Last month, when the state of emergency was lifted in all prefectures, the number of people staying at hotels and inns in Japan totaled more than 32 million, an increase of about 1.5 times compared to September.
According to the Japan Tourism Agency, the number of people who stayed at hotels and inns in Japan last month was 32.89 million in total.
Compared to the same month last year when "Go To Travel" was implemented to stimulate tourism demand, it decreased by 5.4%, but compared to September because emergency declarations were issued in Tokyo and Osaka. , It has increased about 1.5 times.
In addition, the occupancy rate of hotels and inns last month was 42.1%, an increase of 0.1 points from the same month last year, exceeding 40% for the first time in 11 months.
The increase in the number of overnight guests is mainly due to the increase in Japanese tourists following the cancellation of the state of emergency, but the tourism industry is 34.3% lower than in October before the spread of the infection. The difficult situation is still going on.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced a review plan for the resumption of "Go To Travel" on the 19th of this month, but Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito announced at a press conference on the 30th about the timing of the resumption of the new mutant virus "Omicron". It shows the idea of considering the influence of "stocks".