Tourism Administration

Tourism Administration
觀光署; Guānguāng Shǔ (Mandarin); Kôn-kông Khiu̍k (Hakka)
	Logo
	; Tourism Administration in Continental Building
Agency overview
Formed	September 1960 (as Committee of Tourism); 29 December 1972 (as Tourism Bureau)
Jurisdiction	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Headquarters	Daan, Taipei
Agency executives	David W. J. Hsieh, Director-General; Liu Hsi-lin, Deputy Director-General; Chang Shi-chung, Deputy Director-General;
Parent agency	Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Website	Official website

25°02′29″N 121°33′21″E / 25.041253°N 121.555869°E / 25.041253; 121.555869

The Tourism Administration, MOTC (traditional Chinese: 交通部觀光署; simplified Chinese: 交通部观光署; pinyin: Jiāotōngbù Guānguāng Shǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kau-thong-pō͘ Koan-kong-sú) 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

Planning and Research Division
Hotel, Travel and Training Division
Technical Division
International Affairs Division
Domestic Tourism Division
Secretariat
Personnel Department
Anti-corruption Department
Accounting Department

Service centers

Travel Service Center, Taipei
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tourist Service Center
Kaohsiung International Airport Tourist Service Center
New York office (established in 1978)^[2]

Transportation

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

References

^ "History". Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng" 觀光局駐紐約 40 週年台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 [The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York]. Yù chuánméi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-04-03.

External links

Official website

[1] "History". Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[2] "Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng" 觀光局駐紐約 40 週年台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 [The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York]. Yù chuánméi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-04-03.

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