The China Post
Date: September 12, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The travel industry is bracing itself for what is expected to be the slowest Golden Week in recent years, as the National Immigration Agency (NIA, 移民署) reported a sharp drop in applications from mainland Chinese tour groups.

Mainland China’s “Golden Week” is a week-long national holiday starting Oct. 1, during which millions of mainlanders set off on vacation.

Due to a glut of applications, mainland travel agencies last year were forced on to waitlists one month before the holiday.

But NIA officials said slack demand from tour groups this year had meant applicants were able to receive same-day approval, adding “no one is queuing up.”     [FULL  STORY]