World News: Japan considering resuming domestic travel subsidies mid-Jan: Nikkei – Gulf Digital News

World News: Japan considering resuming domestic travel subsidies mid-Jan: Nikkei – Gulf Digital News

Japan's government is considering resuming subsidies aimed at promoting domestic tourism as early as mid-January, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.

The move will ease the strain on airlines and hotels hit by shrinking travel from the coronavirus pandemic, and underscore hopes among policymakers to reflate the economy out of the doldrums through pent-up demand.

The subsidies will be part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new pandemic-relief programme expected to be compiled on Friday.