Radio Taiwan Internatinal
Date: 07 February, 2020
By: Shirley Lin

President Tsai Ing-wen has instructed the Tourism Bureau to implement measures to boost tourism amid a coronavirus outbreak that has led to many cancellations.

Tsai was speaking Friday at a Tourism Bureau event honoring businesses in the tourism sector for their hard work in the past year.

Tsai said that in recent years, Taiwan has not only seen the number of overseas visitors reach record highs, but has also managed to attract tourists from a record number of countries.

However, Tsai noted the impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak on tourism. She said that during the outbreak, travel agencies have been working to bring Taiwanese nationals home safely. She said that the Tourism Bureau must help the tourism industry by putting measures to boost tourism into place soon.    [FULL  STORY]