Cross-Strait relations have not improved. In 2017, the number of mainland tourists to Taiwan dropped to 1.89 million, nearly halved. Many tourism industry operators complained repeatedly. In the past, mainland tourists were mainly tourists.

The number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan has dropped sharply, and there has been a wave of selling of homestays across Taiwan. (Photo source: Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News")

China Taiwan Net reported on January 10 that according to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News", cross-strait relations have not improved. The number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan in 2017 dropped to 1.89 million, nearly halved. , many tourism operators have complained repeatedly, and B&B operators, which used to be mainly mainland tourists, are the first to bear the brunt. As of January 8, there were 447 B&Bs for sale online across Taiwan, of which nearly 70% or 308 had been sold for more than half a year, indicating that buyers are currently not willing to take over.

According to Taiwan's "Dongsen News Cloud" report, according to statistics from the island's house price comparison platform "Housebi", the number of homestays for sale in Taiwan's network is currently as high as 447, of which 308 have been for sale for more than six months, accounting for 69% of the total. , the remaining 139 listings have not been sold within half a year, accounting for 31%.

reported that further analysis of the areas where the 447 B&Bs for sale in Taiwan were located found that Hualien County had 87 B&Bs for sale, accounting for the highest proportion of 19%, followed by Yilan County with 76, Taitung County with 57, and There are 46 in Pingtung County, accounting for more than 10%.

B&Bs in Hualien County are selling off. Chen Bingzhong, chairman of the Hualien County B&B Association, said that as far as he knows, January is currently in the off-season for tourism, and the occupancy rate is estimated to be only 20%. Many peers are struggling to survive and even put aside holiday accommodation. The price is the same as usual. Chen Jieming, director of the

Housing Ratio Trend Research Center, pointed out that the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan has dropped sharply, and the rise of daily rental suite products has divided up the source of B&B customers. Currently, most of the items for sale on the Internet remain unsold for a long time, because "as long as If this happens, the buyer will lose money, so at this stage, the majority are still on the sidelines.” (China Taiwan Net Li Ning)