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Taiwan travel |
ranks 10+th in Asia |
★ The Star, 2024-7-22: Taiwan wants to lure higher-spending travellers from South-East Asia as Chinese arrivals dwindle
Taiwan's earthquakes |
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★ CNBC, 2024-6-4 | ‘Everyone is too scared to come' : Taiwan's earthquake deals a blow to top tourism hotspot - The brunt of the earthquake's damage occured in Hualien County, which attracts millions of visitors per year to the towering peaks and waterfalls of its main draw, Taroko Gorge; |
★ The Straits Times (Singapore), 2024-5-6 | Travelling to Taiwan? Aftershocks can last up to a year, so earthquake preparedness is key; If you are indoors during an earthquake, drop down onto your hands and knees and seek cover.★ |
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★ 2024 Michelin stars comparisons among main Asian countries |
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Michelin cities |
3 Star |
2 Star |
1 Star |
total number |
Tokyo (Japan) | 12 | 33 | 138 | 183 |
Hong Kong | 7 | 12 | 60 | 79 |
Kyoto (Japan) | 5 | 17 | 78 | 100 |
Osaka (Japan) | 3 | 10 | 72 | 85 |
Singapore | 3 | 6 | 42 | 51 |
Shanghai (mainland China) | 2 | 8 | 41 | 51 |
Macau | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
Taipei (Taiwan) | 2 | 5 | 30 | 37 |
Seoul (S. Korea) | 1 | 9 | 23 | 33 |
★
The
China Times
- Want Weekly,
No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent
NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan in 2018. ★\ |
★ Yahoo News (2024-4-30): Taiwan's a number of restaurants including Michelin 3-star Le Palais Cantonese restaurant (君品頤宮) in Palais de Chine Hotel and Michelin one-star MiPon (米香), A-Cut, Tien Hsiang Lo (天香樓) repeatedly failed to pass public health inspections in recent 4 years. Taipei city councilor questions that if Michelin restaurants got food safety issues, what can our people eat ? tw.news.yahoo.com/米其林餐廳也不合格-議員揭-食安地雷-君品頤宮-天香樓都入列-095930855.html
★ TIME, 2023-11-20: Growth in Taiwan for 2023 is projected to be 1.61%—its slowest pace in eight years. Beijing only has to lift a ban on Chinese tourists to boost Taiwan's GDP by over 1%, according to Capital Economics. time.com/6336441/taiwan-presidental-election-william-lai-profile/
★ CNN (2022-12-6): Taiwan's 'living hell' traffic is a tourism problem. Taiwan is notorious for its dangerous roads. Multiple countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan and the US, have specifically called out Taiwan's road conditions. "Many drivers do not respect the pedestrian's right of way,” the US State Department warns. The Canadian government: "Motorcycles and scooter drivers don't respect traffic laws. They are extremely reckless.” Cities in Taiwan share a major issue – a lack of pavements and consistent walkways for pedestrians, ... Pedestrians are then often “forced” to walk onto car lanes... The number of people lost their lives to traffic incidents in Taiwan is approximately six times higher than Japan and five times higher than the UK. msn.com/en-us/travel/news/taiwans-living-hell-traffic-is-a-tourism-problem-say-critics/ar-AA14Xb2n brief
economist /
The world's most liveable cities in 2023
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score |
cities in Asia |
90+ | Melbourne, Sydney, Aucland, Adelaide, Osaka(Japan), Perth, Tokyo(Japan), Brisbane, Wellington, Singapore |
80-90 | Seoul(Korea), Hong Kong(Chn), Busan(Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Kaohsiung, Taichung |
60-80 | Noumea, Nantong, SuZhou, Beijing, ShenYang, Shanghai, etc |
top 5 cities:
Vienna 98.4, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney,
Vancouver ... No.10 Osaka, Auckland 96 Score out of 100* five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. |
2023 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries |
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Michelin cities |
total number of stars |
Green Star |
3 Star |
2 Star |
1 Star |
Tokyo (Japan) | 202 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 139 |
Kyoto (Japan) | 104 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 73 |
Osaka (Japan) | 97 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 81 |
Hong Kong | 81 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 58 |
Singapore | 65 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 55 |
Shanghai (China) | 51 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 39 |
Seoul (S. Korea) | 38 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
Taipei (Taiwan) | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
By highlighting eco-friendly pioneer restaurants with the MICHELIN Green Star, and spotlighting their virtuous initiatives, it stimulates awareness and actions both within the industry and by gourmets. |
★
DailyMail (UK),
2023-4-28:
Young Australian student
on his dream overseas exchange program is fighting for his life in Taiwan after
eating street food laced with rat poison.
His Doctor father said: "He had been
misdiagnosed in Taiwan with an immune disorder".
Alex is at the Taipei Medical University Hospital
..."The medical services in Taiwan don't
currently have the right treatments or drugs to stabilise his condition",
"Alex's condition has grown worse and he needs to be flown to the Royal
Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney via a specialised medical flight retrieval
service".
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12023841/Toowoomba-student-exchange-Taiwan-fighting-life-eating-food-laced-rat-poison.html
★
New
York Times,
2023-3-16:
☉
Xia
Hai City God Temple - managing to cram more than 600 statues of deities
in just over 1,600 square feet. One in particular stands out:
the Love God
(ps: but Taiwanese prefer bread to romance)
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Chifeng Street is a fashion-forward shopping
street flush with vintage clothing stores...
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Dadaocheng is Taipei’s oldest neighborhood,
famous for its dried goods
☉
Yangmingshan National Park is
home to wild hot springs and volcanic peaks.☉Qixing Mountain is a dormant volcano and
the tallest mountain in Taipei.☉Because of gentrification and noise complaints, many of Taipei’s
night markets aren’t as robust as they were decades ago. Ningxia
Night Market is a distinguished exception
★
CNN (2022-12-6):
Taiwan's 'living hell' traffic is a
tourism problem. Taiwan is
notorious for its dangerous roads.
Multiple countries, including Australia,
Canada, Japan and the US, have
specifically called out Taiwan's road
conditions.
"Many drivers do
not respect the pedestrian's right of
way,” the US
State Department warns.
The Canadian government: "Motorcycles
and scooter drivers don't respect
traffic laws. They are extremely
reckless.”
Cities in Taiwan share a major issue – a
lack of pavements and consistent
walkways for pedestrians, ...
Pedestrians are then often “forced” to
walk onto car lanes... The number
of people lost their lives to traffic
incidents in Taiwan is approximately six
times higher than Japan and five times
higher than the UK.
msn.com/en-us/travel/news/taiwans-living-hell-traffic-is-a-tourism-problem-say-critics/ar-AA14Xb2n
brief
★
New York Times, (nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html)
2023-2-23 : Taiwan's CovID death rate (deaths per 100,000)
ranks world No.1. The ranks of other Asian countries : No.6
Australia, No. 7 Japan, No. 23 New Zealand, No. 27 Hong Kong, 35 Korea,
64 Malaysia, 66 Thailand, 68 Indonesia, 72 India, about 170 Singapore,
about 200 China.
economist /
The world's most liveable cities in 2023
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score |
cities in Asia |
90+ | Melbourne, Sydney, Aucland, Adelaide, Osaka(Japan), Perth, Tokyo(Japan), Brisbane, Wellington, Singapore |
80-90 | Seoul(Korea), Hong Kong(Chn), Busan(Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Kaohsiung, Taichung |
60-80 | Noumea, Nantong, SuZhou, Beijing, ShenYang, Shanghai, etc |
top 5 cities:
Vienna 98.4, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney,
Vancouver ... No.10 Osaka, Auckland 96 Score out of 100* five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. |
CNN:
Taiwan will pay tourist to visit.
★ New York Times (2023-1-12):
WEF (World
Economic Forum) , May 2022 |
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world rank | Asia's rank | economies/countries | score (global average : 4.0) |
1 | 1 | Japan | 5.2 |
2 | 2 | USA | 5.2 |
7 | 3 | Australia | 5.0 |
9 | 4 | Singapore | 5.0 |
12 | 5 | China | 4.9 |
15 | 6 | S. Korea | 4.8 |
19 | 7 | Hong Kong | 4.6 |
25 | 8 | UAE | 4.5 |
27 | 9 | New Zealand | 4.5 |
32 | 10 | Indonesia | 4.4 |
33 | 11 | Saudi Arabia | 4.3 |
36 | 12 | Thailand | 4.3 |
38 | 13 | Malaysia | 4.3 |
43 | 14 | Qatar | 4.3 |
52 | 15 | Vietnam | 4.1 |
54 | 16 | India | 4.1 |
74 | 17 | Sri Lanka | 3.7 |
75 | 18 | Philippines | 3.7 |
84 | 19 | Mongolia | 3.6 |
n/a | n/a | Taiwan | n/a |
statista.com/statistics/186639/best-ranked-countries-in-the-travel-and-tourism-competetiveness-index/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20Japan%2C%20the%20United,a%20TTDI%20score%20of%205.1. |
2022 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries |
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Michelin cities |
number of 3 stars |
num. of 2 stars |
number of 1 star |
total num. |
Tokyo (Japan) | 12 | 41 | 150 | 203 |
Hong Kong | 7 | 12 | 52 | 71 |
Kyoto (Japan) | 6 | 19 | 83 | 108 |
Osaka (Japan) | 3 | 11 | 82 | 96 |
Singapore | 3 | 7 | 41 | 51 |
Macau | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
Seoul (Korea) | 2 | 7 | 24 | 33 |
Shanghai (China) | 2 | 8 | 37 | 47 |
Taipei (Taiwan) | 1 | 6 | 24 | 31 |
TaiChung City (Taiwan) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Kaohsiung (Taiwan) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
TaiNan City(Taiwan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan.
Users/88695/Downloads/20220830_PR-MG_TTTK-2022.pdf |
2021 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries |
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Michelin cities |
number of 3 stars |
number of 2 stars |
number of 1 star |
total num. |
Tokyo (Japan) | 12 | 42 | 158 | 212 |
Hong Kong | 10 | 18 | 59 | 87 |
Kyoto (Japan) | 7 | 19 | 84 | 110 |
Osaka (Japan) | 3 | 12 | 81 | 96 |
Seoul (Korea) | 2 | 7 | 23 | 32 |
Singapore | Sept | - | - | - |
Shanghai (China) | 1 | 10 | 32 | 43 |
Taipei (Taiwan) | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 |
★
★★ New York Times (2022-11-15), Taiwan's CovID-19 death rate is worst among main Asian countries. detail
According to New York Times (2022-10-25), Taiwan's CovID-19 cases per 100,000 and deaths per 100,000 both are the worst among main Asian countries.
★★ AFP, 2022-10-13: Taiwan welcomes foreign tour groups as border fully reopens / three days of hotel quarantine have been replaced with seven days of "self-monitoring" where tourists are expected to keep an eye on their health and wear face masks indoors and outdoors...tourists must submit to regular tests for a week after their arrival and cannot enter bars and restaurants for the first three days news.yahoo.com/taiwan-welcomes-foreign-tour-groups-035747205.html
★★ SCMP, 2022-10-1: As Taiwan eases some of world’s oldest quarantine rules, remaining curbs and concerns see airlines lament ‘half step forward’... Travellers will be allowed outside during the seven-day period if their Covid tests come back negative every two days, but analysts say testing remains a 'deterrent to travel' ... The weekly cap on arrivals will "hamper a full-fledged recovery" in Taiwan's tourism msn.com/en-xl/travel/other/as-taiwan-eases-some-of-world-e2-80-99s-oldest-quarantine-rules-remaining-curbs-and-concerns-see-airlines-lament-e2-80-98half-step-forward-e2-80-99/ar-AA12tLJi
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Washington Examiner,
2022-8-26:
China's temper tantrum over House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
seems to have sparked a mini-boom in
congressional tourism toward the island.
washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/seventy-year-lie-china-has-never-had-a-serious-claim-to-taiwan
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NY Times, 2022-8-18:
Taiwanese cuisine — layered, distinct,
multiethnic ...has been shaped by many
cultural forces, including the island's
Indigenous tribes,
long-established groups of Fujianese and
Hakka people; Japanese ; Chinese
immigrants in 1949+...
nytimes.com/2022/08/16/dining/taiwanese-cuisine.html
World Economic Forum (WEF) <Travel
and tourism competitiveness report> released at 9-4-2019
Taiwan's
travel & tourism
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ranks
10th
in Asia
category | Taiwan's rankings and/or score | comparison |
prioritization of travel and tourism | No75 | Singapore No.6 , Hong Kong No. 11 |
Natural & cultural resources | No.58 score 2.6 | China No.1, score 6.0 , France No.2, 5.0, Spain No.3, 5.7, Japan No.7, 5.3, Indonesia No.18, Thailand No.21, Korea No.24, Vietnam No.26, Malaysia No.31, HK No.40, Philippines No.46, Sri Lanka No.52, Nepal No.56 |
Natural resources | No. 87 |
Hong Kong No. 42, Singapore
No.120 |
cultural resources & business travel | No. 36 score 2.6 | China No1, score 7.0 |
price competitiveness | No. 78 | China 5.7 |
Health & Hygiene | No.43, score 6 | score worse than Korea, Japan, Mongolia |
international openness | No. 60 | only better than China, Mongolia |
Safety & security | No. 26 | human resource & labor market: Taiwan No.18 |
UNWTO World Tourism Barometer |
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Arrivals (million) | Receipts (USD bn) | Receipts per arrival (USD) | |
Macau | 3.7 | 15.4 | 4169 |
Indonesia | 1.6 | 0.5 | 334 |
Korea(ROK) | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10814 |
Thai | 0.4 | 4.8 | 11247 |
Australia | 0.2 | 17.0 | 68990 |
Japan | 0.2 | 4.7 | 19239 |
New Zealand | 0.2 | 2.9 | 13855 |
Cambodia | 0.2 | 0.2 | 937 |
Sri Lanka | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2606 |
Philippines | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3663 |
Vietnam | 0.2 | 0.1 | 947 |
Nepal | 0.1 | 0.1 | 801 |
Taiwan | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5298 |
China | 11.3 | ||
unwto.org/tourism-data/global-and-regional-tourism-performance |
★★
South
China Morning Post,
2022-7-13:
many
Taiwanese are ‘protecting themselves’ by
shunning what are normally some of the
most crowded spaces, and the trend
continues to keep pressure on tourism
operators
scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3185049/how-taiwans-tourism-industry-surviving-its-biggest-ever-covid
★★ National Geographic, 2022-7-6: Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyakazi denies that Jiufen (Taiwan) was an inspiration, but many have drawn a connection between the town’s ... resemblance to the settings in the 2001 film Spirited Away (《千與千尋》,《神隱少女》,(日语:千と千尋の神隠し), an Oscar-winning animated feature). nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/exploring-the-magic-of-taiwans-spirited-away-city
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main
attractions for tourists |
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♣ Insider (Jun. -2015, businessinsider.com/reasons-to-travel-to-taiwan-2015-6#now-get-to-know-another-country-24) introduced some places for tourists: ◎ Hehuan Mountain and Ali Mountain are two top-rated scenic spots on TripAdvisor. (阿里山等) ◎ Sun Moon Lake(日月潭) ◎ Kenting National Park(墾丁). 9 nationall. parks, which make up 8.6% of its land. Taroko National Gorge (太魯閣) alone is worth spending at least two days hiking its numerous scenic trails.
◎ hot springs Beitou
outside of Taipei, and Jiaoxi in Yilan (北投宜蘭等溫泉)
♣ L.A. Times, 2018-2-18: National Palace Museum - you can browse among some of the 600,000-plus artworks and artifacts — centuries of cultural wealth — that Chiang's people had spirited away from China's Forbidden City 70 years ago (ps: Young people may not like old stuffs) , Taipei 101 (but no longer world tallest building) , Din Tai Fung (already degraded by Michelin Guide for a few years, no longer a star-restaurant) , Longshan Temple (a small temple), Shilin night market (Taiwan's night markets don't have same Michelin honors as those street food in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau have ) , Chiang Kai-shek Memorial (Taiwan's parliament passed a law that calls for erasing Chiang's name and likeness from landmarks across the island) , Pingxi sky lantern ( biodegradable lanterns can be incredibly harmful to both the environment and wildlife. Sky lantern litter takes quite some time to decompose, and the wire frames have been known to strangle and maim wild animals and livestock. They may pose a fire hazard), You might feel the ground shake (Not too often, you may not feel it) dailypress.com/life/la-tr-taipei-20180218-story.html
♣ USA Today, 2020-11-21 (usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/11/21/taiwans-relatively-covid-free-life-attracts-skilled-expats/6322040002/) : Foreign professionals run up against a protectionist mentality in e-commerce segments such as ride-hailing and home-sharing services like Uber and Airbnb. Taiwan’s English fluency lags Hong Kong and Singapore. In one of the most densely populated places on Earth, people live so packed together in apartment blocks that a neighbor's footfall upstairs or roadwork just outside easily overpower the sound of one's own TV.
♣ New York Times, 2008-3-2: The National Palace Museum is considered by many to be the finest repository of Chinese art in the world, the 1,670-foot Taipei 101, Da An Park - the largest public park in Taipei (a median sized park with little flowers) , Beitou , renowned for its hot springs resorts, some modeled after those in Japan (some are good), Din Tai Fung, a mandatory stop on Taiwan's restaurant scene, Longshan Temple, shaved ice topped with fresh mango, strawberry or kiwi at Ice Monster in Yongkang Street. nytimes.com/2008/03/02/travel/02hours.html ♣ MSN, 2022-9-12 https://msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/these-are-the-10-top-rated-tours-to-take-in-taiwan/ar-AA11Kmly ☉(1)
Jiufen
Village And Northeast Coast Tour From Taipei ☉(3) Private Night Tour Of Taipei ( historic Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei 101,etc) ☉(4) 5-Day Best Of Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake, Tarako Gorge, Kaohsiung, Taitung ☉(5) Taipei City Tour With National Palace Museum Ticket ( National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial, and the Martyr's Shrine.) ☉(6) Yehliu Geopark And Keelung Harbor Guided Tour From Taipei ☉(7) The 10 Tastings Of Taipei With Locals: Private Street Food Tour ☉(8) Tea Of Taipei: Small-Group Tour With Taipei City Sightseeing ☉(9) Thousand Island Lake And Pinglin Tea Plantation From Taipei ☉(10) 4-Hour Morning Cycling Tour In Taipei
♣ Lonely Planet, 2022-9-30:What to eat and drink in Taiwan / Yongkang Beef Noodles, Taipei. pearl milk tea, zhenzhu naicha (珍珠奶茶) in Chun Shui Tang, Taipei. gooey oyster omelets (蚵仔煎), ‘salt-crisp’ fried chicken tossed with basil leaves and five-spice, and shaved ice desserts (剉冰) in Miaokou Night Market, Keelung. aboriginal Formosans cuisine: wild boar served with onions and greens, steamed rice stuffed into bamboo tubes, and millet wine – once the tonic of tribal rituals. You might also encounter dishes of betel-nut salad, bird’s nest fern and even flying squirrel try it in Taiya Popo, Yilain. lonelyplanet.com/articles/what-to-eat-and-drink-in-taiwan Lonely Planet, 2022-10-22: 18 things you need to know before visiting Taiwan lonelyplanet.com/articles/things-to-know-before-traveling-to-taiwan
♣ small eats (in night markets...) : In a high-cost advertisement promoted by Taiwan government, you can see commercial endorser Japanese star 木村拓哉(きむらたくやKimura Takuya) keep eating "small eats" ...
♣ Rough Guides ― Things Not To Miss In Taiwan https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/asia/taiwan/things-miss/ 1. Sun Moon Lake 2. KinMen 金門 3. Hot Springs 4. Kenting National Park墾丁 5.Taroko Gorge 太魯閣 6. LuGang 7.Orchid Island 蘭嶼 8.Aboriginal culture 9.TaiNan, myriad temples 台南 10.Surfing Rough Guides (Jan. 2017) intro Taiwan's new wave cafés, all-round sophisticated city life, and TW cuisine and night markets remain world renowned...China’s influence is obvious, of course, and the cultural remnants of the island’s past occupation by both Japanese and American forces are still discernible. But as the only democracy in the Chinese-speaking world, Taiwan has a unique geography, mentality and identity.....Non-stop nightlife is never far from bubbling hot springs and sunny sub-tropical shores... https://www.roughguides.com/best-places/2017/top-10-countries/
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Taiwan's travel & tourism - 13th in Asia
statista.com/statistics/186639/best-ranked-countries-in-the-travel-and-tourism-competetiveness-index/
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Asia Rank |
country |
score |
world Rank |
1 | Japan | 5.4 | 4 |
2 | Australia | 5.1 | 7 |
3 | China | 4.9 | 13 |
4 | Korea Rep. | 4.8 | 15 |
5 | Hong Kong | 4.8 | 16 |
6 | Singapore | 4.8 | 17 |
7 | New Zealand | 4.7 | 18 |
8 | Malaysia | 4.5 | 25 |
9 | Thailand | 4.5 | 29 |
10 | UAE | 4.4 | 33 |
11 | India | 4.4 | 34 |
12 | Indonesia | 4.3 | 36 |
13 | Taiwan | 4.3 | 37 |
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Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2022
EATER / The world's best 50 restaurants in 2022
CNN Travel / World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed
edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html
Taiwan ranks No. 9 in Asia
country
total number of winnings
ranks
Japan
11
No.1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 36, 42, 43
Thailand
9
No. 2, 4, 7, 10, 25, 29, 31, 33, 46
Hong Kong
6
No. 5, 9, 24, 32, 34, 48
Singapore
7
No. 8, 20, 23, 37, 40, 41, 44
China
4
12, 19, 28, 39
S. Korea
5
16, 18, 26, 27, 30
India
3
21, 22, 49
Sri Lanka
1
35,
Taiwan
2
38, 45
Macau
1
47
Malaysia
1
50
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50
No.1 Den (Tokyo), No.2 Sorn (Bangkok), No.3 Florilege (Tokyo), 4.
Le Du (Bangkok), 5. The Chairman (HK), 6. La Cime (osaka), 7.
Suhring (Bangkok), 8. Odette (Singapore), 9. Neighborhood (HK), 10.
Nusara (Bangkok)
Taiwan failed
country
total number of winnings
ranks
Japan
4
No.20 Den (Tokyo),
No.30 Florilege (Tokyo),
No. 41. La Cime (osaka), No. 45 Narisawa (Tokyo)
Hong Kong
1
No. 24. The Chairman (HK)
Singapore
1
No. 36. Odette (Singapore)
Thailand
1
No. 39 Sorn (Bangkok)
eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22960670/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022-list-winners
2022-7-20
Taiwan failed
country
total number of winnings
ranks
Japan
4
No.20 Den (Tokyo),
No.30 Florilege (Tokyo),
No. 41. La Cime (osaka), No. 45 Narisawa (Tokyo)
Hong Kong
1
No. 24. The Chairman (HK)
Singapore
1
No. 36. Odette (Singapore)
Thailand
1
No. 39 Sorn (Bangkok)
Economist /
Global Food Security Index 2022 |
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world rank | country | Overall Score | Affordability | Availability | Quality & safety | Sustainability & Adaptation |
6 | Japan | 79.5 | 89.8 | 81.2 | 77.4 | 66.1 |
14 | NZ | 77.8 | 91.6 | 67.7 | 73.1 | 75.1 |
22 | Australia | 75.4 | 93.3 | 61.1 | 84 | 58.8 |
23 | UAE | 75.2 | 86.7 | 73.8 | 81.3 | 55.2 |
25 | China | 74.2 | 86.4 | 79.2 | 72.0 | 54.5 |
28 | Singapore | 73.1 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 69.7 | 44.3 |
30 | Qatar | 72.4 | 88.6 | 72.9 | 71.7 | 51.0 |
39 | S Korea | 70.2 | 76.8 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 58.5 |
41 | Malaysia | 69.9 | 87.0 | 59.5 | 74.7 | 53.7 |
46 | Vietnam | 67.9 | 84.0 | 60.7 | 70.2 | 52.2 |
63 | Indonesia | 60.2 | 81.4 | 50.9 | 56.2 | 46.3 |
64 | Thailand | 60.1 | 83.7 | 52.9 | 45.3 | 51.6 |
impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/ |
Adventure / The best countries to fulfill your wanderlustUS News : usnews.com/news/best-countries/adventure-rankings |
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Asia Rank 2021 |
country of Asia-Pacific |
world rank 2021 |
world rank 2020 |
1 | Thailand | 5 | 5 |
2 | New Zealand | 7 | 7 |
3 | Australia | 8 | 10 |
4 | Philippines | 17 | 17 |
5 | Singapore | 18 | 25 |
6 | Malaysia | 25 | 29 |
7 | Japan | 28 | 34 |
8 | Indonesia | 32 | 35 |
9 | Vietnam | 40 | 38 |
10 | India | 41 | 40 |
a study by George Washington University placed adventure tourism into three categories: physical activity, cultural exchange and interaction with the environment. |
★♣
ABC Radio
National, Australia, 2-27-2020:
What's most apparent when visiting
Taiwan is how ordinary it is — ordinary
in the sense of normal, everyday,
functional. ps: In Taiwan, the houses/buildings are
expensive "property", instead of
"architecture arts", the cars are
for transportation or for business,
always square shape with boring color,
black, gray, etc, hard to see a
sports-car, convertible
or
a VW bug with clockwork on its butt ... unlike those with
great vitality
in the US
!
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Associated Press,
11-23-2020 says Taiwanese
business may not be ethical ... mix the
U.S. pork ( Ractopamine
pork banned by 150+ countries
) with Taiwan pork
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Apple Daily, editorial, 1-5-2021:
chaos !!
Taiwanese are not confident in gov.
control strategy
―
"Taiwan pork only"
seal.
e.g., famous Taiwan
cuisine restaurant " Formosa Chang (鬍鬚張)"
is questioned to mark the official seal
but partly use foreign pork.
Travel and Tourism Index by country in Asiaworldatlas.com/articles/51-best-travel-and-tourism-countries-in-the-world.html |
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Asia Rank |
country |
index score |
1 | Australia | 4.98; 7th |
2 | Japan | 4.94; 9th |
3 | Singapore | 4.86 ; 11th |
4 | Hong Kong | 4.68; 13 |
5 | New Zealand | 4.64; 16 |
6 | China | 4.54; 17 |
7 | UAE | 4.43; 24 |
8 | S. Korea | 4.37; 29 |
9 | Taiwan | 4.35; 32 |
10 | Thailand | 4.26; 35 |
factors: business environment, security, health
and basic sanitation standards, labor and human resource, cultural heritage, natural resources, air transport infrastructure |
International tourism receipts / Asia-Pacific countriesinternational tourism: data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL |
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Asia Rank |
country of Asia-Pacific |
receipts US$ million '19 |
1 | Thailand | 60521 |
2 | Japan | 46054 |
3 | Australia | 45709 |
4 | Macau | 40060 |
5 | China | 35832 |
6 | India | 30720 |
7 | Hong Kong | 29043 |
8 | S. Korea | 21628 |
9 | Singapore | 20052 |
10 | Malaysia | 19823 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings further more info.: worlddata.info/tourism.php |
The statistics before
CovID-19 and China suspending independent Chinese tourists to Taiwan
talk the exact things -
BBC (2019-7-31): Chinese tourists account
for the largest proportion of foreign tourists - because - L.A. Times
(2019-8-1) listed several reasons (1) it’s about strong cultural
and deep historic connection across the [Taiwan Strait].
“Most Chinese in my generation grow up with many Taiwanese
novels, drama, variety shows and songs." coming to
Taiwan satisfies a curiosity they had
felt since reading about Taiwan as children (2) They
revel in religious, architectural and cultural similarities
(3) They take home new information
from Taiwan’s newspapers, news websites and television channels, all
free of censorship. Besides, flights of
no more than 2~3 hours, and
stoking business.
By contrast, tourists from North and South America only
account for
about 6%~ 8%, Europe 3% ~ 4% of all int'l tourists.
A ruling party friendly
news, the Liberty Times, editorial (2020-6-15):
Taiwanese have always preferred traveling
overseas to domestic tour.
Media like LTN, Apple Daily, Storm (2022-3-30), United Daily,
Economic Daily (2022-9-10,
udn.com/news/story/7338/6601661?from=udn-catehotnews_ch2
)
, analyze WHY Taiwan's tourism is
sluggish.
n(1)
transportation problem (particularly for those newly found hidden scenic
spots) n
(2) a small country has no many natural
attractions
n(3)
catering and accommodation problems - few
local government can properly guide tourists by such as star-rating,
therefore lots of traps are out there
n(4).
Accommodation, catering, and transportation are generally expensive but
of poor quality.
n(5)
The tour often lacks humanistic and cultural connotations, as well as
ethnic traditions and lifestyles. there is a lack of in-depth tourism
to explore geographical, cultural and ethnic characteristics. n
(6)
Lacking market segmentation
- among night markets, or old streets vs. night markets. n
(7) the government does not pay attention to the tourism industry,
"inadequate resource integration capabilities, insufficient investment,
and insufficient marketing"
Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2022 |
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country | total number of winnings | ranks |
Japan | 11 | No.1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 36, 42, 43 |
Thailand | 9 | No. 2, 4, 7, 10, 25, 29, 31, 33, 46 |
Hong Kong | 6 | No. 5, 9, 24, 32, 34, 48 |
Singapore | 7 | No. 8, 20, 23, 37, 40, 41, 44 |
China | 4 | 12, 19, 28, 39 |
S. Korea | 5 | 16, 18, 26, 27, 30 |
India | 3 | 21, 22, 49 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 35, |
Taiwan | 2 | 38, 45 |
Macau | 1 | 47 |
Malaysia | 1 | 50 |
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50 No.1 Den (Tokyo), No.2 Sorn (Bangkok), No.3 Florilege (Tokyo), 4. Le Du (Bangkok), 5. The Chairman (HK), 6. La Cime (osaka), 7. Suhring (Bangkok), 8. Odette (Singapore), 9. Neighborhood (HK), 10. Nusara (Bangkok) |
Economist, EIU, THE GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX 2022 Biggest movers down the ranking in the past 12 month Taipei (Taiwan) ranks world No. 53 |
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City | Location | Rank | Index | Rank Move | Index Move | |
1 | Wellington | New Zealand | 50 | 85.7 | -46 | -8.0 |
2 | Auckland | New Zealand | 34 | 89.2 | -33 | -6.8 |
3 | Adelaide | Australia | 30 | 90.7 | -27 | -3.3 |
8 | Taipei | Taiwan | 53 | 85.1 | -20 | 1.2 |
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United Daily News TV (8-23-2015,
8:00 pm, Taiwan)
commented tourism is related to a
country's living conditions, and
analyzed many Taiwanese had trips to
Japan because they love to experience
high living environment
(comments by SHU professor Chen J. Y.).
The tbl. above compares Taiwan's
livability with that of other Asian
countries. |
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Till 2020,
Taiwan has not been included in Top 30 Soft Power by Portland, etc, Taiwan's soft power is behind Asian's "world top 20" nations
, including Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand,
China, India, UAE.
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