Speaking at a press conference, TVA Advisor Shao Chung-hua, who is leading the delegation to the travel fair, said Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau has set a growth target rate for Singaporean and Malaysian tourists to Taiwan this year at 7 percent.

However, Shao said the number of Malaysian tourists visiting Taiwan is expected to rise 10 percent this year, while Singapore tourists to Taiwan are forecast to top 200,000.

According to Shao, around 180,000 tourists from Singapore visited Taiwan last year, for an annual growth rate of 10.8 percent, while the number of tourists from Malaysia rose 7.2 percent.