Cabinet backs extending domestic travel subsidiesRESCUE PACKAGE: Stimulus measures have generated about NT$63.5 billion for businesses, and mitigated the damage that could have hit the local tourism industryStaff reporterThe Executive Yuan supports a plan by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to extend the subsidies for domestic travelers until the end of next month, the Tourism Bureau said on Monday night. To promote the second phase of the nation’s “disease prevention tours,” which were launched in July, the bureau has been offering NT$1,000 (US$34.30) subsidies per hotel room. The second phase of “disease prevention tours,” the Triple Stimulus Vouchers and incentives offered by other government agencies have boosted consumer confidence and maintained positive momentum for domestic tourism, the bureau said. The program has given NT$8.91 million in subsidies to independent tourists traveling nationwide, while more than 9,500 hotels have participated, bureau data showed. “It has influenced some travel agencies that previously organized outbound tours to invest resources and personnel in developing domestic tour packages.”

Source: Taipei Times September 29, 2020 16:30 UTC