Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-10
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
In response to the tourism industry demonstration that will take place next Monday, traffic restrictions
(image courtesy of Taipei City Police Department.)
will be imposed on the day starting at 2 p.m. along the route of the demonstration, Taipei Police Department announced Saturday.
Around 10,000 people working in the country’s tourism industry will take to the street in Taipei on September 12, to protest against the recent sharp drop in the number of tourists to Taiwan.
It will be the first ever demonstration from the nation’s tourism sector, in which as much as 11 tourism-related associations will participate, including hotels, travel agencies, tour buses, tour guides, and shopping malls.
According to government data, the number of tourists visiting Taiwan on group tours has declined by 30 percent from last year over the three months since May, mainly due to the dramatic drop in the number of travelers from China. [FULL STORY]