全国旅行支援、コロナ拡大で延期　県民割は８月末まで―斉藤国交相

　斉藤鉄夫国土交通相は１４日、今月前半の開始を目指してきた新たな観光需要喚起策「全国旅行支援」の延期を表明した。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を踏まえた。これに伴い、当面の観光支援として、１４日宿泊分までとしていた近場の旅行割引キャンペーン「県民割」の期限を８月末まで延長することも発表した。
　首相官邸で岸田文雄首相と協議した後、記者団の取材に答えた。斉藤氏は厚生労働省の専門家組織の見解に基づき、「現在は全国旅行支援を実施する状況にはないと判断した」と説明。新たな開始時期は「感染状況を注視し、改善が見られれば速やかに実施する」と述べた。（2022/07/14-16:37）

Japanese tourism minister Tetsuo Saito on Thursday announced the postponement of the start of the government's new tourism promotion campaign covering the whole country following a resurgence of the novel coronavirus.
   The announcement came after Saito met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the prime minister's office on the day. The tourism promotion program was initially planned to start in the first half of this month.
   "We concluded that we're not in a situation to conduct the campaign" based on opinions from an expert panel of the health ministry, Saito told reporters.
   The minister also said, "We'll closely monitor the infection situation and once we see an improvement, we'll swiftly launch (the campaign)."
   The government's existing "kenmin wari" travel discount scheme, which was to apply to stays through Thursday for short-distance trips within a regional bloc, will be extended through the end of August.