Glider Associates Launches Hotel Business Model Accessible from a Single Room, Begins Recruiting Co-Creation Partners

Glider Associates Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Tetsuya Sugimoto; hereinafter "the Company") will open a premium hotel, "craft hotel antenna SHINJUKU KOENJI," in the Koenji Pal Shopping Street (Suginami-ku, Tokyo) in the spring of 2026.

Furthermore, the Company is advancing business development in other regions in collaboration with co-creation partners to generate local vibrancy centered around hotels, with plans to expand the "craft hotel antenna" series across multiple regions and locations within the 2026 fiscal year.

To accelerate these efforts, we are announcing the launch of a broad recruitment drive for regional co-creation partners.

◾️ Co-Creation Partner Recruitment Site

https://crafthotels.antenna.jp/forbusiness/

【Overview | About the craft hotel antenna Business】

For our company, which has developed businesses addressing social issues in sectors such as media, healthcare, and food culture, "craft hotel antenna" represents a new venture into the tourism sector.

This business aims to address the issue of "shortage of tourism providers in local regions" by building a tourism business model that is accessible from a small scale while still capable of generating ripple effects for the local economy.

"craft hotel antenna SHINJUKU KOENJI," which will open as a company-operated facility in April 2026, is designed as a model that is easy for companies from other industries to enter, covering aspects from initial investment and payback periods to operational structures.

Moving forward, we will contribute to the revitalization of local economies by expanding this business model to multiple regions together with local business operators, thereby increasing the number of tourism providers.

◾️ Features of the craft hotel antenna Business Model

① A small-start model that allows opening from a single room