Travelers to Hualien County can receive subsidies of up to NT$2,500 (US$79) both this month and next month for accommodation, the Tourism Administration said today, after it extended the promotion to Dec. 20.
Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shi-kai (陳世凱) made the announcement during a report to the Legislative Yuan’s Transportation Committee on improving tourism.
Photo: Wang Chin-yi, Taipei Times
Hualien’s tourism subsidies have been upgraded, providing monthly accommodation funds of NT$1,000 for the first night and NT$1,500 for the second night from Thursday to Dec. 20, he said.
Travelers can receive the subsidies for both this month and next month, totaling NT$5,000, he added.
Hualien has spent more than half of its NT$815 million budget for accommodation subsidies, the Tourism Administration said.
Last month, the minimum stay requirement for tour groups to receive subsidies was reduced from seven days and six nights to five days and four nights, the ministry said.
Foreign tour groups of four or more staying in Hualien or Taitung counties can receive subsidies of up to NT$50,000, it added.
The Tourism Administration this month also launched a first-time partnership with city and county governments to promote “Taiwan’s 100 Tourist Highlights,” for which it is to hold monthly activities in each municipality until October next year alongside six major marketing events.
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