Towards the goal of welcoming international tourists in the third quarter of the year, Taiwan has also implemented a 3-phase opening plan, the first phase of which is now underway. This phase includes focusing on a pandemic prevention tourism plan, various tourism-related guidelines have been established including quick action plans in case of an outbreak. To encourage tourists to ‘travel with confidence’, training courses and support courses are being provided to all those in the travel and tourism industry.
In the second phase, an estimated NT$2 billion (US$33 million) is budgeted for tourism re-introduction. As part of the training, upto 300,000 participants from the tourism sector will partake in local FAM tours to be eligible for additional relief subsidies. Various sightseeing routes will be planned by connecting local specialty outlets, homestays, attractions, shopping and more, to be promoted when the full travel plan officially resumes. These tours allow them a familiarisation of measures implemented, and the processes they must follow, thereafter.
Thereafter, the aim is to usher in the third phase, where Taiwan will excitedly wait for international tourists to arrive, having created, implemented and successfully tested the measures adopted at the domestic level.
Earlier in the year, Taiwan had globally announced 2020 to be the Year of Mountain Tourism. Encouraging this thread of planning, especially towards Holiday for Healing, Taiwan has over 275 mountain peaks standing at 3,000 metres or higher, the opportunities to immerse within nature and explore are immense, without congesting any peak. Experiences may vary depending on whether the holiday is for serious mountaineers or casual holiday makers seeking healing amidst beautiful sights and refreshing mountain air.
