Almost 2,000 tourists from Taiwan have been stranded in the United States and Canada by the closing of all U.S. airports following Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, the Taipei Association of Travel Agents (TATA) said Wednesday.
The TATA said in a news release that presently 86 tourist groups comprising 1,950 people from Taiwan are still in the United States and Canada, adding that no damage or casualties have been reported.
Of the 86 groups, 54 with 1,174 people are in the United States, 26 with 684 people are in Canada, and 6 with 92 persons are in Guam.
Another 68 performance artists from Taiwan are also in the United States, the TATA said.
It said that because the attacks were akin to acts of God, the travel agencies involved could not reimburse the tourists for extra accommodation expenses, but that the TATA would help find the stranded travelers places to stay.
Travel agents should not charge extra fees if they delay sending tourist groups to the United States or Canada because of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, the TATA said.
If travel agents cancel tourist groups' U.S. or Canada trips, they should refund the amount that the customers paid, after deducting the fees for applying for passports and visas, the TATA said.
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