TOKYO -- France's Accor is the latest international chain to tap into surging demand for luxury accommodation in Japan after it opened its first hotel in the country under the Fairmont brand on Tuesday.
International chain taps into high demand and fastest-rising room rates in Asia

Omer Acar, CEO of Raffles and Fairmont: He highlighted continuing demand for "distinctive luxury experiences" in Asia at the hotel group's launch of Fairmont Tokyo on July 1. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Fairmont Tokyo and Yurika Yoneda)
TOKYO -- France's Accor is the latest international chain to tap into surging demand for luxury accommodation in Japan after it opened its first hotel in the country under the Fairmont brand on Tuesday.