“Go To Travel” Used by a total of 4.2 million people” Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane August 25, 13:42
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At the press conference on the 25th, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revealed that at least 4.2 million people had been used so far to prevent infection by continuing to prevent infection. He showed the idea of trying to achieve both measures and activation of tourism.
Among them, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that the travel company has discounted the price of "Go To Travel" from the 27th of last month when sales of travel products started to the 20th of this month, and the total usage of 4.2 million people. I made it clear.
In addition, Minister Akabane said, "Given the fact that the use of Shinkansen and airplanes during the Obon period was considerably low, it is considered that the short-distance travel by car or the like was the main focus rather than the travel involving long distance travel. I hear that the usage is steadily progressing even when interviewing people.”
Furthermore, Mr. Akabane said, "This project does not end in a short period of time, and it will not be evaluated at this point because it will be carried out this autumn, winter, and next spring. It is important to stimulate tourism demand for a long time. We will continue to take thorough measures to prevent infection while creating an environment where people can travel with peace of mind and work to further expand the number of users." It was