Xinhua News Agency, Taipei, March 2, reported that March 1 was the first day of the "resume" of Taiwanese travel agencies to organize group tours to the mainland. According to the island**, nearly 50 tour groups departed for the mainland throughout the day, and popular destinations include Jiuzhaigou, Zhangjiajie, Guilin and so on. Many tourists who "grabbed" the first day of the group said that they were lucky and looked forward to the trip to the mainland. Taiwanese tourism operators have called on the authorities to lift the administrative order banning group tours after June as soon as possible in response to the public's enthusiasm for travel.
According to statistics, nearly ninety percent of Taiwan's nearly 4,000 tourism operators are directly or indirectly engaged in business with the mainland. During the two elections in Taiwan, ** promised to lift the "ban on group tours" to the mainland from March. Unexpectedly, on the afternoon of February 7, the tourism authority of the Taiwan authorities suddenly announced that the plan to open Taiwan people's group travel to the mainland after the Spring Festival would no longer be carried out, and the industry would stop soliciting tour groups to the mainland from now on, and could not go to the mainland after June 1.
Early in the morning of March 1, a tour group to the mainland appeared at Taoyuan Airport. Lugging large and small colorful suitcases, tourists talk and laugh and are in a happy mood. "When we heard about the ban, we were worried that we wouldn't be able to make the trip. Fortunately, the group was early and could get my wish. Miss Weng, a tourist, said that there are many interesting places in the mainland, and she has been there twice before, and at the end of last year, she heard about the opening and quickly signed up, and wanted to take a walk in Shanghai.
Chongqing, Shandong, Yunnan, Jiangsu ......According to industry insiders on the island, after the news of the opening of group tours to the mainland came out earlier, the market responded enthusiastically, and there were many places where people wanted to go.
It can be seen that the demand of Taiwanese people to travel to the mainland is strong. Li Qiyue, chairman of Taiwan's China Quality Tourism Development Association, said that group tours are a good choice for "silver-haired people" and Taiwanese people who are not very familiar with the mainland. Moreover, the mainland is vast, and many magnificent scenery are far away from the city, and it is difficult to experience the fun of travel without the services of travel agencies. "The authorities' sudden ban has caught businesses off guard and is not beneficial to consumers. ”
According to the island's "Cola Tourism", about 11,000 tourists have been invited from March to May. For those who have signed up after June, we will try our best to help you depart before the end of May as much as possible.
According to the "China Times", a team leader who mainly led the mainland delegation admitted that due to the epidemic, he had not worked for more than 3 years. The authorities said that they would open up, and then suddenly restricted the formation of groups, which cannot but be reminiscent of political considerations.
Hsiao Bo-jen, chairman of the Taiwan Travel Business Association, said that he has recently been meeting with various political parties and groups in the Taiwan legislature, hoping to get the Taiwan authorities to withdraw the ban through consultation. At the same time, he told ** that the previously planned march ** was not an option to be ruled out, and it was up to the authorities to respond.
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