Rakuten Group will resume sales in Nagasaki Prefecture under the “Kyushu Recovery Support Discount” travel assistance program on its travel booking website, Rakuten Travel, from 10:00 a.m. on November 2.
Eligible products include standalone accommodation bookings and “Dynamic Packages” combining airfare and accommodation. The eligible stay period runs from October 1 through December 25, with checkout permitted through the following day in all cases.
On Rakuten Travel, Dynamic Packages combining JR rail travel and accommodation, multi-prefecture tours staying in two or more prefectures, and bookings made through foreign-language websites are not eligible.
The Kyushu Recovery Support Discount applies to travel and accommodation products involving stays of one night or more in Japan’s Kyushu region, offering a 50% discount on travel and accommodation fees. Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, where tourism has been significantly affected by cancellations, receive a 60% discount. The maximum discount is 20,000 yen per night for standalone accommodation products and transportation-inclusive accommodation travel products; 30,000 yen for transportation-inclusive accommodation travel products of two nights or more; and 35,000 yen for touring travel products with stays in two or more prefectures. Day trips, day-use stays, business trips funded by public expenses, business use, and plans that include highly convertible gift certificates are not eligible.
