CCTV news: Mainland tourists continue to decrease, and people in Taiwan are less willing to travel, leading to an avalanche of Taiwan's tourism industry. Taiwan's tourism department recently announced that it will invest NT$50 million to rescue the tourism industry in five southern counties and cities.
Since the Democratic Progressive Party authorities came to power, the number of tourists from mainland China to Taiwan has continued to decline. Tourists from Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia have also been less than expected. People on the island are more willing to choose overseas travel because of the rise of low-cost airlines. Various factors have led to the decline of Taiwan’s domestic tourism market. Continued downturn. Taiwan's tourism department decided to spend NT$50 million to support the development of tourism in 65 counties and cities including Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung and Penghu.
Liu Shiming from the Taiwan Transportation Department
Liu Shiming from the Taiwan Transportation Department : Attracting 40,000 people to travel to these five counties and cities, based on their group participation fees and local consumption, in fact, it can create about 200 million 2 An output value of around 10 million.
The government invested heavily in saving tourism, but it was still criticized. Some netizens questioned that the standards for disbursing subsidies to counties and cities are unclear. Yunlin, Chiayi, and Nantou, where the tourism industry has significantly declined, are not included in the scope of subsidies. Tainan's tourism industry has not declined but received subsidies. It is inevitable that people will question the DPP's special targeting of the southern part of the country. By providing subsidies to major voting stations, they are cheating votes for the year-end election.
Tourism operators on the island also believe that the authorities do not improve the quality of tourism software and hardware from the source, and only use this kind of pyrotechnic money subsidies, which will not help the recovery of the tourism industry at all.
Jian Boxiu, associate professor of the Department of Tourism, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Jian Boxiu, associate professor of the Department of Tourism, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan: I think it is still short-lived, and our subsidies are usually limited to so-called channels, that is, travel agencies or several fixed purpose.
An article in Taiwan's "China Times" believes that in the two years since Tsai Ing-wen took office, mainland tourists to Taiwan have declined avalanche, and the tourism industry has suffered a heavy blow. Although the Tsai Ing-wen administration has vigorously developed the "New Southbound" market, the number of Southeast Asian tourists coming to Taiwan increased by nearly 30% last year, but their spending power is only 70% of that of mainland tourists. If they do not recognize the "1992 Consensus" to attract mainland tourists, no amount of subsidies will matter. It's all for nothing.
Tourists drop sharply. The hotel industry continues to sell off.
In the past two years, the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan has dropped sharply. Taiwan's hotel industry has entered a cold winter. Many hoteliers who cannot survive have to close down. Recently, the media revealed that many small suites in the 85 Building, a well-known tourist attraction in Kaohsiung, were converted into B&Bs and were forced to start a price war to make ends meet. Three days and two nights only cost NT$999.
Due to the long-term economic downturn, more than 20 floors of Kaohsiung's famous landmark 85 Building have been converted into daily rental suites. As mainland tourists continue to decrease, daily rental operators have begun to engage in price wars to make ends meet, and prices have dropped to It only costs NT$999 for two nights, which is only about NT$100 per night.
According to the latest data from a housing price comparison platform on the island, the number of hotels, restaurants, and business trips for sale in Taiwan continues to increase. By the end of April this year, it had climbed to 104 for sale, an increase of 16 from September last year, equal to every More than two companies have joined the selling trend every month, with the total amount for sale reaching NT$25 billion. Experts analyze that most of the restaurants and hotels currently listed for sale on the Internet were originally mainly engaged in the business of mainland tourists, especially in Kaohsiung and Taichung. It can be seen that the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan continues to decrease, which is the main reason why hotel operators have withdrawn from the market. , predicting that the sell-off will intensify in the second half of this year.
