Wasn't sure whether to post this here or in upcoming competitions...
http://www.vlt.com.au/Blog/Free_Trips_to_Japan/297 Free Trips to Japan
Posted by: Alan
Japan is going to provide 10,000 foreigners with free flights to the country to try to boost tourism in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, and the nuclear crisis which followed.
The Japan Tourism Agency will invite online applications, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reports.
Successful applicants will be expected to write a report on their free trip and these will be published on the Internet.
Tourism authorities hope that positive reports will ease concerns about visiting the country.
Visitor traffic plunged 50% after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami which triggered the nuclear crisis, and was still down 32% in August.
The Japanese government says the country is safe to visit except the area in the immediate vicinity of the crippled nuclear plant.
The free travel program, which apparently does not include accommodation and other land costs, will reportedly get under way in April.
