Following the relaxation of inbound travel restrictions from September 7th, the Japanese government announced today (11th) that the daily entry limit will be lifted as soon as the autumn, the independent travel ban will be lifted, and the visa-free entry arrangement will be resumed. Undoubtedly good news, hopefully in time for the red leaf season.
Although the restrictions will be relaxed compared with the current group, it does not mean that the cost will be reduced.
A local travel agency said that since the implementation of semi-independent tours without tour guides, a large number of inquiries have been received. It is expected that the relaxation of the regulations will further stimulate the travel demand of Hong Kong people to Japan. In addition, the Christmas and New Year holidays are approaching, and local hotels have already increased their prices by about approx. 20%. There is a large demand for quarantine hotels after returning to Hong Kong, and the cost of day trips is likely to rise in the future.
▼On June 24, the first group to travel across Japan▼
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan: Implementation in the near future
According to Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" report, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji said on a TV program today that after an overall assessment, immigration measures will be relaxed at an appropriate time, including the cancellation of the daily limit on the number of people entering the country, the opening of personal tourism and the restoration of Visa-free, etc.
As for when the new arrangement will be implemented, he said: "It will have to be implemented in the not too distant future. Japan's autumn and winter are fascinating."
Dongying Tour Xuanguoquan: Japanese hotels have increased their prices by about 20% in recent months
Xuan Guoquan, executive director of Dongyingyou, said that the Japanese have a stable style of doing things, and they will not be intimidated by Qin.
He estimates that there will be insufficient seats at that time, depending on whether the quarantine days for return to Hong Kong are relaxed to "0+7", and the airline will also review the needs of manpower and passengers, and then adjust the frequency or open additional routes. Adding it, it’s really hard to get it right in one step.”
Xuan said that the supply of local hotels in Japan has begun to be tight, coupled with the weak exchange rate of the yen, the house price has also increased. If the lowest price during the epidemic is compared, the price has increased by about 20% in recent months.
However, he pointed out that since Dongying Travel is in Osaka and Okinawa, it has hotels with hot springs and swimming pools, which can directly reduce the price to customers, and believe that it can ease the pressure of price increase.
▼On June 22, the first group of Dongying tour in Japan▼
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Yuan Zhenning to travel around: It will further stimulate Hong Kong people to go to Japan
Yuan Zhenning, the executive director of Zonghengyou, said that he welcomes the preparation of new measures by Japan, but he admitted that he was just familiar with the method of exempting tour guides from following, and the rapid changes would be difficult for travel agencies.
At present, passengers arriving in Hong Kong must hold a negative nucleic acid certificate within 48 hours. He is worried that after the resumption of visa-free free travel, passengers will not be able to book nucleic acid tests in time, and it will be difficult to seek immediate assistance.
Yuan said that since the 7th of this month, more than 1,000 inquiries have been recorded over the past two days, and hundreds of inquiries have been made every day since then. ” will further stimulate the demand of Hong Kong people to go to Japan.
He also said that after the implementation of the self-guided tour, an average of 30 to 40 applications were received every day, a sharp increase of 2 to 3 times compared to before the implementation.
Chinese New Year ticket prices rise to 5,000 yuan
However, airlines may not be able to open additional flights immediately. Yuan Zhenning estimates that there will be a shortage of seats at that time, and the price will not fall but rise. For example, the price of air tickets for Christmas and next year's Lunar New Year has risen to 3,000 to 5,000 yuan. A room is hard to come by.
Yuan also pointed out that whether there will be new tourism products in the future will be dominated by airlines. For example, Nagoya and Okinawa will restart their routes on October 24 and November 16, respectively. Travel agencies can only launch new tour groups according to the flights. For example, the 6-day tour of Tateyama Kurobe that departs at the end of October, or a new "self-guided tour" will be launched in response to two new routes, that is, in addition to the current Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, citizens who want to go to Japan to watch the autumn leaves will have one more in autumn. choose.
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