Taiwan to Issue 500,000 Coupons Worth 210,000 Won for Foreign Independent Travelers

Free independent travelers staying 3 to 90 days to receive lottery-based support
Group travelers to receive team-based subsidies

Taiwan is distributing 500,000 consumption coupons worth 5,000 New Taiwan Dollars (approximately 210,000 KRW) per person to attract foreign tourists.

On the 21st (local time), according to Taiwanese media such as China Times and Commercial Times, the Taiwan Ministry of Transportation and Communications Tourism Bureau announced the "Measures to Promote Individual Travelers for Expanding International Tourist Attraction" the day before. According to the main contents of this measure, starting from the 1st of next month, foreign independent travelers visiting Taiwan for 3 to 90 days will have the chance to enter a lottery for consumption coupons worth 5,000 New Taiwan Dollars.

Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan
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The lottery period for the consumption coupons will run from the 1st of next month until the end of June 2025, with a total of 500,000 coupons distributed through the lottery: 250,000 coupons in 2023, 150,000 in 2024, and 100,000 in 2025. However, the Tourism Bureau explained that the situation may change depending on circumstances.

To participate in the consumption coupon lottery event, travelers must complete pre-registration through the Tourism Bureau’s designated event page or corporate cooperation platform before entering Taiwan. Winners of the consumption coupons can choose between an "electronic certificate" or a "lodging discount voucher," and upon winning, they can present the relevant proof documents at designated locations by the Tourism Bureau, including Taipei Songshan International Airport in the north, Taoyuan International Airport, Taichung International Airport in the central region, and Kaohsiung International Airport in the south to receive the coupons.

The Tourism Bureau is also implementing a subsidy policy for foreign group travelers. For foreign groups of 4 to 7 people visiting Taiwan for less than 6 nights and 7 days, a subsidy of 5,000 New Taiwan Dollars will be provided; for groups of 50 or more people staying 6 nights and 7 days or longer, a subsidy of 50,000 New Taiwan Dollars (approximately 2,160,000 KRW) will be given. The subsidy period runs from the 1st of next month until the end of this year, and the authorities expect that at least about 90,000 group tours will benefit from this support. This policy may end early if the budget is exhausted ahead of schedule.

Meanwhile, Taiwanese media reported that among foreigners visiting Taiwan from January to March this year, after the lifting of border closures due to COVID-19, South Koreans were the most numerous. The Taiwan Ministry of Transportation and Communications Tourism Bureau estimated that the cumulative number of visitors to Taiwan in the first quarter of this year exceeded 1 million, and it aims to attract 6 million tourists this year.

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