CHINESE TOURISTS ARE FEWER, SPEND LESS|陸客減.每人每日消費約6千 輸日星遊客

Since President Tsai Ing-wen took office on May 20, 2016, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan has decreased sharply. The Central Bank citing Tourism Bureau statistics, pointed out that the average amount of money a Chinese tourist spent per day fell to US$208.31 during the first six months of 2016. This means that Chinese tourists continue to spend less than Japanese tourists, and now Singaporean tourists spend more than Chinese tourists do. Tour buses carrying Chinese tourists came one after another, stopping in front of a well-known Taiwan souvenir shop. The shop was crowded with Chinese tourists busy packing their souvenirs in boxes, to take them home to share with their friends and relatives. ==CHINESE TOURIST== I spent around RMB$2000. ==CHINESE TOURIST== I bought pineapple cake, nougat, and mung bean cake. They are delicious, so I bought a lot. The number of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan has decreased sharply since President Tsai Ing-wen took office on May 20, 2016. According to the Central Bank, in 2015, a Chinese tourist spent US$227.58 per day on average, which is only a little lower than Japanese tourists, at US$227.59. However, during the first six months of 2016, the average amount of money a Chinese tourist spent per day fell to US$208.31. Besides spending much less than Japanese tourists, Chinese tourists now spend even less than Singaporean tourists. The Travel Agent Association of Taiwan said that as the demand for travel to Taiwan declines, fees for tour groups fall, which leads to a decrease in the amount of money spent during trips. ==LEE CHI-YUEH Travel Agent Association of Taiwan == In the past, during peak season, fees for tour groups soared high. However,as the demand for travel to Taiwan declines, fees for tour groups fall. This will definitely affect the total amount of money spent during trips. The Central Bank said that Taiwan faces a similar situation to Singapore and Hong Kong, which is lack of sufficient cultural and natural resources to develop tourism. However, by creating a good environment for travel businesses, building more infrastructure, and setting more complete regulations, Taiwan can increase its competitiveness in tourism and achieve high tourism revenue. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 一輛輛載著陸客團的遊覽車就停靠在馬路邊，伴手禮名店裡滿滿都是人潮，不少陸客都是整箱整箱搬，要帶回大陸當成最實惠的禮物。 ==陸客== 買了人民幣兩千多塊錢的東西 ==陸客== 我買鳳梨酥 牛軋糖 綠豆糕 非常好吃 所以我才買這麼多 不過從去年520之後，陸客來台人數大減，消費力也減弱中央銀行引用觀光局統計指出，2015年陸客平均每人每日消費金額227.58美元，僅略低於日客的227.59美元，但2016年上半年陸客平均每日消費卻降至208.31美元，不僅持續輸給日本觀光客，也被新加坡旅客超越。旅行公會全聯會表示，陸客來台整體市場萎縮嚴重，在量縮價跌的情況下，當然消費金額就跟著下滑。 ==旅行公會全聯會發言人 李奇嶽== 往年都是在旺季的時候 (團費)它價錢都會一直往上飆漲 但是因為量在縮的時候 價格自然會下跌 結果當然會影響到 整體消費的總金額 央行表示，新加坡、香港與台灣同樣受限於相對弱勢的人文與自然資源，但透過良好完善的營運環境、基礎設施或法令架構，提高旅行收入及觀光競爭力，這是台灣觀光產業發展可以借鏡之處。 記者 吳雅瑜 陳信隆 台北報導