Tourism And Travel

Taiwan KMT Party To See First Chinese Tourists Via July 4 Weekend Flights

DOI 23 April 2008

XFN-ASIA (TAIPEI, CHINA) - The Kuomintang (KMT), which will become the ruling party after Ma Ying-Jeou swears in as president on May 20, 2008, is planning for the first arrivals of Chinese tourists flying direct to Taiwan on July 4 when weekend charter flights across the Taiwan Straits launch. Chang Jung-Kung, director of the KMT's mainland affairs department, will head a mission to mainland China in early May for preparatory consultations on exact routes and airports.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/04/23/afx4926549.html

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Comment: Taiwan plans to spend USD 991 million on preparations for millions of tourists from political rival China under a plan to boost the economy. President Ma aims to admit 3000 Chinese tourists every day in the hopes that they will bring in cash and create job opportunities.