How to use Japan “Go to Travel Campaign”

By 21/09/2020Sightseeing

(Photo by Dios: Ine no Funaya, North Kyoto)

The “Go To Travel Campaign” is to support up to half of the price when making a domestic travel reservation within the campaign period through a travel agency or travel reservation site. The maximum amount of support is planned to be up to 20,000 yen per person per night, and up to 10,000 yen for a day trip. (Not applicable to overseas travel It is Only in Japan)

70% of the amount of support will be given as a discount on travel costs, and the remaining 30% will be given as a “regional common coupon” that can be used when purchasing local food and drinks, tourist facilities, and local souvenirs.

From here, let’s take a closer look at the “Regional Coupons” that can be used for trips departing after October 1st.

■ Subsidy amount

15% of the travel price will be distributed as a “regional coupon”. If a fraction of less than 1,000 yen appears, it will be rounded off (example: fraction of 500 yen or more ⇒ 1,000 yen), the upper limit is 6,000 yen per person per night, and a day trip is 3,000 yen.

■ Ticket type

・ Paper coupon: Gift certificate type, picked up and paid by hand.

・ Electronic coupon: A payment method that reads the QR code of a store with a smartphone, such as cashless payment. The issuance procedure is done by entering the reservation number etc. on the coupon site.

■ Amount

・ Paper coupon: 1,000 yen

・ Electronic coupons: 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen

■ How to receive

・ Reservation at a travel agency … You will receive a paper coupon before departure, such as when you settle your travel bill.

・ Reservation on the travel reservation site … Receive a paper coupon at check-in at the accommodation facility, or receive an electronic coupon from a dedicated page on a terminal such as a smartphone on the day of travel (Please check with each company as the correspondence differs depending on the travel agency. )

・ Book directly with the property … You will receive a paper coupon at check-in

■ Validity period

Accommodation trip: Accommodation date and the next day

Day trip: Only on the day of the trip


(Photo by Dios: Ine no Funaya, North Kyoto)

How much can you save on your trip with the Go To Travel Campaign? I will introduce it as a concrete example based on the information that is known at the moment.

For example, if you book a package tour of 40,000 yen for 2 days and 1 night via a travel agency, you will receive 20,000 yen, which is half the price. Of the 20,000 yen, 14,000 yen, which is 70%, will be discounted from the travel price, and the remaining 6,000 yen will be given with a regional coupon.

If you book a tour of 50,000 yen for 2 days and 1 night, half of the travel price is 25,000 yen, but the amount of support is 20,000 yen, which is the upper limit of 1 night. However, in the case of a tour of 50,000 yen for 2 nights and 3 days, support will be provided for each night, so 25,000 yen per night (calculated by dividing the travel amount by the number of nights), half the price of 12,500 yen x 2 nights 25,000 yen will be supported.

The maximum amount of support for a day trip is 10,000 yen. If you participate in a day trip bus tour of 8,000 yen, the amount of support will be 4,000 yen, which is half the price, 70% of which, 2,800 yen, will be discounted from the tour price, and the remaining 1,000 yen will be given with a regional coupon. Become. (Coupons are issued in units of 1,000 yen, rounded to the nearest 1,000 yen)


(Photo by Dios: Ama no Hashidate , North Kyoto)