The government is to provide subsidies for weekday accommodation starting in March next year to promote domestic tourism, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday.
As domestic tourism is concentrated on weekends and holidays, rooms are hard to find and expensive on holidays, Cho said.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is therefore introducing weekday accommodation subsidies to encourage people to travel during the week, he said.
Photo courtesy of the Tainan Bureau of Tourism
The ministry is planning to offer weekday accommodation discounts, birthday accommodation specials, deals on overnight stays near amusement parks, and domestic travel incentives for corporate employees starting in March, he said.
For the birthday special, 1,000 citizens would be randomly chosen each month to receive NT$1,200 off on accommodations for their birthday, the ministry said.
The weekday credit would be available for stays between Sunday and Thursday, with each person eligible for up to NT$2,000 — NT$800 for the first night and NT$1,200 for the second, it said.
The amusement park deal would grant travelers free admission to one of the nation’s 26 theme parks if they present proof of accommodation at a hotel any night between Sunday and Thursday.
In line with the Ministry of Labor’s protection of workers’ rights, employees who have paid leave are encouraged to take days off during the week, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) said.
Regarding President William Lai’s (賴清德) call for Taiwanese to travel to Japan amid a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing, Cho said that the president’s intention was to urge those already planning to travel abroad to choose Japan, adding that the government is also promoting tourism in Taiwan.
Many tourist attractions across the nation offer free admission, discounts and promotions to encourage people to visit local attractions and revitalize local industries, the Tourism Administration said in a news release.
The National Museum of Natural Science said that starting next year, it would offer free admission every Friday from 2pm to 5pm.
The Yilan campus of the National Center for Traditional Arts announced that next month, Yilan County residents could enter for free on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
The Alishan Forest Railway is running a raffle, offering visitors who spend a certain amount at any of the six surrounding townships a chance to win a NT$16,000 tour package, the agency said.
The Jinzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields is holding a stamp-collecting tour in cooperation with the Beimen Wangye Art Festival, offering participants prizes from gold to an iPhone 17, it said.
Cimei Island (七美) in Penghu County is offering NT$500 vouchers and scratch cards, as well as free admission to the county’s top 10 cultural venues and free rides on Penghu hop-on hop-off tourist buses.
In Kimmen County, the Chen Jinglan Mansion is offering coffee discounts, the Jingwu Winery Cellar is offering complimentary draft beer, and the Jinhu Leisure Agricultural Area is offering discounts on food and shrimping.
Many attractions are offering shopping discounts and accommodation packages, hoping to boost domestic tourism, the agency said.
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