Hotel Greets Airpt. Arrivals.

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Tokyo - The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so has introduced a personalized airport greeting service for its international guests, believed to be the first of its kind offered by any Tokyo hotel.

The full-time service, which began late spring, is available to guests who request the service in advance or if the hotel is made aware that the traveler is a first-time visitor to the city.

"We decided to provide a unique service for our guests because Tokyo can be a daunting place for a first-time visitor to get oriented," said Jean Forrest, consulting director of marketing for the Four Seasons Tokyo. "This relieves the stress and makes the transfer to the hotel hassle-free."

Forrest said the greeters, dressed in Four Seasons bell attendant jackets, will offer a variety of services, including assistance with luggage, transportation arrangements to the city, directions, flight reservation changes and restaurant reservations before arrival at the hotel. Greeters will even arrange to have airport-to-hotel transportation charged directly to a guest's hotel bill.

To use the new service, 24-hour advance notice must be given through the hotel's reservations department.