Channel News Asia
Date: 21 Feb 2018
TAIPEI: From halal fried chicken to hot springs hotels with prayer facilities, Taiwan is
Taipei has a number of halal restaurants to cater to the growing number of Muslim tourists visiting AFP/Mandy CHENG
adapting its traditional tourist draws to woo Muslim visitors as Chinese arrivals dwindle.
Mainland tourist numbers have slid dramatically as China relations deteriorate, with speculation authorities there are turning off the taps to pressure Taiwan’s Beijing-sceptic government.
Taiwan is now looking to boost relations with 16 south and southeast Asian countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand – what it calls its “southbound policy” – and is seeking more visitors from the region.
That has meant a growing number of tourists from Muslim-majority countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia. Taiwan welcomed 30 per cent more visitors from southeast Asia in 2017. [FULL STORY]
