Domestic travel industry stimulus budget all used up / 3億元國旅補助申請完畢 暫無下一波　　　　　　　　　　

The $300 million NTD domestic travel stimulus provided by the Tourism Bureau has been used up by January 5th. The Tourism Bureau said that it was an emergency method and that no further programs are planned. The priority now will be to guide tourism operators through a transition. The Tourism Bureau organized an industry fair, matching hospitality businesses with travel operators so that they can partner to offer better products. The fair drew 165 hospitality businesses and over 300 travel operators. 165 tour bus, hotel, and restaurant businesses are participating in this industry fair. With the drop in Chinese tourists, these businesses are looking for a change. Travel agencies are also looking for new products that appeal to travelers from different markets. ==TRAVEL AGENCY REP== We're looking for new things and good prices. With over 300 travel agencies in attendance, this fair is one way that the Tourism Bureau is help the industry transition away from a dependence on Chinese tourists. Earlier, a NT$300 million subsidy for domestic group travel was entirely spent by January 5th. The Tourism Bureau said that these subsidized groups will drive over NT$1 billion in value for the domestic tourism industry. ==TSAI MING-LING Chief Secretary, Tourism Bureau== All NT$300 million in funding was applied for within two months. (Will there be a continuance of the program?) Not at the moment, because the government is working with limited resources. That program was for short-term emergency relief. ==HOTEL REP.== We did benefit from the domestic tourism subsidy, but not much. The bigger beneficiaries are probably hotels in central and southern Taiwan. Industry representatives say that a hotel construction boom in response to Chinese tourists means that 80 new hotels will be completed across Taiwan in 2017. They hope that the Tourism Bureau will speed up efforts to attract international tourists, in order to mitigate the impact of these new market entrants. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 165家包括遊覽車，旅宿業，餐飲等業者，都來報名產業媒合會，攤子擺開來，滿滿的介紹資料，陸客團不來，衝擊旅遊市場，不只擺攤業者亟欲轉型，來參觀的旅行業者也想包裝新產品，吸引不同市場的旅客 ==旅行社業者== 看看有什麼新的東西 然後 好的報價 這場觀光局輔導旅行公會舉辦的產品媒合會，吸引三百多家旅行業者參加，這是觀光局因應陸客不來，輔導業者轉型的方案之一，而先前三億元的國旅補助經費，已經在一月五日被申請完畢，觀光局表示，這些補助團，都還在陸續出團，估計可以帶動十億元的國旅產值。 ==觀光局主任秘書 蔡明玲== 兩個月的時間 三億元已經申請結束了 (會再有下一波的補助嗎) 目前為止沒有 因為政府的資源也還是有限 那這個活動 我們是定義在短期救急 ==飯店業者== 針對上一波的國旅 我們是有受益 但是受益上不大 應該受益上比較大的 應該是在中南部的飯店 會比較居多 業者表示，過去幾年因應陸客團成長，不少飯店陸續興建，預計到2017年，全台還會有80多家新飯店陸續落成，希望觀光局除了拚國旅，也要加速開闢國際客源，否則在更多新業者加入旅遊市場後，衝擊會更嚴重 記者 薛宜家 邱福財 台北報導