Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-11

The transportation ministry is planning budget more than NT$200 million (nearly US$7 million) to help boost tourism in the east coast county of Hualien by the end of 2019. That’s to help the county, where tourism has been affected by a recent earthquake and a drop in visitors from China. Transportation Minister Ho Chen Tan is set to report on the plan in a legislative committee on Monday.

According to a paper version of the report, which has already been sent to the legislature, the total number of visitors to Taiwan last year topped 10.7 million people. That’s an increase of 0.46% over the previous year. About 71% of those visitors came to Taiwan for tourism.   [FULL  STORY]