel Survived Japan's Entry Ban: Winston Chu, Co-Founder of Wayfarer Hotels)

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Winston Chu, CEO & co-founder of Wayfarer, talks about his interest in Japan and how

About Winston Chu Winston Chu is the CEO & co-founder of Wayfarer. Wayfarer currently operates three hotels in Kyoto with plans to expand other cities, including Osaka and Tokyo. Topics Discussed

• How Winston got interested in Japan and anime
• About watching anime and playing video games from Japan
• About traveling to Japan
• Why people become interested in Japan
• About Wayfarer Hotels
• About what distinguishes Wayfarer Hotels
• The story behind Wayfarer Hotels
• About Japanese hotels
• About Japan's archaic hotel infrastructure
• About the high turnover rate in Japan's hotel industry
• The impace of COVID on the travel industry
• About moving to Japan during the coronavirus pandemic
• About starting a hotel in Japan as the COVID19 pandemic began
• What it was like living and working in a hotel in Kyoto during the pandemic
• Ways to make running a hotel more efficiently
• Japan reopening its borders to foreing travelers
• About the city of Kyoto
• About learning Japanese
• And much more!

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