Taiwan and China will discuss boosting quality of travel tours

Although the daily number of Chinese visitors had surged recently due to the May Day holiday, statistics provided by the Tourism Bureau show that an average of 2,500 Chinese per day will enter Taiwan in the upcoming week.

“At present, 3,000 Chinese tourists per day is all that Taiwan can handle, but the quota will be gradually increased, depending on the market situation, to ensure the tourism sector's long-term development,” Mao said over the weekend.

Speaking on the same occasion, Tourism Bureau Director-General Janice Lai said the operations of five Taiwanese tour agencies have been suspended for one to two months because they violated the regulation.

Lai said an online monitoring network checking the number of Chinese tourists in major scenic spots across the country will be established to provide relevant government authorities and tour agencies with information in advance and help them make better arrangements to avoid overcrowding at the same spots.

Several lawmakers have asked the Tourism Bureau to strictly regulate the market so as to ensure the quality of the service offered in the tourism sector.

According to lawmaker Yeh Yi-jin, a six-day tour of Taiwan is being offered in China's Guangdong Province at NT$14,455 (US$437), which is half the normal market price.

Lawmaker Lo Shu-lei warned of severe consequences of such vicious competition, which she said could ruin Taiwan's tourism and image. She claimed that some Taiwanese travel agencies are also taking on Chinese tour groups at US$20 to US$30 per day per person.

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