How to revitalize off-peak season resort hotels through high-end elderly care accommodation reconstruction?

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25K21486
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
Research Institution	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Principal Investigator	SUN YIYANG 立命館アジア太平洋大学, サステイナビリティ観光学部, 准教授 (00869191)
Project Period (FY)	2025-04-01 – 2030-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000) Fiscal Year 2029: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2028: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords	Resort hotels / Elderly care / High-end / Accommdation / Building conversion
Outline of Research at the Start	To deal with the serious aging problem in Japan and the seasonality issue of resort hotels, this project intends to explore the possibility of converting resort hotels to high-end elderly care accommodation in off-peak season to alleviate the seasonality issue of resort hotels.