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