The government is considering extending its domestic travel subsidy program beyond late January to continue support for the tourism sector amid the pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Although a new end date has yet to be determined, some ruling party members are calling for an extension through the spring holiday season for the Go To Travel campaign, which was launched in late July to boost struggling domestic tourism and consumption, the sources said.
The government also plans to prop up the travel promotion initiative as critics have pointed out that it has failed to sufficiently benefit inexpensive accommodations and small and midsized travel agencies, and to encourage weekday trips, they said.