Economy Stimulating Campaign

　　The world over has been thrown into emotional, political and economic turmoil by the Wuhan virus. Its terrible influence is spreading not only among patients and hospital personnel but people engaged in restaurant business and tour business. Under the serious condition of virus origin, my hometown of Matsuyama city launched its original travel campaign for those people who are in trouble.
　　As Japanese people are told to refrain from nonessential move across the prefectural border, the city encouraged "their" citizens to use hotels in Dogo Onsen Spa by offering hotel coupons. Dogo Onsen Spa is one of the popular tourist destinations in Matsuyama and also the oldest hot spring in Japan. I had bathed in Dogo Onsen Spa several times, but I've never stayed at any hotel in Dogo district which is 20 minutes' drive from my house. Using municipal coupons, my wife and I stayed at a gorgeous Japanese-style hotel.

世界中、武漢ウイルスの蔓延で大変なことになっている。患者と医療関係者以外にも影響は拡がっており、飲食業や旅行産業は廃業の危機にある。そんな中、松山市は地元の住人に道後温泉に泊まろうというキャンペーンを開始した。費用の一部を松山市が補助してくれるという。ならばと言うことで道後温泉に宿泊した。道後温泉に入ったことはあるが、宿に泊まるのは初めて。観光客気分で楽しんだ。