Measures to stimulate demand for tourism Final adjustment after accounting for over 1 trillion yen Government April 3, 19:02
The government has subsidized half of the travel price through economic measures following the spread of the new coronavirus, and has included measures to stimulate tourism demand after the situation has converged. We are making final adjustments in the direction of accounting for expenses.
The government plans to conduct a large-scale campaign to boost domestic travel for six months after the spread of the new coronavirus has subsided.
Specifically, for those who purchase travel products through travel agencies and reservation sites, subsidize half of the travel price and issue coupons that can be used at tourist facilities, souvenir shops, restaurants, transportation, etc. doing.
Until the situation further converges, it is positioned as a preparation period, dispatching advisors to accommodations to solve management issues, and reviving canceled tourism events with enhanced appeal. , Helping to attract more customers.
In addition, we will dispatch a foreign language speaking tourist guide called an “interpreter guide” to accommodation facilities etc. as an instructor so that foreign tourists who are falling sharply can be recalled, and advise on how to handle foreign tourists etc. It is a policy.
The government plans to incorporate such measures to stimulate tourism demand into emergency economic measures to be compiled in the first half of next week, and is making final adjustments to include more than 1 trillion yen in the supplementary budget proposal this year. .