{"id":218957,"date":"2019-06-16T05:34:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T09:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=218957"},"modified":"2019-06-16T05:34:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T09:34:20","slug":"drawing-filipinos-anew-to-taiwan-via-new-tourism-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/16\/drawing-filipinos-anew-to-taiwan-via-new-tourism-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing Filipinos anew to Taiwan via new tourism campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Director Jerry Chuang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Manila cited a “very dramatic increase” in Filipino tourists to Taiwan, who reached around 419,000 in 2018. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>— Taiwan is seeking to attract thousands of Filipino tourists to the Taiwanese capital as it launched the “Undiscovered Taipei” tourism campaign in Manila Friday.<\/p>\n

Director Jerry Chuang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Manila cited a “very dramatic increase” in Filipino tourists to Taiwan, who reached around 419,000 in 2018.<\/p>\n

“Filipino tourists have become popular tourists in Taiwan. You are well-informed and a lot of Filipinos make their travel plans,” Chuang told reporters in Makati City during the launch.<\/p>\n

“The Filipinos, they share information to their friends, they become ambassadors of Taiwan,” he added.<\/p>\n

To keep this “positive momentum”, the capital seeks to reintroduce the Undiscovered Taipei campaign to Filipinos and to promote the city as “the best destination in the region.”<\/p>\n

Yi-ting Liu, the commissioner of the Taipei’s Department of Information and Tourism, said the Undiscovered Taipei campaign is targeting Filipinos tourists who had already visited the capital.<\/p>\n

“There are more and more spots that the people who’ve been there for the first time, for sure the second time they haven’t been there,” he told reporters.<\/p>\n

“The number last year was 420,000 so I believe, this year, it could increase until 500,000 and I believe there will be more,” he added.<\/p>\n

Chuang attributed the growth of Filipino tourists to Taiwan with its visa-free entry policy for Filipinos, set to expire in July 2019.<\/p>\n

When asked if there is a high possibility this could be extended, Chuang said the TECO will announce soon.<\/p>\n

“Our office, we try very hard to follow up. We have a lot of queries so we convey back to Taipei, that’s why we urge Taipei to make a decision early,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The visa-free policy has really brought Taiwan and the Philippines closer,” he noted.\u00a0(<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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