観光客４０００万人へ拡大　３０年までに、共同宣言を採択―日中韓観光相会合

　日中韓３カ国の観光担当相会合が１１日、神戸市で開かれた。３カ国間を相互に訪れる観光客を２０３０年までにコロナ禍前の水準を１０００万人上回る４０００万人に増やすとした共同宣言を採択した。観光客の急増で住民生活などに影響が及ぶオーバーツーリズム（観光公害）対策に連携して取り組むことも掲げた。
　観光担当相会合は今回で１０回目。１９年から５年ぶりに開催された。会合には斉藤鉄夫国土交通相、中国の張政文化観光次官、韓国の柳仁村文化体育観光相が出席した。
　共同宣言では、観光客４０００万人の達成に向けて、各国が持つ訪問地や消費に関するデータの共有などを進めるとした。地方への誘客を促進するため、各国からの直行便増便に取り組むことも盛り込んだ。（2024/09/11-18:42）

Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea said Wednesday that they aim to increase the annual number of tourists among the three countries to 40 million, or 10 million more than before the COVID-19 pandemic, by 2030.
   The ministers included the target in a joint statement issued after a meeting in the western Japan city of Kobe. They also agreed to work together in tackling overtourism.
   It was the 10th meeting of the three countries' tourism ministers and the first since 2019. Wednesday's meeting brought together Japanese tourism minister Tetsuo Saito, Zhang Zheng, Chinese vice minister of culture and tourism, and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In-chon.
   The joint statement called for sharing each country's data on destinations and consumption in order to achieve the tourist target, while promoting travel to regional areas by working to increase direct flights from other countries.
   The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a monthly high of some 3.29 million in July, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. Of the total, about half were from China and South Korea.