観光再興へ政策プラン　ＧｏＴｏ延長、補助新設が柱―政府

　政府は３日、首相官邸で観光戦略実行推進会議を開き、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大で落ち込んだ観光需要を回復させる政策プランをまとめた。観光支援事業「Ｇｏ　Ｔｏ　トラベル」の延長、宿泊施設や飲食店への新たな補助制度の創設が柱。２０２０年度第３次補正予算案や、２１年度当初予算案で対応する。
　トラベル事業は当初来年１月末を期限としていた。会議で菅義偉首相は「事業を延長し、感染状況や旅行需要を踏まえて運用していく」と述べた。その上で「政策プランを関係省庁で着実に実行し、観光回復に政府一丸で取り組む」と話した。
　新設するのは旅館やホテル、飲食店、土産物店の改修費用の２分の１を補助する制度。観光客が過ごしやすい滞在環境を整えるのが狙いだ。宿泊施設が経営改革に詳しい専門家の支援を受けられる仕組みもつくる。観光地の廃屋撤去も後押しし、景観改善につなげる。
　また、観光地に滞在しながら仕事をする「ワーケーション」を普及させるため、企業と受け入れを希望する地域のマッチングを行う。２０年度中に少なくとも１０事例で試行する。国立公園の受け入れ環境も整備する。（2020/12/03-21:06）

The Japanese government has drawn up a set of measures to stimulate tourism demand, which has slumped due to the novel coronavirus epidemic.
   The package, adopted at a meeting of a tourism strategy task force Thursday, includes an extension of the state-funded Go To Travel campaign and the launch of a new subsidy program for accommodation facilities, and eating and drinking establishments.
   The government plans to secure necessary funds under its envisaged third supplementary budget for fiscal 2020, which ends next March, and a regular budget for fiscal 2021.
   The Go To Travel campaign was initially supposed to run until the end of January 2021. "We'll extend the campaign and operate the program by taking into account tourism demand and the coronavirus infection situation," Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told the meeting, adding that the government "will work as one to shore up tourism demand," with relevant ministries and agencies steadily implementing measures included in the package.
   The new subsidy scheme will cover half of costs of renovating hotels, "ryokan" Japanese-style inns, eating and drinking facilities, and souvenir shops to help tourists feel at home at these facilities. The government will also launch a system allowing accommodation facilities to receive support from experts on management reforms.