The Tourism Bureau on Wednesday launched a new website aimed at providing potential visitors with images, videos and information on Taiwan's attractions, as the country's borders remain closed to most foreign travelers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bilingual website, titled Time for Taiwan (?????), features various tourism sites in Taiwan's cities and counties and is expected to run until August 2022, the bureau said in a press statement.
Visitors to the website can also find information in English and Chinese about the 100 participating travel agencies, hotels, shops and restaurants in the country, the bureau said.
For people who might be planning to visit Taiwan after the pandemic ends, the videos, photos and travel information on the platform provide insights into the country's attractions, said Chang Shi-chung (???), director-general of the Tourism Bureau.
The bureau also hopes that for those who have no plans to visit Taiwan, the content on the website will "pique their interest" when the country reopens its borders, he said.
The website, developed for the bureau by the Taiwan Visitors Association, also allows Taiwanese travel agencies and other entities to explore business opportunities, and it provides travel information to the general public, Chang said.
Over the next year, travel agencies and industry stakeholders will have an opportunity to build connections, via the website, the tourism bureau said.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel