Gov't to extend travel subsidy program until around June

The Japanese government is set to extend until around June next year its domestic travel subsidy campaign aimed at boosting the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.The Go To Travel campaign will continue beyond its original end date in late January as the government sees the need to keep backing the tourism industry and regional economies, despite recent record numbers of infections and patients with serious symptoms, the sources said.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, a strong proponent of the campaign, said the government will extend the program "based on the infection situation and travel demand," when he attended a meeting on tourism.

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As of Nov 15, a total discount of 250.9 billion yen was provided for 52.6 million overnight stays under the campaign, which initially excluded travel to and from Tokyo due to a high number of coronavirus cases there. The capital was added to the program on Oct 1.The Japan Tourism Agency said coupons for use at travel destinations worth a total of 57.1 billion yen have been distributed as of Tuesday since becoming available on Oct 1.

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