Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/14
By  Central News Agency

People in Taiwan are eager to travel again as COVID-19 fears ease, but with overseas travel restrictions still in place, domestic tourism has been the big winner, with hotels, travel agencies and amusement parks seeing vigorous demand.

Several hotel operators, including Silks Hotel Group, Humble House Hotels and Fullon Hotels & Resorts, will see an average occupancy rate of 80 to 90 percent in their hotels at popular tourist spots during the June 25-28 Dragon Boat Festival weekend, according to industry sources.

That would be the highest occupancy rate local hotels have seen since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early January, sources said.

In March for example, the average occupancy rate for hotels in resort areas was 36.15 percent, according to Tourism Bureau statistics.    [FULL  STORY]