May 17, 2022 20:52 PM
The Japan Tourism Board added that the tourists allowed to take part in the “test” were tourists from the United States, Australia, Thailand and Singapore who had received three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
[Sina Finance]Relevant Japanese government departments said on Tuesday that they will allow small overseas tour groups that meet certain conditions to enter from mid to late May, and carry out “tests” in this form in order to collect effective information for Japan’s future full reopening of tourism. information.
Tourism has long been a mainstay of the Japanese economy, but since the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Japan began with strict border controls, and overseas tourists have been barred from entering.
Now the epidemic prevention and control regulations have been slightly relaxed, and Japan has allowed students and some business travelers to enter the country. But despite calls from industry insiders to restart the tourism industry, taking advantage of the yen’s fall to a 20-year low to lure tourists, individual tourists remain banned for now.
The Japan National Tourism Organization said on Tuesday that a limited number of small tour groups will be allowed to enter Japan as a pilot program from later this month to obtain relevant information for a broader resumption of tourism in the future.
The Japan Tourism Board added that the tourists allowed to take part in the “test” were tourists from the United States, Australia, Thailand and Singapore who had received three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. The Japan Tourism Organization and travel agencies will make careful plans for this, and will be accompanied by a guide throughout the journey.
“This collaboration will allow us to demonstrate the malleability of Covid-19 preventive measures, clarify the emergency response to Covid-19 infection during travel, and develop guidelines for operators of travel agencies and travel hotels,” the tourism board said.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a speech in London, England on the morning of the 5th that Japan plans to relax border controls to prevent the spread of the new crown epidemic in June, and the degree of relaxation will be the same as that of some European and American countries. He gave no further details, including when the country would fully open its borders to tourists once more.
