Regarding Hawaii, where the tourism industry has been hit by the influence of the new coronavirus, a group created by a Japanese travel agency said that restrictions and restrictions have been lifted locally and it is returning to everyday life, and travel from Japan this summer. He showed the prospect of increasing the number of customers.
An inspection team of the Japan Association of Travel Agents, which is made by travel agencies nationwide, will visit Hawaii from the 3rd of this month to consider when to resume sales of package tours to Hawaii, and interview with government and tourism-related businesses. I went to.
Among them, at a meeting held in Honolulu on the 5th, Governor Ige of Hawaii said, "Hawaii is the state with the lowest infection rate of the new corona in the United States, but foreign tourists have not returned yet. I hope that tourists from Japan will return in the summer. "
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents, told NHK, "In Hawaii, the restrictions and restrictions on the new corona have been lifted, and we are returning to what we call everyday life. I was convinced that I could take him with me. "
He added, "At the latest, travel to Hawaii will resume around June, and Japanese customers will be able to enjoy themselves in earnest during the summer vacation." He said that the number of tourists from Japan is expected to increase this summer. rice field.