The Japan Tourism Promotion Association, which is created by local governments and tourism-related businesses nationwide, will hold a press conference in Tokyo on the 1st, and as soon as the infection with the new coronavirus subsides to a certain extent, Go To Travel will resume even from areas where it is possible. He expressed his intention to ask for it.
The "Japan Tourism Promotion Association" is a public interest incorporated association made up of local governments, tourism associations, and travel and transportation-related businesses nationwide, and announced the "Japan Tourism Revitalization Declaration" at a one-day press conference.
It states, "Once the state of emergency has been lifted and the infection situation has subsided to a certain extent, we expect Go To Travel to resume even from within the prefecture where it is possible."
In addition, we will work on preventive measures against infectious diseases to revitalize the tourism industry, which has been hit hard, pursue new ways of tourism, increase productivity by promoting digitalization, and sustain through tourism measures. We aim to realize a possible community.
At the meeting, Hiroyuki Takahashi, chairman of JTB, a major travel agency that serves as the vice chairman of the association, said, "The tourism industry is in danger of survival, and if it is prolonged further, the tourism infrastructure may collapse. Go To Travel will resume early. I hope, but infection prevention measures are a major premise. It is necessary to create a mechanism to scientifically analyze the impact and effects of the campaign on infection and to discuss based on the data. "