ANA offers foreign tourists cheap flights to Japan's parts unseen

ANA will debut discount airfares taking foreigners to parts of Japan they rarely see, tapping a tax break totalling JPY40b (US$365m) designed to boost tourism. The airline will offer discount tickets starting in 2020 that allow travellers to make multi-stop trips between regional airports over a given period. These tickets, available only for foreign visitors, will go on sale in time for the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Other carriers are considering similar initiatives for foreign travellers, such as extending the deadline for advance-purchase discounts in order to encourage trips around the country. The discounts will be supported by Tokyo continuing the reduction in Japan's aviation fuel tax, as the govt has extended this relief into the next fiscal year starting in April. <br/>