由布院はこのごろ「人気温泉地トップ１００」の上位になっています。先日は亀清旅館が会員となっているジャパニーズ・イン・グループの研修会が湯布院で行われたので、せっかくの機会だったから由布院を視察してきました。
まずは長野から由布院までどう何行けば良いかとの問題。
前から松本空港からの飛行機に興味がありました。九州のお客さんに案内が出来るかなと。この機会で乗ってみました。
松本から出発する分にはうんと楽です。空港は高速道路から降りて数分と言う便利な所だし、駐車場は無料です。
福岡までは１時間５０分で、かなりスムーズです。
福岡空港はまた便利で、中心街まで地下鉄で行ける。
松本・福岡の飛行機は便利さで言えば抜群。料金は往復で４～５万円で妥当だと思ったら…
羽田・大分はＬＣＣで9800円だそうです。
Yufuin is an onsen resort town in Oita Prefecture on Kyushu Island. For the past several years it has consistently been ranked at the top of Japan's Top 100 Onsen Resorts list. The Japanese Inn Group of which Kamesei is a member recently held a conference in Yufuin, so I took advantage of the opportunity and went to see what was so special.
First issue -- how to get there from Nagano. Fuji Dream Airlines offers daily, 1-hour and 50 minute flights from Matsumoto to Fukuoka Airport. I had wanted to see the feasibility of enticing customers from Kyushu to come to Nagano using the flight, so I decided to try it myself.
Matsumoto Airport is very convenient -- just minutes off the freeway and connected to Matsumoto Station by a bus. The airport also offers free parking making it attractive to people from Nagano flying out.
And at the other end, Fukuoka Airport is perhaps even more convenient -- just an easy subway ride from the downtown area.
Overall, I thought the flight was a great option. And the cost, 40-50,000 yen round trip, seemed reasonable. But another conference attendee flew on a LCC from Haneda to Oita Airport for only 9800 yen. Hmmm. The Matsumoto-Fukuoka flight is convenient, but it may be a bit luxurious.
松本・福岡のＦＤＡ飛行機 FDA's Matsumoto-Fukuoka Flight
