Rakuten Group will resume sales in Oita Prefecture under the “Kyushu Earthquake Recovery Support Discount” travel assistance program on its travel booking website, Rakuten Travel, from 10:00 a.m. on October 30.
Eligible products include standalone accommodation bookings and “Dynamic Packages” combining air tickets and accommodation. The eligible stay period is from October 1 through December 25, with checkout permitted through the following day in all cases.
On Rakuten Travel, Dynamic Packages combining JR rail tickets and accommodation, multi-prefecture tour trips with stays in two or more prefectures, and bookings made through foreign-language websites are not eligible.
The Kyushu Earthquake Recovery Support Discount applies to travel and accommodation products of one night or more in the Kyushu region, offering a 50% discount on travel and accommodation costs. Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, where cancellations have had a particularly significant impact on tourism, offer a 60% discount. Maximum discounts are ¥20,000 per night for standalone accommodation products and transportation-inclusive accommodation travel products; ¥30,000 for transportation-inclusive accommodation travel products of two nights or more; and ¥35,000 for circuit travel products with stays in two or more prefectures. Day trips, day-use stays, publicly funded business trips, business use, and plans that include highly liquid gift certificates are not eligible.
