QUALITY?Although the number of Chinese tourists has risen dramatically, the benefits are increasingly kept ‘in-house’ by Chinese firms and crowding has taken a toll

Taipei Times
Date: May 15, 2015
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

The Tourism Bureau yesterday said the government is to establish a travel-quality inspection team in July, following a series of violations by Chinese travel agencies and tour guides.

Tourism Bureau Director-

General David Hsieh (謝謂君) made the announcement at a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, where he briefed lawmakers on the bureau’s plan to develop tourism in Taiwan.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Lo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) said that not all businesses in Taiwan reap the benefits of an increase in Chinese tourists, adding that the nation now has several Chinese-funded travel agencies that work with Chinese travel agencies to bring tourists here.     [FULL  STORY]