Regarding the government's tourism demand stimulus measure "National Travel Assistance", Gunma Prefecture conducts a fact-finding survey to confirm whether there is a so-called "piggyback price increase" in which the discount is added in advance to set the price at the accommodation facility. decided.
Regarding the "national travel support" that started on the 11th of this month, there are voices on social media that "hotels and inns are taking advantage of the price increase."
On the 18th of this month, Gunma Prefecture called on accommodation facilities and travel agencies in the prefecture not to set prices that exceed the ``reasonable range'' beyond the impact of price increases.
There have been no reports of suspected price hikes within the prefecture, but the prefecture said further measures were necessary, and said it would conduct a fact-finding survey of more than 800 lodging facilities within the prefecture that are eligible for the "National Travel Assistance." That's it.
In the survey, after the "National Travel Assistance" started,
we decided to ask by e-mail whether
the accommodation fee had been raised compared to the same period of the year, and if it had been raised, the reason.
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In addition,
▽We will check whether complaints about price increases have been received from tourism associations and ryokan associations in the prefecture.
After that, if a suspicious case is confirmed, we will directly interview the accommodation facility, and if it is judged that it is extremely expensive even after considering circumstances such as soaring fuel prices, we will cancel the registration of the nationwide travel support business operator. We will also consider disposing of such.