"Discount for locals" spreading in tourist spots The use fee subsidies for accommodation facilities are also available on June 2 at 6:09

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While it is expected that it will take some time for overseas travel and tourism to visit distant tourist destinations to recover, new movements to attract tourists in the vicinity such as within the prefecture and the city have begun.

Achi-mura, Nagano Prefecture, which is focusing on tourism promotion as a “village of the starry sky” where the stars can be seen beautifully, starts from the 1st and costs 5,000 yen per night for one adult who can be used at the accommodation facility of the village for the residents of the prefecture. We started issuing coupons.

In the village, following the declaration of an emergency until last month, hotels and inns such as the tourist attraction Hirugami Onsen were closed for more than a month.

There weren't any guests during the long holidays, which were visited by 150,000 people from the Tokyo metropolitan area, etc. every year, but the coupon ticket for this time had already been applied by more than 3000 people.

Yuji Shirasawa, President of Achimura Tourism Bureau, said, "I think this is an opportunity for the citizens of the prefecture to get to know the daytime hot springs in Japan. It has helped me build tourism in Nagano prefecture with domestic demand properly." I will.

These movements to attract nearby customers have begun in other tourist destinations throughout the country, such as Nasushiobara City in Tochigi Prefecture, Yonezawa City in Yamagata Prefecture, Yuda Onsen in Yamaguchi City, Unzen City in Nagasaki Prefecture, and Nichinan City in Miyazaki Prefecture. , The city decides to discount accommodation expenses and give coupons to people living in the city.

In Fukushima Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Oita Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture, etc., we plan to subsidize the accommodation fee for people living in the prefecture.

Expert "effective for both users and tourist destinations"

Akiko Kosaka, Senior Researcher, Research Department, Japan Research Institute, said, "It makes sense for tourists as they are reluctant to travel long distances. In the unlikely event of a mass infection, it is relatively easy to follow up. It has the advantage that it is easy and the route of infection is easy to understand. "

On the other hand, regarding the full resumption of the acceptance of tourists, including those from overseas, "If the state of the accepting side, including the feelings of the local residents, has not been prepared, it will lead to repulsion from the region. It also means that it should be judged carefully while also checking the infection situation, as `` related to reputation '', during which the government not only stimulates tourism demand but also measures for tourist destinations to avoid so-called "3 denseness" Pointed out that we should support

Regarding future tourism, in order to be alert to the 2nd and 3rd waves of infection, it is said that the customer service method will be significantly different from before, and "the tourist side also thinks that" the service is degraded ". First of all, it is important to accept new services, ”he said.