LEVEL WATCHING:The Travel Agents’ Association said that deciding whether to cancel tours was difficult, as tickets are non-refundable, despite a travel advisory
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 17, 2020
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Thirty to 40 percent of group tours have said they want to cancel tours to Japan since the government
People walk in the departure hall at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, on Monday last week.
Photo: Tsai Tsung-hsien, Taipei Times
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) issued the “watch” travel notice for Japan, saying that people planning to travel there should take precautions against COVID-19 infection.
The government’s three-tier travel advisory system has level 1, urging people to take normal precautions and respect disease-prevention measures at their destination; level 2 — “alert” — urging people to be vigilant; and level 3 — “warning” — which cautions against nonessential travel.
Travel Agents’ Association chairman Hsiao Po-jen (蕭博仁) said that travel companies have been receiving telephone calls from people inquiring about the status of tours to Japan, and 30 to 40 percent of them asked if they could cancel their trips. [FULL STORY]
