However, travelers and travel agents in Taiwan have said that the policy is disrespectful of Taiwanese tourists, and the government has humiliated the nation by agreeing to the arrangement. Nearly 700,000 Taiwanese tourists travel to Thailand each year. “If the office’s mind is set on mistreating Taiwanese tourists by enforcing the policy, I would write to travel agents across the nation, asking them to stop organizing tours to Thailand,” Hsiao said. The ministry should halt its visa-waiver program for Thai tourists, he added. This was not the first time TTEO has come under criticism from local travel agencies for enforcing unpopular policies.

Source: Taipei Times December 04, 2019 15:56 UTC