Go To Travel Tokyo out of scope "Cancellation in front of darkness" July 22, 5:15
“Go To Travel”, a stimulus measure for tourism demand, will start on the 22nd, but since travel to and from Tokyo is no longer eligible for discounts, small- and medium-sized travel agencies in Tokyo say, There is also a voice saying "the front is pitch black".
"Enamagawa Travel," a travel agency in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, conducts bus tours outside the city centered on local customers, and this means that about 20 to 30 reservations are made every year at this time of year.
Due to the new coronavirus, sales had been zero for three months until June, but after "Go To Travel" was implemented, reservation after July 22 There were 5 in total.
However, three of these were canceled after it was decided that trips to and from Tokyo would be excluded from the discount.
This included a group trip for about 250 local neighborhood associations. In addition to not being able to receive discounts, there were also uneasy voices from customers who canceled, saying that "I may have an unpleasant look at my travel destination because there are many elderly people."
In addition, the government says that it is desirable to refrain from group trips for young people and elderly people, so in July, when a customer's seniors' association asked for a tour, they had to propose to cancel it. about it.
Mikio Arai, president of a travel agency, said, “I was expecting “Go To Travel”, so when I heard that trips to and from Tokyo would be out of scope, it was dark in front of me. I feel like wanting to quit when the sales are at zero. Also, since the national response is changing, I am in trouble because I cannot answer inquiries from customers."