Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Taiwan ranked the seventh most popular destination to visit for travelers from the Asia Pacific region in a report released by Mastercard Tuesday.
Nearly 60 percent of Taiwanese would travel abroad despite higher travel costs and about 80 percent would likely accept an increase of travel expenses of up to 25 percent, a MasterCard Taiwan (萬事達) survey showed yesterday.
Eleven percent of those polled said they would refrain from traveling overseas given the rising travel costs and 23 percent said they would travel domestically within the next year due to the COVID-19 situation and border control measures to curb the spread of the disease, the survey showed.
Japan was the most popular overseas destination, followed by South Korea, Southeast Asia and Europe, it showed.
The survey
By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporterNearly 60 percent of Taiwanese would travel abroad despite higher travel costs and about 80 percent would likely accept an increase of travel expenses of up to 25 percent, a MasterCard Taiwan （萬事達） survey showed yesterday.
Mastercard Taiwan has teamed up with E.Sun Commercial Bank (玉山銀行) to issue what they are calling the nation’s first digital credit card, which can be used at physical stores and on online platforms, the card issuer said yesterday.
Once a consumer’s application for the credit card is approved, the card’s information, such as its number and security code, is sent to E.Sun Bank’s electronic wallet app, MasterCard Taiwan general manager Eva Chen (陳懿文) said in a statement.
Consumers can use the card’s numbers to purchase goods online, or link the card with different mobile payment tools so that they can shop at