Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-07
By: Central News Agency

The Kaohsiung city government promised Wednesday to help attract more foreign tourists to the city, as tourism-related operators and companies in the city announced a plan to take part in a rally in Taipei Sept. 12 to highlight the problems facing them amid a steep decline in tourist arrivals to the city.

The protest plan was announced after the southern port city saw a drop of about 70 percent in the number of Chinese tourists over the past few months, which has dealt a blow to local hotels and tour bus operators.

According to hoteliers, three hotels in the southern city have suspended operations under the pretext of undergoing maintenance and repairs.

About 500 representatives from the tourism-related industries in the city have registered to attend the rally which is aimed at demanding that the central government find a way out for Taiwan’s tourism industry, according to event organizers.     [FULL  STORY]