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★ 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) ⊙ Chifeng Street is a fashion-forward shopping street flush with vintage clothing stores... ⊙ 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 nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/16/travel/things-to-do-taipei.html
★ 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 City liveability index, Mar. 2023 - Taipei ranks world No. 65, Asia's No.14
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): In the Times Travel section's 52 places to go in 2023, Taipei ranks No. 36, other Asia's selections include No.2 Morioka Japan, No. 5 Auckland NZ, 7 kangaroo island Australia, 12 Bhutan, 13 Kerala India, 19 Fukuoka Japan, 20 Flores Indonesia, 25 Ha Giang Vietnam, 27 U-K Tjuta National Park, Australia nytimes.com/interactive/2023/travel/52-places-travel-2023.html?campaign_id=7&emc=edit_mbae_20230113&instance_id=82548&nl=morning-briefing%3A-asia-pacific-edition&regi_id=93861781&segment_id=122347&te=1&user_id=4a9594d616730fc2c1567d65a316b5f1

WEF (World Economic Forum) , May 2022 world Travel and Tourism Development Index Taiwan's rank - n/a (last) weforum.org/reports/travel-and-tourism-development-index-2021/digest
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
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 guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-singapore-2022-new-starred-restaurants 2022-7-12 guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-seoul-2022-eng guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-unveiled-today-with-11-newly-starred-restaurants guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-kyoto-osaka-2022-is-unveiled-en michelin.com/en/press-releases/michelin-guide-2022-shanghai/ guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-tokyo-2022-eng 2021-11-29 Liberty Times (Taiwan), 2022-8-30, editorial : From earliest days, taro, sweet potato, millet, vegetables, wild herbs and seafood are aborigines' characteristics; then the Han people brought in different traditional dishes from Fujian and Guangdong, in a period of Japanese colonial rule, sashimi, oden, Bento ... were in ; after 1949, mainland Chinese moving to Taiwan are good at northern and southern Chinese cuisines...talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1537171

2021 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries
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

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★★ 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

★★ 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
★★ 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 - 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 UNWTO Tourism Dashboard, updated 2022-9-25 Asia countries - tourism performance
	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

ISSF's (The Indian Strategic Studies Forum) World Soft Power Index 2022 Tourism (Infrastructure + Footfall + Receipts + Visitor's satisfaction)
1	France
2	Italy
3	USA
4	Spain
5	Thailand
6	Swiss
7	Turkey
8	China
9	Germany
10	UK
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ISSF's World Soft Power Index 2022 Brand Recognition
1	USA
2	Japan
3	Germany
4	S. Korea
5	UK
6	France
7	Italy
8	Swiss
9	China
10	India
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main attractions for tourists
　

♣ 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)
    ◎ Taiwanese people love to eat, signature food are beef noodle soup, soup dumplings, and the uniquely Taiwanese oyster omelets.
    ◎ Taiwanese breakfast: Fuhang Doujiang in Taipei
    ◎ Every major city has at least one night market — Shilin and Raohe in Taipei, Keelung's is arguably the country's largest and most renowned
    ◎ some crazy fruit :pink guava, wax apples, and “Buddha’s head.”
    ◎ Hehuan Mountain and Ali Mountain
    ◎ Taipei 101 is the 4th tallest in the world. It also boasts the world’s fastest elevator

♣ 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
⊙(2) Taipei Street Food & Night Market Tour With A Local ( Yanshan Night Market,etc)

⊙(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/

♣ other tourist attractions:
Taipei 101, National Palace Museum, Jiufen, Ximending taipei, Chiang Kai-shek Mem. Hall, Chingshui Cliff Hualien
　


STATISTA: Leading countries in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 　 Taiwan's travel & tourism - 13th in Asia Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 4, 2021 statista.com/statistics/186639/best-ranked-countries-in-the-travel-and-tourism-competetiveness-index/
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

World Population Review - Most Visited Countries 2022 Taiwan ranks No.34
World rank	Asia's rank	country
4	1	China
8	2	Thailand
11	3	Japan
14	4	Malaysia
17	5	Hong Kong
21	6	Vietnam
22	7	India
23	8	S. Korea
26	9	UAE
27	10	Indonesia
28	11	Singapore
31	12	Saudi Arabia
34	13	Taiwan
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-visited-countries 2022-10-2

World Population Review - Most Visited Countries 2022 Taiwan is not selected
World rank	Asia's rank	country
4	1	China
9	2	Thailand
12	3	Malaysia
13	4	Hong Kong
16	5	Japan
18	6	Saudi Arabia
20	7	S. Korea
22	8	Macau
24	9	UAE
25	10	India
28	11	Singapore
29	12	Indonesia
onestep4ward.com/most-visited-countries-in-the-world/ No.1 France, No.2 USA, No.3 Spain, No.4 China, No.5 Italia

　

Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2022
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)

EATER / The world's best 50 restaurants in 2022 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

CNN Travel / World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed 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)
edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html

　

Economist / Global Food Security Index 2022
Taiwan is not included

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 wanderlust US News : usnews.com/news/best-countries/adventure-rankings
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 !
★♣ 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
★♣ 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 Asia worldatlas.com/articles/51-best-travel-and-tourism-countries-in-the-world.html
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 countries international tourism: data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL
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 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)

Economist, EIU, THE GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX 2022 Biggest movers down the ranking in the past 12 month Taipei (Taiwan) ranks world No. 53
	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

world's most livable cities ...
Taiwan has not been included in the top ranking list of the world's most livable cities |
　

world best surveys	Taiwan's rankings in top list	comparison with other Asia & Pacific countries
EIU's Global Liveability Ranking 2022	No. 53	1. Vienna 2. Copenhagen 3. Zurich 4. Calgary 5. Vancouver 6. Geneva 7. Frankfurt 8. Toronto 9. Amsterdam 10. Osaka
The World's Best Cities to Live In 2022	failed top 10	1. London, 2. Tokyo, 3. Shanghai, 4. Singapore, 5. Melbourne, 6. Sydney, 7. Paris, 8. Beijing, 9. NY, 10. Amsterdam
The EIU's Global Livability Index Ranking 2019	failed in the top 50	No.2 Melbourne, No.3 Sydney, No.4 Osaka (Japan), No. 7 Tokyo, No.10 Adelaide, No.12 Auckland (NZ), No.15 Wellington (NZ), 18 Brisbane (Aus) , No. 38 Hong Kong, No. 40 Singapore, No.57 Seoul (Korea), Taipei behind
Monocle's Quality of Life survey 2019	failed in the top list https://monocle.com/film/affairs/quality-of-life-survey-top-25-cities-2019/	No.2 Tokyo (Japan), No.11 Melbourne (Australia), No.13 Sydney, No.16 Hong Kong, No.17 Kyoto (Japan), No.21 Auckland (NZ), No.22 Fukuoka (Japan), 23 Brisbane, 25 Singapore
Deutsche Bank Liveability Survey	not included in the top list https://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/RPS_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000494405/Mapping_the_world%27s_prices_2019.pdf	No. 2 Wellington (NZ), No. 7 Melbourne ( Australia ), No.10 Sydney, No.14 Tokyo No.16 Auckland (NZ), No.17 Dubai (UAE), No. 23 Singapore, No. 26 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, No. 29 Seoul (Korea), No. 33 India Bangalore, No. 39 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, 44 Hong Kong, 46 India Delhi, No. 48 Shanghai (China), No. 55 Beijing
Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019, EIU (Economist UK), NEC	failed in the top 20	No.1 Tokyo, No.2 Singapore, No.3 Osaka (Japan), No.5 Sydney (Aus), No. 8 Seoul (Korea), No10 Melbourne, No. 20 Hong Kong
ArchDaily / The World's Most Livable Cities in 2019	failed in the top 20	No. 3. Auckland, New Zealand, 11. Sydney, Australia, No.15. Wellington, New Zealand , No.17. Melbourne, Australia
The EIU's Global Livability Index Ranking 2018	failed in the top 50	No.2 Melbourne (Australia), No.3 Osaka (Japan), No. 7 Tokyo (Japan) , No.10 Adelaide (Australia), No.12 Auckland (NZ) Wellington (NZ) ... ... (omitted), Taipei 58
The EIU's Global Liveability Index Ranking 2017	failed in the top 50	No.1 Melbourne, No. 5 Adelaide, No. 7 Perth, No. 8 Auckland (NZ), No.11 Sydney, No.13 Tokyo, No. 14 Osaka, No.16 Brisbane, No. 20 Wellington (NZ), No. 35 Singapore, No.45 Hong Kong, No.58 Seoul (Korea), No.60 Taipei

EIU (Economist UK)'s Global Liveability Index evaluates stability, healthcare, culture&environment, education, Infrastructure

★ 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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Taiwan's soft power vs. Asia's soft power

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.
for details : click Soft Power
　

world best surveys

Taiwan's rankings
in top 25~30 list

comparison with
other Asia & Pacific countries

Brand Finance - Global soft power Index 2022

failed

1. US, 2. UK, 3. Germany, 4. China, 5. Japan, 6. France, 7. Canada, 8. Swiss, 9. Russia, 10. Italy

ISSF's World Soft Power 2022

failed

1. US 2. France, 3. Germany, 4. Japan, 5. UK, 6. Swiss, 7. Italy, 8. S. Korea, 9. Spain, 10. China,11.India,12. Sweden, 13. Canada, 14. Australia, 15. Denmark

Brand Finance - Global soft power Index 2021

failed

1. Germany, 2. Japan, 3. UK, 4. Canada, 5. Swiss, 6. US, 7 France, 8. China, 9. Sweden, 10. Australia, 11. Korea, 12 Holland, 13. Russia, 14. Norway, 15. Denmark, 16 NZ, 17. UAE, 18. Iceland, 19. Italia, 20. Singapore

US News: 2021 Best Countries Overall

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2. Japan, 5. Australia 7. New Zealand

2020 Brand Finance - Global soft power Index ,
top 60

n/c

https://brandirectory.com No. 4 Japan, 5 China, 13 Aus, 14 Korea, 18 UAE, 20 Singapore, 22 NZ, 26 SA 27 India

2019/2020
Top 30 SOFT POWER by Portland

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No. 8 Japan, No.9 Australia, No. 17 New Zealand, No. 19 S Korea, No. 21 Singapore, No. 27 China

US News: 2020 Best Countries Overall
The Best Countries in the World

n/c

No.3 Japan, No.5 Australia, No. 11 New Zealand,
No. 15 China, No. 16 Singapore , No. 20 Korea,
No.22 UAE , No.25 India, No. 26 Thailand,
No. 30 Qatar

2018/2019 Monocle's Soft Power survey

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No. 3 Japan, No.8 Australia, No. 11 New Zealand, No.15 Korea, No. 19 China, No. 21 Singapore, No. 25 India

2018/2019 Soft Power 30 Study by USC Center on Public Diplomacy

failed

No.5 Japan, No. 10 Australia, No. 18 NZ, No. 20 S. Korea, No. 21 Singapore, No. 27 China

2017/2018 Monocle's Soft Power survey

failed

No. 4 Japan, No.9 Australia, No. 13 New Zealand, No.17 Korea, No. 19 China, No. 22 Singapore, No. 24 India

2017/2018 Soft Power 30 Study by USC Center on Public Diplomacy

failed

No.6. Japan, No. 8. Australia, 18. NZ, No. 20 Singapore, No. 21 S. Korea, No. 25. China

2016/2017 Monocle's
Soft Power survey

failed

No. 3 Japan, No.6 Australia, No. 13 New Zealand, No.17 Korea, No. 20 China, No. 23 Singapore, No. 24 India

2015/2016 Monocle's
Soft Power survey

failed

No. 4 Japan, No.6 Australia, No. 13 New Zealand, No.15 Korea, No. 21 China, No. 23 Singapore

★ According to a survey of 2020, Singapore ranks No.1, Japan No.7, Korea No. 9 on "enterprise", Japan ranks No. 5, China No.10 on "engagement", Korea ranks No. 5 on "digital", Japan ranks No.6, China No. 8 on "culture", No any Asian country ranks top 10 on "education" and "govt."
　

★ Best Countries overall in 2020: 1 Swiss 2 Canada 3 Japan 4 Germany 5 Australia 6 UK 7 USA 8 Sweden 9 Nederland 10 Norway 11 NZ 12 France 13 Denmark 14 Finland 15 China 16 Singapore 17 Italy 18 Austria 19 Spain 20 Korea 21 Luxembourg 22 UAE 23 Russia 24 Portugal 25 India 26 Thailand 27 Greece 28 Brazil 29 Israel 30 Qatar 31 Saudi Arabia 32 Malaysia 33 Mexico 34 Poland 35 Turkey

　

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UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage /
https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists
　

ranks
Asian country heritage items selected

1 China 40

2 Korea 24

3 Japan 20

4 Mongolia 15

5 India 13

6 Indonesia 10

7 Saudi Arabia 8

8 Cambodia 5

9 Philippines 4

10 Qatar 3

10 Malaysia 3

10 Pakistan 3

13 Thai 2

14 Singapore 1

14 Sri Lanka 1

14 Vietnam 1

14 UAE 1

18~3X
Myanmar, Laos, Nepal 0

Taiwan 0

◆ Taiwan is doing De-sinicization (getting rid of Chinese culture) for political reason.
◆ sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-hawker-culture-gets-nod-included-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list-140941296.html 12-16-2020: Singapore’s hawker culture was officially approved on Wednesday (16 December) to be inscribed into UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The biggest thanks must go to the generations of hawkers for nourishing a nation’s stomach and spirits.   Taiwanese like its night market culture, but was not selected.

US News & World Report 2022, Asian countries world influence - top rankings
Cultural Influence	No.4 Japan No. 7 S Korea 10. Australia 11. China 14. UAE 18. Singapore 20. NZ 24. Thailand 29. Qatar 34. India 36. Saudi Arabia 40. Malaysia	Cutting-edge centers of art, entertainment and fashion
Quality of Life	9. Australia 10. NZ 14. Japan 23. Singapore 24. S Korea 25. China 26. UAE 30. Qatar 31. Malaysia 34. Saudi Arabia 35. Thailand 36.Indonesia 37.Philippines 38. India 40. Vietnam	Through all phases of life, these countries treat their citizens well
Heritage	8. India 9. Japan 10. Thailand 13. China 19. Australia 25. NZ 27. Indonesia 29. Singapore 30. S. Korea	A deep vein of history courses through these countries
Adventure	5. Thailand 6. NZ 8. Australia 20. Singapore 25. Philippines 28. Japan 30. Malaysia	popular travel destinations to fulfill your wanderlust
Agility	4. Japan 5. Australia 8. NZ 11. China 13. S Korea 15. Singapore 18. UAE 25. Qatar	adaptable, dynamic, modern, progressive, responsive
Social Purpose	7. NZ 9. Australia 23. Japan 26. Singapore	human rights, the environment and religious freedom, most progressive, inclusive and committed to social justice

US News & World Report 2021, Asian countries' world influence top 30 rankings
Cultural Influence	No.5 Japan No. 7 S Korea 11. China 12. UAE 15. Singapore 16. Australia 19. NZ 22. Thailand 25. India	Cutting-edge centers of art, entertainment and fashion
Quality of Life	6. Australia 10. NZ 13. Japan 16. Singapore 18. S Korea 23. China 24. UAE 28. Malaysia 29. Thailand	Through all phases of life, these countries treat their citizens well
Heritage	6. India 7. Thailand 10. Japan 12 China 23. Australia 25. Vietnam 26. Indonesia 28. NZ	A deep vein of history courses through these countries
Adventure	5. Thailand 7. NZ 8. Australia 17. Philippines 18. Singapore 25. Malaysia 28. Japan	popular travel destinations to fulfill your wanderlust
Agility	2. Australia 5. Singapore 6. S Korea 7. Japan 9. NZ 13. China 21. UAE 27. Qatar 30. India	adaptable, dynamic, modern, progressive, responsive
Open for business	6. NZ 11. Malaysia 12. Australia 14. Singapore 17. Thailand 20. Sri Lanka 21. Vietnam 22. Indonesia 25. Philippines 26. Japan	market-oriented countries
Social Purpose	1. Canada 2. Denmark 3. NZ 4. Sweden 5 Nederland 6. Norway 7. Finland 8. Australia 9 Swisss 10. Austria 11. Germany 12. Belgium 13. Ireland 14. UK 15. France 16. Portugal 17. Italy 18. Spain 19. US 20. Japan	Residents of certain countries can often come together to support certain causes they feel strongly about: human rights, the environment and freedom
www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/influence-rankings

● train problems: news: Taiwan worse train derail accident in decades - train carrying 490 derails accident, about 50 death, 200 injured : UDN, CTN, Apple Daily editorial、2021-4-3: Serious transportation accidents repeat - all are SOP ignoring man-made disasters, no one treats seriously the warning message behind each accident, The gov. is good at risk management and focus-shifting, instead of preventive management in advance, all these lead to tragedy again and again. The event is just a tip of a iceberg, Taiwan should establish a culture respecting human life. Taiwan railway bureau got rigid grading system and reform failure.
..............● bus problems: United Daily, 2021-4-10, editorial: The death rate of traffic accident (8+ per day) is higher than hat of many backward countries. Large-bus structure is problematic - Jerry-built or bad safety specification. So many gods are hidden in the detail.
..............● food problems: China Times, editorial, 2021-4-25: Taiwan has imported pork and pig offal in total 1800 ton from the US since Jan. 2021, however, in all the markets, there's no any pork and pig offal marked "containing controversial Ractopamine" or even "imported from USA". Another mysterious thing is Agriculture government (Council of Agriculture) says 70% of them were already used for meat processing, but Health government (Ministry Health & welfare) says 70% of them were still in the refrigerating chamber. chinatimes.com/opinion/20210424003140-262101?chdtv

● Liberty Times, 6-15-2020, editorial: Taiwanese always love traveling abroad rather than domestically. Majority of foreign tourists to Taiwan came from China, but most of their consumption-profits are monopolized by Chinese-funded and Chinese-associated businesses. All these have made Taiwan's tourism industry weak and sluggish-demanded. It is undeniable Taiwan tourism needs to be improved the following items :

                        (1) the prices of accommodation, catering and transportation are generally high but the quality is not good, shaping the stereotype that traveling domestically are not as good as sightseeing abroad.
                        (2) the tour often lacks humanistic & cultural connotations, ethnic groups' traditions, characteristics and lifestyles. Although each area has its own old streets and night markets, it is difficult to distinguish one from another. In short, Taiwan lacks in-depth and exquisite tourism.
                        (3) the government has not given importance to tourism industry, "Insufficient resource integration capacity, insufficient investment, and insufficient marketing" .

              ● The China Times 7-15-2020, former minister of Transportation govt. 陳建宇 : Hotels and travel business were "starved" too long for CovID-19, therefore raise the price a lot to "revenge exploit" customers. advice :
                        (1) establishing DMO (目的地行銷暨管理組織 like Japan and Euro.)；
                        (2) quality first, implement Market segmentation Precision marketing；
                        (3) Recreating a new tourists-friendly environment, starts from tourist night market, till now the govt. only work on innovation/renovation of night market's toilet room, the rest is far behind the standard of int'l metro... 。full text: https://www.chinatimes.com/opinion/20200714004912-262105?chdtv
              ● Apple Daily, 2021-3-12: Popular tourists-site Shi-lin night market "miserable street scene" , more bosses than customers, in that “expensive”, "smoke smells", "too homogeneous & unattractive", "delivery platforms are emerging", ... most ever stores closed in recent 30 yrs.
              ● Apple Daily, 7-14-2020 editorial: Why do Taiwanese love travel overseas instead of domestically ? The price is high and quality varies, therefore Taiwanese prefer Japan, Korea and South-East Asia. Price cutting competition and low-cost airline exclude In-depth and exquisite tourism from tour list . Govt.'s economic relief package only works on avoiding close-down instead of tourism enterprise transformation.

full text: https://www.chinatimes.com/opinion/20200714004912-262105?chdtv

● Korean ilbe（일베저장소、일베）slams Taiwan's messy & dirty environment, cultural deprivation、 unpretty women、 the sense of Japanese identification, which triggers hot argues after mainland Chinese posting Chinese version of it (Sept. 2020)。

CNN 8-1-2019, Wall Street Journal 7-31-2019, New York Times, 7-31-2019, : China, an Eye on Elections, bans solo tourists from heading to Taiwan. Independent UK 8-1-2019: It is a blow for Taiwan’s tourism industry. L.A. Times, 8-1-2019: The indefinite suspension is likely to prove a major economic hit to Taiwan, as well as a blow to cultural interplay. Liberty Times 8-28-2019: Taiwan may loss 35,400 million dollars from the gross annual value of tourism in the second half of 2019. United Daily (8-17-2019, editorial) : Very most part of Taiwan's current tourism difficult situation is caused by cross-Taiwan-Strait policy. United Daily (8-22-2019, editorial) : Pension reform might be among key issues in Taiwan's tourism, because public servants, military and education field no longer support domestic travel as much as before. United Daily (8-23-2019) : Taiwan president Tsai: tourism won't go old route, current policy is to balance tourists flow, stimulate domestic demand, increase consumption-amount, satisfy tourist's appetite by bubble tea and local cuisine. United Daily (8-28-2019, Focus) : Visa-free and allowance can save tourism? Lots of allowances were given to domestic tourists, but the number of Taiwanese traveling overseas hit new high again and again. The United Daily 3-7-2019: Taiwan's tourism output value is suffering wallet homicide ! the deficit of foreign exchange is NT1728 billions, the deficit of the number of tourists is 5570 thousands. Apple Daily, opinion, 12-25-2019: Give up "almozo" policy to promote tourism, go "quality oriented" route ! Nikkei Asia Review, 4-30-2019: Since 2016, China has attempted to punish Tsai (DPP) by reducing tour groups to Taiwan, but inbound tourists have steadily set records surpassing 11 millions for the first time last year... The United Daily 10-6-2018 editorial opinion: Taiwan's 'heresy' policy of tourism (subsidies, visa-free) led to 800+ billion dollars decrease of earnings, because of lower consuming ability of South Eastern Asian tourists and smaller number of Chinese tourists. Apple Daily, head-page, 12-31-2018: The amount of tourists spending per day and the number of days tourists staying decreased. The Washington Post at 1-5-2018: (The Chinese government...) "encouraging Chinese tourism to this island" (ps: during KMT in power ~ 2016 ). New York Times at 2-22-2018: "The Chinese government has discouraged tourism to Taiwan...". CTV news 3-9-2018 : beautiful island turns into killing island (traffic accidents), Taiwan's tourism might be a long dark night. Apple Daily, opinion, 2-12-2018: lacking of monument elements, mature cultural creativity, and inexpensive tour-site hotels ... shallow, careless, low-end quality led to an extremely low return visitor rate to Taiwan. Apple Daily, Headline news 1-15-2018: Taiwan tourism collapsed like a snow-slide, the number of tourists to Kenting National Park(墾丁貓鼻頭) dropped 59%, to Taroko National Gorge (太魯閣) dropped 43%, etc, because of the number of Chinese tourists declined a lot and local people don't like those sites - Apple Daily opinion 1-17-2018: expensive hotels, crowded traffic, getting ripped-off by greedy shops' ... UDN opinion 4-11-2018: tourism-related business everywhere are complaining of great hardship (齊喊苦) ; food safety issues never end / The China Times, editorial 10-20-2018, UDN editorial 12-4-2018. The United Daily 12-10-2018: tourism deficit expansion! The number of Taiwanese traveling abroad is more than that of tourists to Taiwan.

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This website won't give you fake or beautified information or pictures, many other tourism websites did !

Chinese visitors and tourists to Taiwan (in millions) , Direct flights between Chn and TW began at 2008, DPP (Green) in power from 2016
source: Nikkei Asia Review, 4-30-2019, Taiwanese government

Average consumption (USD) daily of foreign tourists
(Japan, Korea, China, HK&Macau, USA, Singapore, Malaysia) from 2015 till 2017

pic.: source from TW gov., Apple Daily, Aug., 2019

★ BBC, UK, 7-31-2019: the number of Chinese tourists (in time) in 2015 is about 4.18 million, dropped to 2.7 million on 2018 (https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-49178224 7-31-2019)
★ Telegraph, UK, 7-31-2019: China remains the top source of tourists, with close to 2.5 million visiting last year

data 2018
area	population	number of tourists (person in time)	times
Hong Kong	7.3 million	65.1 million	1:9
Macau	0.65 million	35.9 million	1 : 55
Singapore	5.6 million	18.5 million	1 : 2.3
Taiwan	23 million	11.25 million	1 : 0.5

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◆ One of the most underrated tourist destinations in Asia

China remaining the top source of tourists to Taiwan is because, LA Times at 8-1-2019 said that (1) satisfying a curiosity, an important channel for knowing Taiwan (2) flights of no more than 2~3 hours (3) strong cultural and deep historic connection (4) religious, architectural and cultural similarities, the result of migration from China to Taiwan that began hundreds of years ago (5) take home new information from Taiwan’s newspapers, news websites and television channels, all free of censorship unlike on the mainland (6) stoking business. How about the current status of Taiwan's tourism industries? Liberty Times (10-31-2019): It's no fun traveling domestically, more Taiwanese would rather spend lots of money on traveling overseas. Apple Daily (8-3-2019) commented that in these years Taiwan's travel and tourism still rely on old low strategies like price-cutting competition, cut-throat competition, or even ripping-tourists-off frauds.... ; Apple Daily (8-10-2019 論壇) wrote the city view of Shi-Mun-Din(西門町, a major tourism site) of Taipei is messy, even worse than some cities of South-East Asia. United Daily (8-2-2019) said Taiwanese government's allowances given to citizens only cure the symptom not the disease, the budget should be used to improve tourism environment and to build up tourism body, e.g., facilities & infrastructure - we only have very little South-East Asian tourists friendly stuffs for them... UDN (8-23-2019), scholar criticized Taiwan tourism counts on slogans and small-eats of night markets, without a long-term plan.

World Economic Forum (WEF) <Travel and tourism competitiveness report> released at 9-4-2019 shows Taiwan had the sub-region's largest decline in competitiveness from 30th down to 37th. In the overall ranking list, Asian country Japan got No.4, China No.13, Hong Kong No.14, Korea No.16, Singapore No.17, Malaysia No.29, Thailand No.31, UAE No.33, India No. 34,...
　

Taiwan Travel and tourism competitiveness - 10th on Asia

economist / The world's most liveable cities in 2023 City liveability index, Mar. 2023 - Taipei ranks world No. 65, Asia's No.14

economist / The world's most liveable cities in 2023
City liveability index, Mar. 2023 - Taipei ranks world No. 65, Asia's No.14