Tourism National Travel Discount

[thomas]

PM Kishida announced a "National Travel Discount" to replace the previous "Go to Travel" campaigns. The new campaign will be launched on 11 October, the same day the government plans to lift its daily cap for overseas arrivals. More details will be announced next Monday.

The "National Travel Discount," which Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday in New York, will replace the "Go To Travel" subsidy program and expand similar existing programs operating at the prefectural level. The scheme is expected to provide the equivalent of up to 11,000 yen ($77) in discounts and coupons per traveler per day which can be used for meals, shopping and accommodation fees. The government plans to announce details of the program as early as Monday, but it has raised doubts about whether it will boost regional economies. [...] With the start of the program less than three weeks away, the announcement has also left tourism businesses and facilities with little time to prepare, as well as caused confusion about whether the program can be applied to new accommodation reservations.

Japan to launch domestic travel subsidy program on Oct. 11

Japan will launch a new subsidy program to boost domestic tourism on Oct. 11, the same day it plans to remove its daily cap for overseas arrivals as part of easing COVID-19 border control measures.

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[thomas]

The National Travel Discount will run from October to late December 2022, providing the equivalent of up to 11,000 JPY (77 USD) in discounts and coupons per traveller per day, which can be used for meals, shopping and accommodation expenses. Under the program, a 20 per cent discount of up to 2,000 JPY will be offered for events held by the end of January next year at theme parks and sports and music venues, for example, that take antivirus measures.

The National Travel Discount program, which is available to Japan residents only, comes in the wake of the "Go To Travel" subsidy program and expands on similar existing programs operating at the prefectural level. Under a system where the national government subsidizes the costs borne by prefectural authorities to implement such programs, the 47 prefectures will be allowed to suspend the scheme depending on the infection situation within their jurisdiction. Prefectural governments will have the authority to determine the scheme's running period or whether to implement it at all, leading to the possibility that it may not be launched simultaneously across the country. The new program was initially planned to be introduced in July but was postponed due to the nation's seventh wave of infections.

Japan to run new domestic travel subsidy program to late Dec.: gov't

Japan will run a new domestic tourism subsidy program from Oct. 11 to late December as part of efforts to spur domestic tourism and revive the coronavirus-hit economy, tourism minister Tetsuo Saito says.

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More info in Japanese:

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GoToトラベル再開速報、新たなGoToトラベルの最新情報をお届け。GoToトラベルいつから再開？県民割（ブロック割）と全国旅行支援（全国旅行割）の後に実施となるため、GoTo再開予想は2023年以降です。GoToの補助割引額や地域共通クーポン付与など、制度の変更点を分かりやすく解説します。

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[thomas]

The Japan Tourism Agency will restart its domestic travel discount program on a smaller scale starting on 10 January after a suspension during the year-end and New Year holidays.

The move is part of efforts to support the domestic tourism industry, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic The maximum discount to be awarded per tourist, per night will be lowered from ¥11,000 to ¥7,000, including shopping coupons that can be used at places such as restaurants. Users of the program will be required to show proof of having received a booster shot for COVID-19 or a negative test result. Each prefecture will decide when to terminate the program in light of financial funding provided by the central government. The resources will be available at least until the end of March, according to the agency. The discount rate for travel will be reduced from 40% to 20%, while the ceiling on the discount amount will be lowered from ¥8,000 to ¥5,000 a night per tourist for tour packages that include public transportation services and from ¥5,000 to ¥3,000 for hotel stays only and single-day trips. Shopping coupons to be provided as part of the program will be issued in electronic form in principle. The amount issued in coupons will be cut from ¥3,000 to ¥2,000 for weekdays and remain at ¥1,000 for weekends and holidays.

Japan to restart scaled-down domestic travel discount program

The maximum discount to be awarded per tourist, per night will be lowered from ¥11,000 to ¥7,000, including shopping coupons that can be used at places such as restaurants.

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