Taiwan has revealed plans to boost tourism with a new scheme.
The scheme is said to see the country pay tourists to visit.
Speaking in a news conference last week (W/C 20th February), Taiwan’s premier Chen Chien-jen announced the government of Taiwan are aiming to welcome an minimum of 6 million tourists in 2023, alongside 10 million visitors to the nation by 2025.
This comes after Taiwan seen a drop in tourist numbers, panning just under 900,000 visitors in 2022.
Due to the scheme, around half a million tourists can deemed 5,000 New Taiwan dollars, equating to £136.
90,000 touring groups are expected yo be able to avail of 20,000 New Taiwan dollars, equating £544.
“The money will be given out through multiple tourism promotion events this year, rather than giving it all out at once,” Mr Chang said. He continued,
“As such, not all international tourists would receive it.”
“International tourists who are given NT$5,000 will not receive it until they arrive,” Mr Chang added.
Tourists will receive a loaded up payment card.
“It will be stored in an electronic ticketing card, which can be used to pay for food, accommodation and other travel expenses during their time here,” Mr Chang said.
Chairman of the High-Quality of Travel Association, Ringo Lee, said: “Compared with nearby countries, we are relatively late in reopening the borders for international tourists and have fewer means to conduct international tourism marketing.”
