Rakuten Group will resume sales in Miyazaki Prefecture under the Kyushu Reconstruction Support Discount travel assistance program on its travel booking website, Rakuten Travel, from 10:00 a.m. on November 9.
Eligible products include accommodation-only bookings and “Dynamic Packages” that combine air tickets and accommodation. The eligible stay period is from November 9 through December 25 (checkout the following day).
On Rakuten Travel, Dynamic Packages combining JR rail tickets and accommodation, multi-prefecture tours with stays in two or more prefectures, and reservations made through foreign-language websites are not eligible.
The Kyushu Reconstruction Support Discount applies to travel and accommodation products involving stays 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. Discount caps are 20,000 yen per night for accommodation-only products and transportation-inclusive accommodation travel products; 30,000 yen for transportation-inclusive accommodation travel products for stays of two nights or more; and 35,000 yen for tour-style 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.
