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PRICE WAR OVER CHINESE TOURISTS WORRIES TAIWAN TOURISM SECTOR.
TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's tourism industry is not worried about the ability of local hotels and relevant authorities to handle an expected influx of tourists from China but it is deeply concerned about a vicious price war that could erupt in the battle for their custom.
Brushing aside speculation that Taiwan streets will be packed with hordes of tourists from China after the government allows the opening, Tseng Sheng-hai, secretary-general of the Travel Agent Association (TAA) of the Republic of China, described such rhetoric as "far-fetched."
As Taiwan is expected to allow as many as 1,000 Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan per day for a maximum stay of 10 days, only around 10,000 tourists from China would be in Taiwan on any given day, Tseng pointed out.
According to Chu Chung-hung, chairman of the Taiwan Scenic Spots Association, there are 22 listed recreational facilities in Taiwan that can accommodate a combined 15 million visitors per year -- a figure that is far beyond the annual limit set by the government for around 360,000 Chinese tourists.
In terms of hotel accommodation, Tseng ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, PRICE WAR OVER CHINESE TOURISTS WORRIES TAIWAN TOURISM SECTOR.