If you're looking for a destination to visit, Japan might be making you an offer that's pretty hard to refuse.

New reimbursement program

According to a report by The Japan Times, Japan might cover half of the travel expenses on your next trip to the gourgeous country.

The chief of the Japan Tourism Agency, Hiroshi Tabata, said in a press conference that the Japanese government plans to allocate ¥1.35 trillion (RM54.8 billion) to a new reimbursement program.

The move was announced to kick start its tourism sector, which reportedly saw a 99.9 percent drop in April this year, compared to a year before.

Japan, which currently has an international travel ban in place, recorded only 2,900 foreign travelers in April, their lowest mark since 1963.

According to Tabata, the Japanese government plans to subsidise a portion of travellers' travel expenses to lure wanderlusters into visiting the country.

Tabata also mentioned that the program could start as early as July, providing that the pandemic is brought under control and it is safe to travel again.

However, the Japanese government has yet to announce how this program would work, or what expenses will be covered.

They could just follow Sicily's footsteps, whose local government announced last month that they would be reimbursing travellers for their trip by subsidising half of their flight and a third of their hotel expenses.