Many countries are struggling to bring tourism back to the scale it was on before the COVID-19 pandemic. places like hong kong And Italy’s regions start offering free travel And also free houses to encourage people to travel and help boost their economy.
The latest place on that list is Taiwan. The government is offering tourists 5,000 New Taiwan Dollars (about $163 USD) per passenger or NT$20,000 (about $653 USD) for up to 90,000 tour groups.
According to numbers boyChang Shi-chung, director-general of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, said the money would be sent directly through a digital tourist card to ensure Taiwan’s tourism thrives. Travelers will be able to use the card for food, accommodation and other travel expenses.
Taiwan is focusing on attracting more visitors from places such as Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao, Europe and the US.
According to Taiwan Tourism Bureaucompared to 900,000 visitors in 2022 Record 11.8 million international tourists in 2019,
It is still unclear when and how Taiwan will start distributing digital tourist cards, as the government has yet to release its plan.
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