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Pandemic Shock and Services in Japan: Exploring the Reasons for Changes in Regional Tourism Demand

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  • Yoko Konishi

    (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo)

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Tourism was one of the sectors most damaged by COVID-19. The number of inbound tourists plummeted, and domestic travellers were forced to refrain from traveling for long periods due to the number of infections. This paper analyses the impact of policies (e.g. the ‘Go To Travel’ campaign) on tourism demand and the number of infected people on changes to business conditions at small and medium-sized lodging facilities by prefecture. We found that tourism policies increased demand for popular tourist destinations, but infections subsequently expanded, lowering business confidence. In addition, when the number of infected people was high at the time of the policy, as is the case in Okinawa and Hokkaido, business confidence did not recover. It was also found that inbound tourists stayed in all parts of Japan before the pandemic, but they were concentrated in large cities with airports during the pandemic.

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  • Yoko Konishi, 2024. "Pandemic Shock and Services in Japan: Exploring the Reasons for Changes in Regional Tourism Demand," Working Papers DP-2024-05, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
    • Handle: RePEc:era:wpaper:dp-2024-05
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    Keywords

    business sentiment; SMEs; tourism demand; COVID-19;
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    JEL classification:

    • L84 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Personal, Professional, and Business Services
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • Z31 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Industry Studies
    • Z38 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Policy

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