Siaoliouciou Island (小琉球) off Pingtung County reported 14,000 visitors on Thursday, with all hotels and hostels on the island fully booked and all ferries from Donggang Harbor (東港) and Dapengwan (大鵬灣) full. The total number of visitors yesterday exceeded 20,000. Photo: CNALiouchiou Township Tourism Association Director Hung Hao-sheng (洪豪昇) said the number of tourists over the past two days was comparable to the peak tourist season. The county government said that most of the visitors did not arrive until late Thursday due to traffic congestion. Meanwhile, Hualien County Department of Tourism Deputy Director Chang Chih-hsiang (張志翔) said that his department was investigating complaints that on Thursday hotel room prices online had increased from the morning to the afternoon.

Source: Taipei Times June 26, 2020 15:56 UTC