Go To Travel Campaign

About the ‘Go To Travel’ campaign

Guests visiting NASPA New Otani are eligible to use the current ‘Go To Travel’ campaign. As of early August, much of the official information about the campaign is only available in Japanese which presents a few barriers for English speaking guests. Here we will explain what the campaign is and how you can take advantage of it for an upcoming visit to NASPA New Otani.

What is the ‘Go To Travel’ campaign?

The Go To Travel campaign is a Japanese government subsidy encouraging travel within Japan.
Until 31st August 2020, people can receive a 35 percent discount on travel expenses. From 1st September 2020, people will be able to receive the 35 percent discount as well as an extra 15 percent discount in the form of vouchers that can be used at their destination, making for a total 50 percent off the cost of their trip. The campaign is expected to run until 31st January (checkout: 1st February).

Who is the campaign for?

The ‘Go To Travel’ campaign is for people planning to travel domestically within Japan and it is geared towards travel products that include accommodation.

Non-Japanese people are eligible for the campaign, but currently official information is mostly only available in Japanese.

Please note that at the time of writing, unfortunately overseas tourists are not able to enter Japan due to coronavirus immigration restrictions. That means that currently only people in Japan will be able to use the campaign but hopefully that will change soon.


Examples of usage

The maximum subsidy will cover half of a person’s travel costs up to 20,000 yen per person per night. If a trip that includes travel, accommodation, and other expenses costs 40,000 yen per day, the government will cover a maximum of 20,000 yen.

Travel charges including travel expenses like transport tickets and accommodation make up 70% of the subsidy. So, 70% of the potential 20,000 yen per day (14,000 yen) must go towards those expenses. The remaining 30% (maximum 6,000 yen) will be awarded in the form of local coupons to be spent on other things such as souvenirs.

There is no limit to the number of times you can take advantage of the campaign - you can take as many subsidized trips as you like.

There is also no limit to the number of consecutive nights at the destination.

If you book accommodation and transport separately, then the half-price subsidy will only apply to the accommodation arrangements.


How to receive the discounts for a stay at NASPA New Otani

To take full advantage of the campaign offer, you need to make a booking on the official NASPA New Otani website and then register for the campaign on another website called staynavi:

https://staynavi.direct/campaign/gototravel/?facility_id=147258

VERY IMPORTANT!

• An accommodation booking via the English or Japanese version of the NASPA New Otani website is valid

• Registration on the above staynavi site is required for valid participation in the Go To Travel campaign.

• The staynavi site is currently only available in Japanese language. If you are unable to negotiate a Japanese language website, you will need to ask an acquaintance for assistance.

We hope that people will be able to use this campaign to visit NASPA New Otani for that well-earned break in the coming months.

If and when official information about the Go To Travel campaign becomes available in English or other languages, we will be sure to let you know.