Tourism Administration Explained

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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]

History

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.

Organizational structures

Service centers

Transportation

The Tourism Administration is accessible within walking distance West from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726144003/http://admin.taiwan.net.tw/public/public_en.aspx?no=4 . 2014-07-26 . 2014-04-22 . Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan).
  2. News: 2018-04-03 . Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng . zh:觀光局駐紐約 40 週年 台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 . zh-TW . The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York . Yù chuánméi .