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Due to the reproliferation of Corona 19, the distance to the metropolitan area was increased and the government again stopped issuing discount coupons for travel and accommodation. The accommodation and travel industry, which appeared to reignite with the resumption of the discount coupon business, is concerned that there will be a series of reservation cancellations. Reporter Cha Yoo-jeong reports. As Corona 19 proliferates again and the level of distance from the metropolitan area rises, the atmosphere of refraining from going out and moving is spreading again. To revive consumer confidence, quarantine authorities stopped issuing discount coupons for accommodation and travel, which had been resumed since late last month. The issuance of travel discount vouchers with 30% off more than 1,100 travel products and accommodation vouchers discounted up to 40,000 won was also suspended indefinitely. As for the timing of resumption in the future, there are still no promises. The travel industry, which once seemed to calm down with Corona 19 and was expecting a recovery by the end of the year, is in a gloomy atmosphere. Recently, many travel agencies have gone into the domestic travel business since overseas travel became impossible, because even that, the contraction in demand became inevitable. The hotel industry, like hotels, is concerned that reservation cancellations will occur again. It is known that the hotel occupancy rate in central Seoul fell to 10% from May to June, and then the weekend occupancy rate recovered to the 40% level due to an increase in the number of visitors to the hotel. However, if the distance level is high, there is the possibility that there will be a number of cancellations due to restrictions on the use of facilities such as restaurants and gyms. In the travel and accommodation industry, the scale of damage to the tourism industry due to Corona 19 is approximately 9 trillion won. Midsize travel agencies have already experienced a massive hopeful retirement, and large travel agencies can barely endure the extension of unpaid leave. In the hotel industry, which has entered an unprecedented business shutdown, concerns about massive restructuring have been growing since the end of the year, as even subsidies for maintaining employment are gradually cut. This is YTN Cha Yoo-jeong.
