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Tourism to Taiwan Breaks Records

Taiwan is currently enjoying its busiest period ever in terms of inbound tourism. More tourists have been arriving than ever and records are falling on a daily basis. The number of Taiwanese tourists in Macau and Hong Kong has, however, dropped.

April 19, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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More Tourists are Arriving in Taiwan

With arrivals from Mainland China and other Asian countries increasing rapidly, Taiwan has released its plans to increase the country’s tourism by such a degree that 10 million people should be visiting every year.

February 8, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
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Taiwan sees over 80,000 mainland tourists

BY XINHUANET.COM | MAR 01, 2009 TAIPEI – More than 80,000 mainland tourists have visited Taiwan since the island allowed mainland tourists in last July, said Shao Qiwei, chairman of the mainland’s Cross-strait Tourism Exchange Association, here Saturday.

March 2, 2009 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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Taiwan set to provide landing visas to Chinese tourists

TAIPEI – Taiwan said Tuesday it plans to offer landing visas to Chinese tourists travelling to two Taiwanese-controlled islands off the mainland, in another goodwill gesture to Beijing. The proposal, expected to be approved at the cabinet’s regular meeting Thursday, calls for granting landing visas to Chinese tourists who visit Kinmen and Matsu, off China’s [...]

September 3, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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High-end tourists tame Taiwan’s fears

TAIPEI – The strongest impression Chinese college student Chen Jiawei received as he toured Taiwan for the first time last week was the relatively unblemished quality of certain scenic spots. “The water in the coastal areas is so blue. It’s different from China’s,” said Chen, 21, from Guangdong province.

July 17, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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Taiwan drivers learn to smile at Chinese tourists

Taipei – Taiwan’s largest bus company is teaching its drivers how to flash the best smile to welcome Chinese tourists. The Taiwan Motor Transport Co, which operates long-distance buses across the island, has launched a “Learn to Smile” campaign to prepare its several hundred bus drivers for the influx of Chinese tourists, CTI TV reported.

June 25, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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President-elect of Taiwan hopes for 1 million visitors

Ilan, Taiwan – Nearly 60 years after splitting from China, Taiwan is laying out the red carpet for tourists from the mainland.

May 19, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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Mainland to continue talks on opening Taiwan tourism market

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland will keep talking with Taiwan on allowing its tourists into the island, said the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council here Tuesday.

January 9, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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Taiwan earthquake stirs tsunami fear in Asia

By Yusof Sulaiman l eTN Asia Much of East Asia were drenched by raging waters and the World Wide Web came to a stall in a week as the region held its breath and almost came to a complete stop again. Following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit south Taiwan on Tuesday, authorities reported two [...]

December 29, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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Taiwan establishes agency to oversee cross-straits tourism

By Yusof Sulaiman l eTN Asia cnn A newly established liaison travel and tourism agency, The Taiwan Strait Tourism and Travel Association (TSTA), has been formally established in Taiwan to oversee and handle the opening-up of cross-straits tourism. A joint government and travel sector initiative, TSTA will oversee and handle cross-straits tourism issues faced by [...]

August 30, 2006 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
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