A COVID-19 outbreak is battering the tourism industry to a greater extent than it was last year, so more relief and subsidy measures are necessary to avoid a massive collapse, operators have said.
Formosa International Hotels Group (晶華酒店集團) chairman Steve Pan (潘思亮) said that more than half of Taiwan’s hotels might go out of business in two to three months if the government does not help promptly.
“Taiwan’s tourism sectors are on the brink of collapse, and need relief and subsidy programs that are much stronger than last year’s to weather the pains of the spiraling virus outbreak,” Pan said.
Taiwan is in
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Revenue at two hoteliers increase by double digits
HIGH OCCUPANCY: FDC International Hotels invited Taiwanese to stay at its properties to allow relatives returning from abroad to quarantine at their homes
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
Two major Taiwanese hotel groups have reported that their revenue last month pick up by double-digit percentage points from one month earlier on the back of a high sales season, but the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh on their year-on-year showings.
FDC International Hotels Corp (雲品國際) yesterday said its revenue last month grew 15 percent from one month earlier to NT$221 million (US$7.76 million), but weakened 9.5 percent from a year earlier.
Destination Cleveland’s David Gilbert appointed to U.S. tourism board
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
David Gilbert, shown here announcing that Cleveland would host the 2021 NFL Draft, was appointed to the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
Joshua Gunter, cleveland.comcleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio David Gilbert, president and CEO of Destination Cleveland, has been appointed to the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which consults with the U.S. secretary of commerce on policies related to the travel industry, including entry requirements, aviation security, infrastructure and other issues.
Gilbert, who is also president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.