Taiwan 台灣

586 readers

6 users here now

Life, culture, and news in Taiwan.

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Notes from Central Taiwan: Institutionalizing Taiwan’s tourism failure - Taipei Times (www.taipeitimes.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Octavio@piefed.social to c/taiwan@lemmy.world

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Unable to solve the enduring mystery of why Taiwan does not attract tourists in the desired numbers (despite the collective screams of all of us knowledgeable long-term foreigners watching the government flail uselessly at the problem), policymakers have decided to establish a Taiwan Tourism Institu

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Octavio@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jesus, man. What a cynical take. Wish I could find more to disagree with, though. 😀 Taiwan's natural resources are absolutely stunning, but we haven't had anything like the investment in hospitality infrastructure that could support visitors in numbers comparable to Vietnam or Thailand.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was thinking of taking a ferry from mainland China to Taiwan, then another to Japan. Is there anything specificly you'd recommend? I've never been to Taiwan.

[–] Octavio@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

If I'm not mistaken, the ferries from China only run to Kinmen Island, which I've never been to. I think if you want to get to Taiwan proper, you'd have to fly from there. There is a whole lot to see in Taiwan. I've been coming here for 25 years and lived here for 2 and I still haven't gotten to everything I want to. If you have a short time, there's not much need to stray too far from Taipei. You can catch a train or a bus to lots of great places in new Taipei City like Xifen and Pingxi. If you like the beach, Tamsui is worth a visit. Yangming Mountain is also very scenic and accessible from downtown Taipei.