As the infection of the new corona is spreading again, the government has decided to forego the implementation of "national travel support", a new measure to stimulate tourism demand.
Along with this, the policy is to extend the deadline for the "prefectural discount" currently being implemented until the end of August next month.
The government has positioned "national travel support," which discounts up to 8,000 yen per person per night from the travel price, as a measure to stimulate tourism demand in place of the "prefectural discount," and plans to implement it in the first half of this month if the infection situation improves. was.
However, on the 12th in Tokyo, the infection has spread nationwide, with more than 10,000 new infections confirmed, so the government has decided to forgo the implementation of "national travel support" for the time being. ..
On the other hand, the policy is to extend the deadline for staying on the 14th of this month to the end of August next month for the "Prefectural Discount" that allows you to receive a discount on the travel price for trips within the block divided into 6 parts nationwide. ..
The government has decided to formally decide on such a response based on the analysis of the expert meeting held by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 13th.