{"id":141709,"date":"2021-07-21T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T07:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=141709&lang=en"},"modified":"2021-07-21T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T07:25:17","slug":"jr-kyushu-reports-low-booking-rates-for-upcoming-obon-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-reports-low-booking-rates-for-upcoming-obon-season\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Reports Low Booking Rates For Upcoming Obon Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

JR Kyushu announced a lower volume of reservations for the summer vacation period. For the upcoming <\/span>Obon<\/span><\/i> holidays (8\/6 ~ 8\/17,) approximately 57,000 tickets for <\/span>Shinkansen<\/span><\/i> and express trains were sold as of July 20, falling 7.0% behind 2020. The lowest booking rate since the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen route in 2011 reflects the public\u2019s concern about the new coronavirus.<\/span> Source: <\/b>JR Kyushu<\/span><\/a> \/ <\/span>RKB<\/span><\/a> \/ <\/span>KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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