<p>Do you love to travel? Would you like to be rewarded to explore a new country when wanderlust kicks in? Taiwan is the latest country to join the list of nations giving incentives to travellers with an aim to boost the tourism industry. Such measures became necessary in the wake of slowdown in the global tourism industry. Earlier this week, Taiwan announced a slew of measures as part of its $82 million plan, according to a Bloomberg report. Around 500,000 tourists this year are expected to get cash or discount incentives as part of Taiwan's mega tourism revival plan.</p>

<p>Taiwan’s Premier Chen Chien-jen&nbsp; on Thursday (February 23) announced that the government aims to attract six million tourists in 2023, adding that by 2025, the country hopes to have 10 million visitors, CNN reported. After the country reopened in October last year, it attracted a total of 900,000 tourists in 2022, as per government figures. Taiwan aims to attract travellers from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as Europe and America.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch: Why Japan has so many 'never travellers' </strong></p>

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<p>Each tourist may get up to $165 dollars as part of the ambitious plan.&nbsp;“The money will be given out through multiple tourism promotion events this year, rather than giving it all out at once. As such, not all international tourists would receive it," Chang Shi-Chung, Deputy Director-General, Tourism Bureau, was quoted as saying by local daily Taipei Times. &nbsp;</p>

<h2>Taiwan's popular tourist destinations</h2>

<p>Taiwan is popular for hot springs, shrines, and modern cities. Beitou in the capital city of Taipei is one of the most popular hot springs in the country for its accessibility, according to Lonely Planet. Jinzun fishing village with its longest coastline in Taiwan, Kaohsiung&nbsp;city that has Lotus Pond with over 20 temples, and Green Island are among other popular destinations.</p>

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<p>Maldives, Japan, and Italy are some other countries with reward programmes for tourists.</p>

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Do you love to travel? Would you like to be rewarded to explore a new country when wanderlust kicks in? Taiwan is the latest country to join the list of nations giving incentives to travellers with an aim to boost the tourism industry.

Do you love to travel? Would you like to be rewarded to explore a new country when wanderlust kicks in? Taiwan is the latest country to join the list of nations giving incentives to travellers with an aim to boost the tourism industry. Such measures became necessary in the wake of slowdown in the global tourism industry. Earlier this week, Taiwan announced a slew of measures as part of its $82 million plan, according to a Bloomberg report. Around 500,000 tourists this year are expected to get cash or discount incentives as part of Taiwan's mega tourism revival plan. Taiwan’s Premier Chen Chien-jen on Thursday (February 23) announced that the government aims to attract six million tourists in 2023, adding that by 2025, the country hopes to have 10 million visitors, CNN reported. After the country reopened in October last year, it attracted a total of 900,000 tourists in 2022, as per government figures. Taiwan aims to attract travellers from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as Europe and America. Also watch: Why Japan has so many 'never travellers' × Each tourist may get up to $165 dollars as part of the ambitious plan. “The money will be given out through multiple tourism promotion events this year, rather than giving it all out at once. As such, not all international tourists would receive it," Chang Shi-Chung, Deputy Director-General, Tourism Bureau, was quoted as saying by local daily Taipei Times. Taiwan's popular tourist destinations Taiwan is popular for hot springs, shrines, and modern cities. Beitou in the capital city of Taipei is one of the most popular hot springs in the country for its accessibility, according to Lonely Planet. Jinzun fishing village with its longest coastline in Taiwan, Kaohsiung city that has Lotus Pond with over 20 temples, and Green Island are among other popular destinations. Also read: Couple travels 11 nations through Europe and Brazil, without boarding a flight Maldives, Japan, and Italy are some other countries with reward programmes for tourists. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

This country announces $82 million plan to reward travellers for tourism boost

<p>A search was underway for 152 Vietnamese who arrived in Taiwan on tourist visas, authorities said Wednesday, as local media reported they may have come to the island to work illegally.</p>

<p>The tourists have issued visas under an initiative launched three years ago to attract more visitors to Taiwan from the south and southeast Asia.</p>

<p>A total of 153 Vietnamese nationals arrived in southern Kaohsiung city over the weekend -- and only one has been tracked down, according to Taiwan's National Immigration Agency.</p>

<p>"The agency has set up a task force and worked with the police to investigate the tourists who are unaccounted for and the group behind them," it said in a statement, without elaborating.</p>

<p>Local media speculated that the Vietnamese may have come to Taiwan to work illegally.</p>

<p>They face deportation and a three- to five-year ban from the island, the immigration agency said.</p>

<p>About 150 tourists had previously gone missing under the programme, according to the Tourism Bureau, though it is not clear how many of them were found.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP it had asked Taiwanese authorities for clarification on the case and sought coordination so bilateral tourism and exchange programmes would not be affected.</p>

<p>The visas of the missing Vietnamese have been revoked and Taiwan's representative office in Vietnam has suspended issuing tourist visas to another 182 Vietnamese whose applications were approved by the Tourism Bureau, Taiwan's foreign ministry said.</p>

<p>The tourism programme is part of Taiwan's "southbound policy", which targets 16 south and southeast Asian countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand, in a bid to boost tourism as arrivals from mainland China decline.</p>

<p>The number of tourists from the mainland has slid dramatically as relations with China deteriorate, with speculation authorities are turning off the taps to pressure the government of the Beijing-sceptic President Tsai Ing-wen, who came to office in 2016.</p>


A search was underway for 152 Vietnamese who arrived in Taiwan on tourist visas, authorities said Wednesday, as local media reported they may have come to the island to work illegally.

A search was underway for 152 Vietnamese who arrived in Taiwan on tourist visas, authorities said Wednesday, as local media reported they may have come to the island to work illegally. The tourists have issued visas under an initiative launched three years ago to attract more visitors to Taiwan from the south and southeast Asia. A total of 153 Vietnamese nationals arrived in southern Kaohsiung city over the weekend -- and only one has been tracked down, according to Taiwan's National Immigration Agency. "The agency has set up a task force and worked with the police to investigate the tourists who are unaccounted for and the group behind them," it said in a statement, without elaborating. Local media speculated that the Vietnamese may have come to Taiwan to work illegally. They face deportation and a three- to five-year ban from the island, the immigration agency said. About 150 tourists had previously gone missing under the programme, according to the Tourism Bureau, though it is not clear how many of them were found. Meanwhile, Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP it had asked Taiwanese authorities for clarification on the case and sought coordination so bilateral tourism and exchange programmes would not be affected. The visas of the missing Vietnamese have been revoked and Taiwan's representative office in Vietnam has suspended issuing tourist visas to another 182 Vietnamese whose applications were approved by the Tourism Bureau, Taiwan's foreign ministry said. The tourism programme is part of Taiwan's "southbound policy", which targets 16 south and southeast Asian countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand, in a bid to boost tourism as arrivals from mainland China decline. The number of tourists from the mainland has slid dramatically as relations with China deteriorate, with speculation authorities are turning off the taps to pressure the government of the Beijing-sceptic President Tsai Ing-wen, who came to office in 2016.

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This country announces $82 million plan to reward travellers for tourism boost

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