The world's first group to travel to Taiwan after the epidemic took off from Bangkok last night on Tiger Airways, and Thai tourists were happy to take pictures before departure.

(Central News Agency)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has set a target that the number of tourists coming to Taiwan next year will reach 50% and 5.93 million before the epidemic

[Reporters Chen Xinyu, Li Xinfang, Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] Taiwan finally opened its borders today. The Executive Yuan will hold a meeting today to discuss expanding the opening of the country and tourism.

The Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications stated that after the epidemic, it will give priority to the major market countries that have a large number of tourists from Taiwan before the epidemic.

Minister of Transportation Wang Cai set a target, hoping that the number of tourists coming to Taiwan next year will reach more than 50% (5.93 million) before the epidemic, and return to 11.86 million before the epidemic in the following year.

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Prioritize the market with more customers and expand physical marketing

The Ministry of Health and Welfare will report to the Executive Yuan today a report on "COVID-19 Epidemic Situation and Opening Preparations", and the Ministry of Communications will also submit a report on "Relevant Preparations After the Border Opens" to explain the matters concerning the arrival of tour groups and tour groups to Taiwan.

Officials from the Tourism Bureau revealed yesterday that the Bureau of Tourism will expand its physical marketing in Taiwan at the same time, and go to various countries to participate in international travel exhibitions in conjunction with domestic travel agencies.

According to the Tourism Bureau, Japan, South Korea, New Southbound, the European Union, the United States and Canada, etc. came from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Canada, etc.; 341,000 (29%), 2.91 million in Europe, America, Hong Kong and Macau (25%), 2.77 million in New Southbound (23%), 2.71 million in China (200,000) 3%) etc.

Officials from the Tourism Bureau stated that there are more than one million visitors to Taiwan from Japan and Korea due to the epidemic. Currently, Busan has only the Busan Service Station affiliated with the Seoul Office, which has only employees. After the new Busan Office will be established next year, a director can be officially assigned. Strengthen marketing manpower and increase bilateral tourism exchanges between Taiwan and South Korea.

Tourism Bureau to open new office in Busan, South Korea next year

On the first day of unblocking today, there will be tour groups and tour groups from six countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, to Taiwan. The largest tour group is Vietnam, with 20 travel agency operators coming to Taiwan for packaging. Taiwan travel itinerary.

The largest tour group is the Thai group with 55 people.

Wang Guocai said that judging from the initial situation of the unblocking, there are many tour groups coming to Taiwan, which is a good start.

Many tour groups are coming to Taiwan, which is a good start

He said that since July 15, Taiwan will promote measures to revitalize China's national tourism, and he will ask all tourism and transportation operators to warm up. After three months, everyone has warmed up and prepared the best itineraries and best services to welcome them. tourist.

Liu Xilin, a professor at the Tourism Research Institute of Kaohsiung University of Food and Beverage, analyzed that Chinese tourists, the largest number of tourists to Taiwan, are still difficult to come to Taiwan. This involves cross-strait relations and may recover slowly, while Japan, the second largest market, has high concerns about hygiene and considers going abroad. More, there are variables in the two major markets of China and Japan, which affect the number of tourists coming to Taiwan.

Therefore, the government can focus its propaganda efforts on South Korea and the new southbound market, including Thai and Filipino tourists whose borders were opened earlier.

He is optimistic that it can return to the level of 50% to 70% before the epidemic next year.

Taiwan is now opening its door to the country. Wang Guocai said that the number of tourists coming to Taiwan will exceed 5.93 million next year and 11.86 million the year after.

(Photo by reporter Zheng Weiqi)