Domestic Travel Incentives
Travel and tourism industries have had a difficult time of it the last few years. Last week Japan introduced a new travel subsidy program for residents, in all prefectures except Tokyo, which will begin on October 20th.
The program can be used multiple times throughout the campaign which runs through late December. It provides discounts of up to 8,000 yen per traveler per day for package tours which combine public transportation and accommodation or 5,000 yen per person per day for lodging only or vouchers of equal value for day long shopping trips. There are also daily vouchers of up to 3,000 yen on weekdays or 1,000 yen on weekends for restaurants and shopping.
It sounds like a great discount deal, but it is a little difficult to figure out, especially for those not able to read Japanese. I'm sure there will be many people who take advantage of it and hopefully help the Japanese economy.
4 comments:
I know that in my state there were travel vouchers available for trips within the state for the same reason. I didn't look into the details because I wasn't ready to go anywhere at that point. But I hope they were some help to the tourism industry.
Most Japanese people who have been interviewed on TV say it is difficult to understand how to use this system. Many of them go to a travel agent instead of booking things online to make it easier.
I'm glad you have Japanese friends who can help walk you through it!
I hope you can figure it out and maybe take advantage of it yourself!
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