Tourism Administration

Tourism Administration
觀光署
Guānguāng Shǔ (Mandarin)
Kôn-kông Khiu̍k (Hakka)
Logo
Tourism Administration in Continental Building
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1960 (as Committee of Tourism)
29 December 1972 (as Tourism Bureau)
JurisdictionTaiwan (Republic of China)
Headquarters
Agency executives
Parent agency
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

The organizational structure of Tourism Administration is divided into five sections: administrative units, staff units, tourism service centers, national scenic area headquarters and overseas offices.

Administrative units

Staff units

Tourism service centers

These tourism service centers provide services to foreign tourists visiting Taiwan and to domestic residents traveling abroad.

National Scenic Area headquarters

Overseas offices

Country City Name Ref.
 Japan Tokyo Taiwan Visitors Association, Tokyo Office
Osaka Taiwan Visitors Association, Osaka Office
 South Korea Seoul Taiwan Visitors Association, Seoul Office
Busan Taiwan Visitors Association, Busan Office
 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City
 Thailand Bangkok Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
 India Mumbai Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Mumbai
 Singapore Singapore Taiwan Visitors Association, Singapore Office
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Taiwan Visitors Association, Kuala Lumpur Office
 Indonesia Jakarta Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Jakarta
 United States New York City Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York
San Francisco Taiwan Tourism Administration, San Francisco Office
Los Angeles Taiwan Tourism Administration, Los Angeles Office/Tourism Division, TECO in LA
 Canada Vancouver Taiwan Tourism Information Centre in Vancouver
 Germany Frankfurt Taiwan Tourism Administration, Federal Republic of Germany
 France Paris Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Paris
 United Kingdom London Taiwan Tourism Administration, London Office
 China Hong Kong Taiwan Visitors Association, Hong Kong Office
Beijing Taiwan Strait Tourism Association, Beijing Office
Shanghai Taiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch Office
Fuzhou Taiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch Fuzhou Office

Transportation

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

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Organization Structure-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. 2024-04-15. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Service Centers-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. 2024-10-14. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Tokyo-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Osaka-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Seoul-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  7. ↑ "Busan-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  8. ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  9. ↑ "Bangkok-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  10. ↑ "Singapore-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  11. ↑ "Kuala Lumpur-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  12. ↑ "New York-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. 1 2 "San Francisco-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  15. ↑ "Los Angeles-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  16. ↑ "Frankfurt-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  17. ↑ "London-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". Executive Information System — Tourism Administration, MOTC. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  18. ↑ "Hong Kong-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  19. ↑ "Beijing-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  20. ↑ "Shanghai-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  21. ↑ "Fuzhou-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China". admin.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2024-12-22.

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