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Quarantine hotel occupancy drops ‘SWINDLED’: A ban on foreign arrivals, the easing of home quarantine rules and steep prices have led to a decline in occupancy, hurting the hotels’ bottom lines By Hsiao Yu-hsin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer Occupancy rates at quarantine hotels has dropped amid an increase in the number of such facilities, hotel operators said on Monday. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has announced that 20,000 additional hotel rooms would be reserved for quarantine to increase capacity. However, as of Sunday, the average occupancy rate at quarantine hotels had dropped to 39 percent from 59.7 percent on May 19, when the government raised the nationwide COVID-19 alert to level 3. ....
CAA to investigate alleged jetpack flight in Taichung ILLEGAL TAKE-OFF? An import permit is needed to bring a jetpack into Taiwan and people who want to use one must be certified as ‘flight-worthy’ By Hsiao Yu-hsin, Hsu Kuo-chen and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) yesterday said it would work with law enforcement authorities to determine the authenticity of a video clip circulating online that purportedly shows a person flying with a jetpack over Taichung. The Civil Aviation Act (民用航空法) designates jetpacks as level 1 aircraft and people who want to bring them into Taiwan need to obtain an import permit, the agency said in a statement. ....
The government is considering offering subsidies to Taiwanese visitors to Palau that would cover part of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing fees, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said yesterday. Taiwan has been allowing people to travel to the Pacific island nation since April 1 via a “travel bubble” agreement between the two countries. While the pilot tours attracted more than 100 Taiwanese tourists, travel operators have since then reported lackluster sales of tours, which caused China Airlines to cancel charter flights to Palau. One of the reasons for high tour prices is the PCR tests, which travelers are ....
Cycling tours beckon post-pandemic tourism era By Hsiao Yu-hsin / Staff reporter More than 1,000 hotels are expected to be certified as cyclist-friendly accommodation by the end of this year as they eye business opportunities brought by the “Year of Cycling Tourism,” the Tourism Bureau said yesterday. The bureau said it has designated this year the “Year of Cycling Tourism” as the government focuses on creating innovative domestic tours in the post-COVID-19 era. “We are promoting the concept of ‘cyclist-friendly accommodation’ to 3,000 hotels along 16 main biking routes. Hoteliers can apply for certification if they have parking spaces for bicycles, as well as cleaning and maintenance facilities,” the bureau said. ....
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) is considering relaxing self-health management requirements for Taiwanese tourists returning from Palau after disappointing tour sales threaten the “travel bubble” agreement between the two countries. The CECC made the remarks yesterday after the six travel agencies designated to arrange tours to Palau reported lackluster sales following the pilot tours on April 1, which were joined by 100 tourists. Since the launch, the average load factor for flights to and from Palau was about 26 percent, China Airlines (CAL) said. Travel operators have been urging the CECC to loosen the 14-day self-health management requirement for visitors ....