２０年宿泊者、４４％減　確定値、コロナ禍で過去最少―観光庁

　観光庁は３０日、２０２０年の宿泊旅行統計調査の確定値を発表した。国内のホテルや旅館に宿泊した人は前年比４４．３％減の延べ３億３１６５万人で、現在と同じ調査手法を採用した１０年以降、過去最少を記録。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大で、国内の旅行自粛や海外からの渡航制限が続いたことが影響した。
　宿泊者数のうち、日本人は３５．２％減の３億１１３１万人、外国人は８２．４％減の２０３５万人だった。
　都道府県別に見た減少幅は、大阪府の５８．４％減が最も大きく、沖縄県の５８．０％減、京都府の５４．８％減、東京都の５２．２％減などが続いた。（2021/06/30-17:21）

The number of guests who stayed at hotels and "ryokan" Japanese-style inns in Japan in 2020 dropped 44.3 pct from the previous year to 331.65 million, the lowest level since data began in 2010, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
   Voluntary restrictions by domestic travelers and tighter border controls amid the novel coronavirus pandemic caused the slump.
   Japanese travelers accounted for 311.31 million of the total, down 35.2 pct, and foreign travelers 20.35 million, down 82.4 pct.
   By prefecture, Osaka saw the biggest plunge, with a fall of 58.4 pct, followed by 58.0 pct for Okinawa, 54.8 pct for Kyoto and 52.2 pct for Tokyo.
   The number of guests plummeted in April and May last year when the country was under the first state of emergency over the pandemic, with drops of 78.7 pct and 82.6 pct, respectively. The pace of drop slowed to some 30 pct between October and December.