Hotels and other guests stayed in July for 56% of the previous year's impact Corona continues to affect August 31 at 15:57
The number of guests using domestic hotels and inns in July decreased by 56% compared to the same month last year, improving slightly from the previous month, but the new coronavirus has a serious impact on the tourism industry. Is continuing.
According to the Japan Tourism Agency's announcement, the total number of guests who stayed at hotels and inns last month (July) was 22.58 million, a decrease of 56.4% compared to the same month last year.
While the self-restraint of traveling across prefectures was eased and Go To Travel started on the 22nd of last month, the amount of decrease improved by more than 12 points from 68.9% in the previous month (June), but still remains. The serious impact on tourism continues.
The total number of foreign guests was 320,000, down 97.0% compared to the same month last year, and has continued to fall for a record time.
The occupancy rate of hotels and inns last month was 30.4%, which was an increase of nearly 8 points from 22.8% in June, but it remains low.
The Japan Tourism Agency says, "We need to look at trends from August to determine the effect of stimulating demand for Go To Travel."