[Latest] [Travel to Kohama Island, Okinawa] GoTo Travel Campaign - About the Regional Common Coupon

note (supplementary information) symbolGoTo Travel business is currently suspended.It is.

As of June 7, 2022, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said of GoTo Travel, "It is expected to reopen at the end of June or in July.He stated, "I am very happy to be here.

However, there is a proposal within the government to revise the name of "GoTo Travel" and implement a new discount system. In addition, it is said that the use of the discount will be conditional on three vaccinations and other conditions.

We also offer great travel deals on Kohama Island!

Kohama Island offers a taste of the slow life, where nature and resorts are blended together. Kohama Island isApproximately 25 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki IslandIt is the center of the Yaeyama Islands, which can be reached by

The island is known for its sugar cane fields, red-tiled roofs, and other scenes of Okinawan life, as well as for its South Sea resorts. Along the way, you will see goats and peacocks in their natural habitat.

We introduce the latest information on Goto Travel, a great deal that can be used at stores and hotels on Kohama Island, as well as on tours handled by Kohama Island Tours.

Goto Travel Latest Trends (updated 3/14)

Since the decision to suspend the "Go To Travel" tourism demand stimulus package nationwide on December 28, 2020, expectations for a recovery in travel demand have increased as the state of emergency declaration has been lifted and more people have been vaccinated.

On November 19, 2021, the government officially announced the details of the new GoTo Travel program. (See image below)

Reference HP:GoTo Travel Business Official Website for Travelers

Discount rate reduced to 30

Previously, the GoTo Travel Campaign subsidized half the cost of travel up to 20,000 yen per person per night (35% travel discount + 15% worth of common regional coupons).

When implemented this time, the discount is likely to be reduced to 30% for domestic travel.

Discount limit reduced to 10,000 yen

The maximum discount amount for a trip per person per night is 10,000 yen, and the maximum for lodging only is 7,000 yen.

By lowering the upper limit, consideration may have been given to benefit small and medium-sized lodging businesses.

Vaccine and testing package introduction

The most important decision of the new GoTo Travel campaign, and the one that users will have to cooperate with the most, will be the Vaccine and Testing Package.

Proof of vaccination or negative proof of a novel coronavirus test (either PCR or antigen test is acceptable) at check-in for overnight trips, or at time of purchase or at the time of application for day-trip trips.Present at the time of tour participationThe following is a summary of the results of the survey.

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Flat rate of 3000 yen on weekdays and 1000 yen on holidays

The "regional common coupons" can be used at restaurants and souvenir stores in the travel destination,Weekdays 3,000 yen, ,Changed to a flat rate of 1,000 yen for holidayswill be.

The program allocates more trips to weekdays, encouraging the dispersal of trips that tend to be concentrated on holidays to weekdays.

You can search for stores (member stores) on Kohama Island where you can use the regional common coupon from the following site.

Search map for stores handling regional common coupons

What is a regional common coupon?

At participating stores (restaurants, souvenir stores, tourist facilities, experience menus, transportation, etc.) within and adjacent to the destination prefecture for the duration of the trip only,Using a common regional couponIt can be used for payment of bills.

There are two types of coupons, paper coupons and electronic coupons, issued in units of 1,000 yen per face value,No change.The method of distribution depends on the business booking the trip.

The stores handling the products are,GoTo Travel Business Official Website for TravelersThe logo can be found on stickers and posters in stores or publicly announced on the

*This information is based on the previous "Regional Common Coupon" usage until December 28, 2020, and is subject to change.

Regional coupons available for tours

Kohama Island Tours offers many activity plans that can be used with a common regional coupon. Here are some of them!

Popular plans with common regional coupons available

Support for both electronic and paper coupons

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How to use regional common coupons

(1) Receive a common coupon for the region

Travelers who apply for accommodation packages, etc. covered by the Go To Travel Campaign will be issued coupons (paper or electronic) by travel agencies (travel agents, etc.) and accommodation providers (hotels, inns, etc.).

(2) Search for a plan subject to a regional common coupon

Ishigaki Island Tours HPto find a plan that offers a common regional coupon.

Please note that the name of the plan may indicate that it is "subject to the regional common coupon".

(3) Easy web reservations (available 24h)

Once you have decided on the plan (activity) you want to experience, you can easily make a reservation via the web.

No cumbersome registration or login is required.(Please be sure to make a reservation.local settlementPlease select theAdvance payment (credit card payment and bank transfer) cannot use the regional common coupon.)

Participation in local activities

Join a local tour (activity) and enjoy your precious trip to the fullest!

Present the coupon at the time of payment

Please present the regional common coupon (the actual coupon) at the time of payment. The coupon discount will be applied. (No change will be given for the coupon.)

Notes on the use of regional common coupons

The coupons can be used only for the plans held by the member stores of the regional common coupons.

The only coupons that can be used in the region areLocal payment onlyIt is.This service is not available for advance payment (advance credit card payment or bank transfer).

Regional coupons can only be used in prefectures adjacent to the destination.

The coupons are valid for the duration of the trip. They cannot be used after the trip is over.

Regional coupons are issued in increments of 1,000 yen. No change will be given even if the coupon discount exceeds the price of the item.

When will the GoTo Travel campaign resume?

The reopening of Go To Travel was "undecided" as of November 2021,Reopening postponed to February or later at the earliest.It is now clear that the company will be

At a post-cabinet press conference on January 7, 2022, Tetsuo Saito of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism strongly stated, "Now is not the time to say (regarding the timing of resumption)" and "It will be tough until the spread of the new mutant Omicron strain is settled," and in the backgroundPrevention of the spread of the disease was applied to Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima Prefectures from January 9 to January 31.Sometimes, it is also possible to

From the above, for the reopening date,Currently "undecided," but the government is working to resume operations after February.It seems safe to assume that this is the case.

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