The China Post
Date: July 19, 2016
By: Christine Chou
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has been dropped from two lists ranking the most popular summer
Penghu Great Bridge stretches across islands of outlying Penghu County, a seasonally popular tourist destination. （Photo courtesy of the Tourism Bureau）
destinations among mainland Chinese tourists, sparking speculation that Beijing ordered the removal.
The events come amid rumors that the Chinese government will declare a complete ban on summer travel to Taiwan starting July 20 — claims denied by the Tourism Bureau, citing information from associations in Beijing and Shanghai.
Leading mainland travel website Lvmama released a report earlier this month purportedly based on travel data for this summer, listing the most common overseas destination for Chinese tourists as Thailand, followed by Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Italy, Indonesia, the U.S., the U.K., France and Singapore.
Also earlier in July, online travel company LY.com issued the results of a travel preference survey, ranking the top 10 destinations as Phuket, Boracay, Seoul, Bali, Tokyo, Bangkok, Nha Trang, Osaka, Hong Kong and Jeju Island. [FULL STORY]
