Taiwan welcomes 7 million foreign visitors to date

2024/12/10

More than 7 million foreign nationals have visited Taiwan as of Dec. 3 this year, with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Tourism Administration expecting the upward trend to continue for the rest of the year.
 
TA statistics shows that Japan is back as the leading source of travelers and accounts for 1.18 million arrivals, followed by Hong Kong and Macau with 1.16 million arrivals, and South Korea with nearly 0.9 million visits. Thanks to additional flights on existing routes and new ones, as well as a variety of promotion campaigns, the U.S. is now the fourth largest traveler source with nearly 0.6 million arrivals, surpassing pre-pandemic numbers.
 
The agency attributed the strong performances to the success of key policy initiatives promoting Taiwan as a top vacation destination. Some examples include the establishment of offices so far this year in Jakarta, Mumbai, Paris and Vancouver. The TA said a new tourism information center will open for business Dec. 20 in Manila, while two new ones are being planned for Seattle and Sydney next year.
 
Seven travel sites and two firms from Taiwan are among the 2024 Green Destinations Top 100 Stories presented by the Netherlands-based Green Destinations Foundation, the TA said. To build on these results, the government will continue to create low-carbon travel destinations and promote Taiwan as a top choice for green and sustainable tourism.
 
Tourism is a key sector in government strategy, with new promotional initiatives such as the “Taiwan, Waves of Wonder” overseas campaign, subsidies for domestic travel and joint promotional projects with local governments. Based on all these factors, the TA expects to see the sector create NT$1 trillion (US$30.86 billion) in output by 2028.


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)