The Tourism Administration, MOTC () 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 September1960, 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 October1966, then Tourism Bureau on 29December1972, and finally the Tourism Administration in September2023.
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 Planning and Research Division International Affairs Division Travel and Training Division Hotel & Lodging Division Tourism Site Development Division Technical Division Domestic Travel Promotion Division
Staff units
Personnel Office Accounting Office Civil Service Ethics Office Information Management Office Secretariat Public Relations Department
Tourism service centers These tourism service centers provide services to foreign tourists visiting Taiwan and to domestic residents traveling abroad. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tourist Service Center Kaohsiung International Airport Tourist Service Center Travel Service Center, main office in Taipei Travel Service Center, Taichung office Travel Service Center, Tainan office Travel Service Center, Kaohsiung office
National Scenic Area headquarters
Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters East Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters East Longitudinal Valley National Scenic Area Headquarters Penghu National Scenic Area Headquarters Matsu National Scenic Area Headquarters North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Headquarters Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area Headquarters Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Headquarters Alishan National Scenic Area Headquarters Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters Siraya National Scenic Area Headquarters Maolin National Scenic Area Headquarters Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Headquarters
Overseas offices CountryCityNameRef.TokyoTaiwan Visitors Association, Tokyo OfficeOsakaTaiwan Visitors Association, Osaka OfficeSeoulTaiwan Visitors Association, Seoul OfficeBusanTaiwan Visitors Association, Busan OfficeHo Chi Minh CityTourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh CityBangkokTourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in ThailandMumbaiTaiwan Tourism Information Center in MumbaiSingaporeTaiwan Visitors Association, Singapore OfficeKuala LumpurTaiwan Visitors Association, Kuala Lumpur OfficeJakartaTaiwan Tourism Information Center in JakartaNew York CityTourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New YorkSan FranciscoTaiwan Tourism Administration, San Francisco OfficeLos AngelesTaiwan Tourism Administration, Los Angeles Office/Tourism Division, TECO in LAVancouverTaiwan Tourism Information Centre in VancouverFrankfurtTaiwan Tourism Administration, Federal Republic of GermanyParisTaiwan Tourism Information Center in ParisLondonTaiwan Tourism Administration, London OfficeHong KongTaiwan Visitors Association, Hong Kong OfficeBeijingTaiwan Strait Tourism Association, Beijing OfficeShanghaiTaiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch OfficeFuzhouTaiwan 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 List of tourist attractions in Taiwan Tourism in Taiwan
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