Taiwan sets new mark for overseas visitor arrivals

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/13
By: Flor Wang and Chang Hsiung-feng

Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) The Tourism Bureau welcomed the 11.11 millionth inbound visitor to Taiwan on Friday to celebrate the new single-year high set for overseas visitor arrivals.

Speaking at a news conference to highlight the milestone, Transportation Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said the record set Friday exceeded the previous high of 11.06 million overseas arrivals in 2018, and he expected the number to reach 11.7 million for 2019 as a whole.

Chung Yeon Jo, a young woman from South Korea who was the 11.11 millionth tourist to Taiwan, said this was her first trip to Taiwan and she intended to visit museums and enjoy the food here.

The number of visits to Taiwan has surpassed the 10 million mark for five consecutive years, according to the bureau, indicating that Taiwan has successfully offset 16 percent and 22 percent declines in visitors from China in 2016 and 2017, respectively.    [FULL  STORY]