The graduation trip season has arrived as the infection continues to spread.
In a questionnaire conducted by a travel agency for students, 90% of the respondents answered that they would not go on a graduation trip or were at a loss. There is a growing movement to seek alternative last memories.
The government subcommittee is calling for refraining from graduation trips along with thank-you parties and welcome and farewell parties.
When a travel agency in Toshima Ward, Tokyo conducted a questionnaire survey of students on the Internet last month, 10% of the 470 respondents answered that they would "go" even with Corona, and "do not go". Nearly 60%, "I'm lost" was about 30%.
Half of the respondents who said they wouldn't go said they were worried about getting infected with corona.
At accommodations in various places, instead of the traditional graduation trip, there are plans to stay in a luxury hotel in Tokyo without going out, and a plan to transfer to a campsite in the suburbs by helicopter to avoid contact with people. They are proposing alternatives to avoid them, and the number of reservations tends to increase due to the cancellation of the state of emergency.
Hoshino Resorts, which operates luxury inns nationwide, has decided to postpone the plan for students until the end of June, and the travel agency that conducted the questionnaire has online tourist destinations overseas such as Hawaii, Bali, and Australia. The tours introduced in the broadcast are also gaining popularity.
Erika Mano, the person in charge of the travel agency "Tabikobo" that conducted the questionnaire, said, "Graduation trips are a once-in-a-lifetime event for college students, but I think many people give up because of the corona sickness. Rather than simply encouraging travel, I would like to call for sufficient infection control measures and seek out the ideal way of graduation travel in this era. "
The hotel's "Nesting Plan" is popular
For students who cannot go on a graduation trip, plans are gaining popularity at luxury hotels in Tokyo, where students are asked to create memories while "filling in the nest" so as not to come into contact with people.
At Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, we have planned a plan with generous services for guest rooms so that students who could not go on a graduation trip can enjoy themselves while staying in the guest rooms.
It starts from 24,000 yen per person per night including tax, but during your stay you can enjoy the popular sweets set sold in the hotel in the room, and a bottle of sparkling wine will be prepared in the room.
For an additional fee, you can take a commemorative photo in a garden of 50,000 square meters with a maximum discount of up to 20%, and you can also rent a hakama while taking measures against infection.
According to the hotel, reservations were not made around January because the sale started, but inquiries increased from around the beginning of this month in anticipation of the cancellation of the state of emergency, and dozens of reservations have already been made. is.
Miki Takemura, chief of the product development section at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, said, "Even if you can't travel abroad, there were some customers who wanted to make memories with their friends, change their minds before getting a job, and want a little luxury instead of a graduation trip. I think I'm tired of Corona, so I want you to feel like you're on a trip. "
"Take measures and make memories at the end"
At a complex facility near the Tokyo metropolitan area where you can enjoy camping, we offer plans to prevent infection so that you can create memories instead of graduation trips in an environment where you can avoid contact with other people.
At an integrated resort facility with tents and log houses in Ogose Town, Saitama Prefecture, we sold a plan for infection prevention measures for students and students graduating this spring from last month, and so far about 200 pairs have been sold. It is said that there is a reservation for.
At this facility, in addition to basic measures such as installing disinfectant and measuring the temperature, consideration is given to setting barbecue ingredients in advance so that users and employees do not meet each other, and when visiting the facility. In order to reduce the risk of infection, we also offer helicopter transfers to those who wish for a fee.
Six groups visited later this month using this student plan, and two female students attending a university in Tokyo wanted to talk about their memories once before they got a job and became busy, without having to interact with other people. It means that I chose this facility where I can stay.
We did not use public transportation to move around, and after visiting the accommodations on the premises by car, we put on masks for each other, including while barbecuing, except when eating, and thoroughly took measures against infection. ..
A 22-year-old female student said, "I know I have to refrain from going out, but when I'm told that we shouldn't make memories, it feels a little unreasonable. I think, so I wanted to do the last memorable thing in that range. "
Junya Shiraishi, the manager of "Opark Ogose", said, "I saw many posts on SNS saying that I should cancel my graduation trip, and I thought that there was something I could do for the students instead. I want to give due consideration. "