INADEQUATE VISITOR RESOURCES APPARENT WITH LARGE VISITOR INFLUX IN XIAOLIUQIU|端午連假小琉球爆人潮 搭船最久等三小時

On the first day of the four-day holiday, Xiaoliuqiu saw a massive influx of tourists. Boat services have been increased 5 times to carry more than 15,000 tourists to the island on the first day of the long weekend. After arriving, another problem. With all scooter rental companies out of vehicles, some tourists could only walk around the island. Tourists were antsy waiting for boats to Xiaoliuqiu. Some have waited in line for more than 3 hours. ==TOURIST== At least two to three hours. (When did you get here?) Somewhere after 11 o'clock. ==CHOU TAI-CHENG Boat Service Provider== Usually, we offer seven rides a day. Yesterday we had to put in 27 extra rides. Our company alone had taken more than 6,000 tourists to Xiaoliuqiu. Five times more boat services were put in by the two local operators to transport more than 15,000 tourists to the island on day one of the holiday. Scooter rental companies ran out of vehicles as a result of the large influx of tourists. ==EMPLOYEE Scooter Rental Company== We ran out of scooters. The ones left here have been booked by our BB collaborators. ==TOURIST== No luck getting any scooter. (No? How many companies have you asked?) Four. (Four?) Yes. Island tour services by bus were once offered to reduce carbon emission but were later terminated due to low tourist numbers in off-seasons. High demands in holiday seasons prompted rental companies to acquire more vehicles, which set the island further back from its low carbon goal. Translated By LUKE CHIANG 連續假期，小琉球再度湧入大量遊客，交通船這兩天都開出別平常多5倍的班次，一天登島人數初估超過一萬5千人，島上機車也從昨天中午就被租借一空，有的遊客到了島上還得步行。 從東港開往小琉球的交通船一靠岸，遊客立刻露出高興的笑容，因為大家從候船大廳排到室外，長長的人龍，為了去小琉球玩，最久已經有人等三個小時。 ==遊客== 兩三個小時跑不掉了吧 （你們幾點來等的） 11點多 ==交通船業者 周台誠== 平常日我只有7班的船 像我們昨天就加開了27班的船班 光我們公司(第一天)已經 載了6千多人到小琉球 民營交通船業者比平常多開5倍班次，當地兩家民營船，第一天載到小琉球的遊客就超過一萬五千人，幸好這兩天沒有大太陽，遊客都能耐心排隊。但是到了小琉球，人擠人，玩得也不輕鬆，走出碼頭，一整排的租車業者，竟然從第一天中午以後，不管加油機車還是電動機車，都被租借一空，得等別人還車，才租得到。 ==遊客== 我機車已經沒有了 只有剩下跟民宿配合的 才有機車 ==遊客== 租不到 (都租不到哦) （問幾間了） 四家 （問四家了） 對 小琉球過去曾為了減碳，推動環島公車，但因為平日和淡季遊客少，無法永續經營。現在當地觀光越來越熱門，反而刺激業者增購機車，卻也不夠因應連續假期，屏東縣政府想推動小琉球為低碳島，勢必要再想想對策。記者 王介村 許政俊 屏東報導