Japanese travel company H.I.S. Co. said Monday it will open 10 more
hotels staffed by robots in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka and Kyoto by March
2019.
"Henn-na Hotel," or "strange hotel," featuring dinosaur or female
humanoid robot receptionists and cleaning robots, will be opened in
downtown areas of the cities, targeting the booming foreign tourist
market in Japan, the company said.
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Currently, H.I.S. operates three similar hotels near theme parks in
Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture and Gamagori,
Aichi Prefecture.
The company plans to open six branded Henn-na Hotels in Tokyo between
December and September next year, one in Fukuoka and two in Osaka in
December 2018, and another in Kyoto in March 2019, with the investment
estimated to total approximately 20 to 30 billion yen ($180-270
million).
Source - TheJakartPost
