Agency Name: | Tourism Administration |
Nativename A: | Chinese: 觀光署 |
Nativename R: | Guānguāng Shǔ (Mandarin) Kôn-kông Khiu̍k (Hakka) |
Picture Width: | 250px |
Picture Caption: | Tourism Administration in Continental Building |
Formed: | September 1960 (as Committee of Tourism) 29 December 1972 (as Tourism Bureau) |
Jurisdiction: | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
Headquarters: | Daan, Taipei |
Chief1 Name: | David W. J. Hsieh |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General |
Chief2 Name: | Liu Hsi-lin |
Chief2 Position: | Deputy Director-General |
Chief3 Name: | Chang Shi-chung |
Chief3 Position: | Deputy Director-General |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Transportation and Communications |
Region Code: | TW |
The Tourism Administration, MOTC is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan (Republic of China) responsible for the administration of domestic and international tourism policy making, execution and development in Taiwan.[1]
The development of tourism industry in Taiwan within the government level began in 1956. In September 1960, a Committee of Tourism was set up within the Ministry of Transportation and Communications with the approval from Executive Yuan. The committee was reorganized as the Tourism Council in October 1966, then Tourism Bureau on 29 December 1972, and finally the Tourism Administration in September 2023.
The Tourism Administration is accessible within walking distance West from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.