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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

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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

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[–] Octavio@piefed.social 0 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

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.