Travel Trade Gazette (TTG)
24 JAN 2020
By: Andrew Doherty

Taiwan might be 6,069 miles away, but the UK travel trade can expect a closer relationship with the East Asian state than ever before.

In December the Taiwan Tourism Bureau opened its first London headquarters – the second European centre after Frankfurt – to bolster UK visitor numbers.

“The UK is the largest outbound market in Europe to Taiwan. We hope that the opening of the office in London will help travel agencies and tour operators work closely with Taiwan to develop a tailor-made programme for UK visitors,” said Joey Chou, director- general of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau.

By the close of 2019, Taiwan had welcomed more than 70,000 UK arrivals – an 8% year-on-year growth from January to October.    [FULL  STORY]