Taiwan government offering state subsidies for travel companies
Friday, 07 Nov, 2016
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Taiwanese travel companies have been promised state subsidies to transition their businesses away from the mainland China market to domestic and Southeast Asia markets.
Festering political tensions with Beijing has seen a big drop in visitors to Taiwan from the mainland.
Group travel from China in October was down a massive 70% with the travel industry demanding government aid.
Hotels and tour companies which up until now specialised in the mainland China inbound market say they have incurred big losses in recent months.
The tourism bureau announced an aid package of NT$300 million (US$9.53 million) which is expected to generate up to NT$1.4 billion in economic impact and benefit up to 3,000 businesses.
It will begin allocating funds over the next six months.
Travel agencies will receive NT$300 for food, NT$600 for accommodation and 50% of transportation fees per day for each person in a tour group, the bureau said.
Each travel agency will be entitled to a maximum of NT$45,000 for each tour group.
An extra NT$5,000 will be allocated to eco-tour groups.
The bureau said the government is fully supportive of the tourism industry and is committed to helping businesses tap domestic and other Asian markets.
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