Trouble with Japan's "Go To Travel" campaign: reduced discounts, rejected coupons
[UPDATE]** - As of late Oct.13, 2020 many of the booking services mentioned in this video appeared to have returned to providing travelers with the original / full Go To Travel campaign discounts.
[UPDATE]* - According to news reports dated Oct. 13, 2020 (after this video was published), the Japanese government has said it will continue to provide (maximum) discounts for travelers and that those who booked trips without the full discount will be compensated. Read more: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/10/20f957a492fb-japan-to-give-some-travel-agencies-more-subsidies-on-growing-demand.html
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With October seeing Japan's Go To Travel campaign get into full swing with the addition of Tokyo to the action and the circulation of the campaign coupons a number of issues have emerged to inconvenience of some travelers, or would-be travelers.
Already some booking platforms are running out of budget to provide the full 35% discount on transport / accommodation packages citing a dramatic increase in bookings to / from Tokyo behind their decision to reduce discounts to just 3,500 yen. Other platforms have stopped selling campaign deals entirely.
Meanwhile news reports of travelers having their Go To Travel campaign coupons rejected at stores have highlighted issues regarding measures implemented to prevent fraudulent copying of the coupons.
In this video we take a closer look at these issues affecting Japan travelers and the Go To Travel campaign.
#Japan #travel #GoToトラブル
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[UPDATE]** – As of late Oct.13, 2020 many of the booking services mentioned in this video appeared to have returned to providing travelers with the original / full Go To Travel campaign discounts.
[UPDATE]* – According to news reports dated Oct. 13, 2020 (after this video was published), the Japanese government has said it will continue to provide (maximum) discounts for travelers and that those who booked trips without the full discount will be compensated. Read more: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/10/20f957a492fb-japan-to-give-some-travel-agencies-more-subsidies-on-growing-demand.html
*** Check it out! How to do furusato nozei, Japan’s “hometown tax” https://youtu.be/NG67Swvd3hU ***
With October seeing Japan’s Go To Travel campaign get into full swing with the addition of Tokyo to the action and the circulation of the campaign coupons a number of issues have emerged to inconvenience of some travelers, or would-be travelers.
Already some booking platforms are running out of budget to provide the full 35% discount on transport / accommodation packages citing a dramatic increase in bookings to / from Tokyo behind their decision to reduce discounts to just 3,500 yen. Other platforms have stopped selling campaign deals entirely.
Meanwhile news reports of travelers having their Go To Travel campaign coupons rejected at stores have highlighted issues regarding measures implemented to prevent fraudulent copying of the coupons.
In this video we take a closer look at these issues affecting Japan travelers and the Go To Travel campaign.
#Japan #travel #GoToトラブル
– Related videos on City-Cost Japan –
Japan’s Go To Travel campaign hits Tokyo, how to use your campaign coupons
– https://youtu.be/vjmygEcUJ5k
Travel in Japan during the “corona era,” virus prevention measures and mood
– https://youtu.be/_tMzQ0mQJZ0
Japan’s COVID re-entry restrictions lifting for expats, is travel going to be worth it?
– https://youtu.be/rZUX4tMhyJU
COCOA: Japan’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app
– https://youtu.be/UudOR8–77c
Life in a Japan state of emergency: Interview with expats during coronavirus pandemic
– https://youtu.be/PTP_i1Zqn0o
Do you have recent experiences of travel in Japan? Want to hear about the experiences of others? Head over to the City-Cost site where you can interact with a community of foreigners living in Japan:
– https://www.city-cost.com/
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We've added this to the video description but we'll drop it in here, too. Since this video was published authorities in Japan have pledged to make the full Go To Travel discounts available to travelers who made bookings through the services mentioned in this video, according to news reports here in Japan.
Many of the booking services mentioned in this video have also, since Oct. 13, 2020, returned to providing the full Go To Travel discounts.