China mainland opens first tourism office in Taiwan
The mainland-based Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association (CTEA)
opened its
first office in Taipei on May 7, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported.
The mainland-based Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association (CTEA) opened its
first office in Taipei on May 7, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported.
The news agency said the office which was opened three days after CTEA’s Taiwan counterpart inaugurated Beijing office would formally start business on May 8.
The office, established in a commercial building in downtown Taipei , would provide travel consulting service, promote mainland tourist sites, and coordinate and settle tourists-related disputes, office director Fan Guishan said.
The office had three employees and two or three more people would be working there by the end of this year, he said.
The Taiwan Strait Tourism Association (TSTA) opened its first office in Beijing on May 4, with five employees.
About 1 million mainland tourists have visited Taiwan since it lifted a ban on mainland tourists in June 2008.
The number of mainland tourists to Taiwan reached 385,000 in the first four months and could top 1 million by the end of this year.
Last year, a total of 4.45 million Taiwanese people traveled to the mainland, including tourists, business travelers and those visiting families and friends./.
The news agency said the office which was opened three days after CTEA’s Taiwan counterpart inaugurated Beijing office would formally start business on May 8.
The office, established in a commercial building in downtown Taipei , would provide travel consulting service, promote mainland tourist sites, and coordinate and settle tourists-related disputes, office director Fan Guishan said.
The office had three employees and two or three more people would be working there by the end of this year, he said.
The Taiwan Strait Tourism Association (TSTA) opened its first office in Beijing on May 4, with five employees.
About 1 million mainland tourists have visited Taiwan since it lifted a ban on mainland tourists in June 2008.
The number of mainland tourists to Taiwan reached 385,000 in the first four months and could top 1 million by the end of this year.
Last year, a total of 4.45 million Taiwanese people traveled to the mainland, including tourists, business travelers and those visiting families and friends./.
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