ＧｏＴｏ全国停止２月７日まで　無料解約は１７日期限―政府・緊急事態宣言

　政府は７日、観光支援事業「Ｇｏ　Ｔｏ　トラベル」の全国停止を２月７日まで延長すると正式に決定した。当初は今月１１日を期限としていたが、首都圏１都３県の緊急事態宣言を受け、菅義偉首相が「宣言中は停止する扱いを継続する」と表明した。１２日以降の予約済みの旅行は１７日まで無料でキャンセルできる。解約を受けた旅行・宿泊事業者には、代金の３５％を補償する。
　全国停止の延長で既存予約も割引を受けられなくなる。赤羽一嘉国土交通相は「苦渋の決断だが、早期に（新型コロナウイルスの）感染拡大を落ち着かせるには必要な措置だ」と述べた。省内で記者団の取材に応じた。（2021/01/07-20:37）

The Japanese government decided Thursday to extend the nationwide suspension of its Go To Travel campaign until Feb. 7.
   The decision came as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference on Thursday that the suspension of the travel discount program will continue while a fresh state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area over the resurging novel coronavirus is in place.
   The tourism promotion program had initially been slated to be suspended until next Monday. The government decided Thursday to declare the state of emergency for Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa, which will take effect on Friday and last until Feb. 7.
   In response to spikes in coronavirus infection cases, the Go To Travel campaign was put on hold nationwide on Dec. 28 after it was suspended earlier for travel to Tokyo, the northern city of Sapporo, the central city of Nagoya and the western cities of Osaka and Hiroshima.
   People who have made reservations under the campaign for trips starting Tuesday and later will be able to cancel them free of charge until Jan. 17. The government will pay 35 pct of travel fees in compensation to hotels and other businesses hit by such cancellations.