Go To Travel Pause Revision Direction Work on November 23, 19:37
The government has decided to introduce measures to suspend new reservations for "Go To Travel" destinations in areas where the new coronavirus infection has spread, but will the suspension include already booked trips? Please, we are working on a final step to announce the specific direction of the review, such as measures to prevent cancellation fees.
Regarding Go To Travel, the government has taken measures to suspend new reservations for trips to areas where the infection has spread, following a recommendation by a government subcommittee to review operations in areas where infection is rapidly increasing. I am going to introduce.
In introducing the measures, the government will decide whether to add not only new trips but also already booked trips to the suspension, and even if the person who canceled the trip does not pay a cancellation fee to the travel agency etc. We are considering measures to make it work.
In order to announce the direction of such a concrete review soon, the staff of the Japan Tourism Agency will be working on the 23rd as well.
On top of that, when actually taking measures to suspend, it is our policy to promptly provide details so that travel agencies can respond to changes in the reservation system.