★
|
Taiwan |
Taiwan's tourism
& travel |
ranks
10+th
in Asia
|
★
★
CNN (2022-12-6):
Taiwan's 'living hell' traffic is a
tourism problem. Taiwan is
notorious for its dangerous roads.
Multiple countries, including Australia,
Canada, Japan and the US, have
specifically called out Taiwan's road
conditions.
"Many drivers do
not respect the pedestrian's right of
way,” the US
State Department warns.
The Canadian government: "Motorcycles
and scooter drivers don't respect
traffic laws. They are extremely
reckless.”
Cities in Taiwan share a major issue – a
lack of pavements and consistent
walkways for pedestrians, ...
Pedestrians are then often “forced” to
walk onto car lanes... The number
of people lost their lives to traffic
incidents in Taiwan is approximately six
times higher than Japan and five times
higher than the UK.
msn.com/en-us/travel/news/taiwans-living-hell-traffic-is-a-tourism-problem-say-critics/ar-AA14Xb2n
brief
|
pic.:No.1 "comment Taiwan
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|
economist /
The world's most liveable cities in 2023
City liveability index,
Mar. 2023 - Taipei ranks world No. 65,
Asia's No.14
|
|
score |
cities
in Asia |
|
90+ |
Melbourne, Sydney, Aucland,
Adelaide, Osaka(Japan), Perth, Tokyo(Japan), Brisbane,
Wellington, Singapore |
|
80-90 |
Seoul(Korea),
Hong Kong(Chn), Busan(Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Kaohsiung,
Taichung |
|
60-80 |
Noumea, Nantong, SuZhou,
Beijing, ShenYang, Shanghai, etc |
top 5 cities:
Vienna 98.4, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney,
Vancouver ... No.10 Osaka, Auckland 96
Score out of 100*
five categories: stability, health care, culture and
environment, education and infrastructure. |
|
2023 Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries |
|
Michelin cities |
total number of
stars |
Green
Star |
3
Star |
2
Star |
1 Star |
|
Tokyo (Japan)
|
202 |
12 |
12 |
39 |
139 |
|
Kyoto (Japan) |
104 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
73 |
|
Osaka (Japan) |
97 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
81 |
|
Hong Kong |
81 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
58 |
|
Singapore |
65 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
55 |
|
Shanghai (China)
|
51 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
39 |
|
Seoul (S. Korea) |
38 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
25 |
|
Taipei (Taiwan) |
29 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
20 |
|
By
highlighting eco-friendly pioneer restaurants with the MICHELIN Green
Star, and spotlighting their virtuous initiatives, it stimulates
awareness and actions both within the industry and by gourmets. |
★
New
York Times,
2023-3-16:
☉
Xia
Hai City God Temple - managing to cram more than 600 statues of deities
in just over 1,600 square feet. One in particular stands out:
the Love God
(ps: but Taiwanese prefer bread to romance)
☉
Chifeng Street is a fashion-forward shopping
street flush with vintage clothing stores...
☉
Dadaocheng is Taipei’s oldest neighborhood,
famous for its dried goods
☉
Yangmingshan National Park is
home to wild hot springs and volcanic peaks.☉Qixing Mountain is a dormant volcano and
the tallest mountain in Taipei.☉Because of gentrification and noise complaints, many of Taipei’s
night markets aren’t as robust as they were decades ago. Ningxia
Night Market is a distinguished exception
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/16/travel/things-to-do-taipei.html
★
New York Times, (nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html)
2023-2-23 : Taiwan's CovID death rate (deaths per 100,000)
ranks world No.1. The ranks of other Asian countries : No.6
Australia, No. 7 Japan, No. 23 New Zealand, No. 27 Hong Kong, 35 Korea,
64 Malaysia, 66 Thailand, 68 Indonesia, 72 India, about 170 Singapore,
about 200 China.
CNN:
Taiwan will pay tourist to visit.
full details
★
New York Times (2023-1-12):
In
the Times Travel section's 52
places to go in 2023,
Taipei ranks No. 36, other Asia's
selections include
No.2 Morioka Japan, No. 5 Auckland NZ, 7 kangaroo island Australia, 12
Bhutan, 13 Kerala India, 19 Fukuoka Japan, 20
Flores Indonesia, 25 Ha Giang Vietnam, 27 U-K Tjuta National Park,
Australia
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/travel/52-places-travel-2023.html?campaign_id=7&emc=edit_mbae_20230113&instance_id=82548&nl=morning-briefing%3A-asia-pacific-edition®i_id=93861781&segment_id=122347&te=1&user_id=4a9594d616730fc2c1567d65a316b5f1
★
SCMP, 2023-1-22:
Taiwan's tourism industry misses
mainlanders.
Chinese used to be a major source of
tourism for Taiwan's hotels and local
businesses, but travellers from across
the strait are still restricted from
coming..."They
are willing to spend money. Their
spending habits are not the same as
others."
msn.com/en-xl/travel/other/taiwan-s-tourism-industry-misses-mainlanders-as-ban-prevents-it-from-returning-to-pre-covid-levels/ar-AA16Cjl3
|
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"
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at
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,
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8-2-2020, 7-7-2020,
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|
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|
|
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|
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2021-2-18; No.4
"comment Taiwan
tour"
on US Google
at
2023-4-7 |
★
Daily Mail (UK), 2023-4-28: Young Australian student
on his dream overseas exchange program is fighting for his life in Taiwan after
eating food laced with rat poison. His Doctor father
said: "He had been
misdiagnosed in Taiwan with an immune disorder".
Alex is at the Taipei Medical University Hospital
..."The medical services in Taiwan don't
currently have the right treatments or drugs to stabilise his condition,
Alex's condition has grown worse and he needs to be flown to the Royal
Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney via a specialised medical flight retrieval
service". dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12023841/Toowoomba-student-exchange-Taiwan-fighting-life-eating-food-laced-rat-poison.html
★
The Travel (2023-5-26):
The eclectic and lively Taipei City -
top things to do
♦
Wander Through The National Palace Museum
-
over 700,000 artifacts spanning
millennia of Chinese history. The museum
showcases delicate paintings, fine
china, calligraphy, and sculptures
♦The
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall♦
Soak In The Beitou Hot Springs♦The Raohe Night Market
♦Longshan Temple
♦Breathtaking Sights Await Atop Taipei 101♦Soar Above Tea Plantations On The Maokong Gondola
♦
Be Mesmerized By Ximending Square
etc
♦Some
exceptional dishes to try in Taipei
include:
Niu Rou Mian: Braised Beef Noodle Soup,
Pork Intestine & Oyster Noodle msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/10-things-to-do-in-taipei-city-complete-guide-to-taiwans-cultural-capital/ar-AA1bHqwp
★
New York Times (2022-11-15), Taiwan's CovID-19 death rate
is worst among Asia's
main
countries.
detail
According to New York
Times (2022-10-25), Taiwan's CovID-19 cases per 100,000 and deaths per 100,000
both are the worst among main Asian countries.
★
The Liberty Times (自由時報),
editorial (2022-12-13):
Statistics show
that 12.67 persons per 100 thousands died for traffic
accidents in Taiwan, which ranks latter among developed
countries, in Taipei city, about 950 thousands of
motorcycles run reckless, hurting our image and making air
pollution and noise, should be the first thing to be
improved. Probably we can take a lesson from Vietnam's
capital city 河內。
talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1556742
brief
★
MSN, (2022-12-5):
Where is the foreign tourists ?
why they are apathetic? /
Taiwan's tourism association
(中華民國旅行業品質保障協會)
leader points out "We lack of
marketing", "we don't have a normal
tourism environment yet". Besides,
the current expense for is accommodation
and transport too high for our main
tourists - Japanese
msn.com/zh-tw/news/living/觀光客呢-老外對台灣無感原因曝光/ar-AA14UKmw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=ce121db490c54bf285d0800fbfe32b17
★
China Times, editorial, 2023-5-9:
|
US News &
World Report - These Countries Are the Best for
Tourism (2023-4-13)
These are the top countries viewed as good
for tourism by global survey respondents.
usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/good-for-tourism |
|
world rank |
Asia rank |
countries |
|
3 |
1 |
Australia |
|
7 |
2 |
New Zealand |
|
8 |
3 |
Thailand |
|
12 |
4 |
Japan |
|
18 |
5 |
Singapore |
|
31 |
6 |
Philippines |
|
33 |
7 |
UAE |
|
34 |
8 |
Malaysia |
|
35 |
9 |
Indonesia |
|
World Population Review - Most Visited Countries
2023
comparisons among Asian countries
Taiwan ranks about No.13
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-visited-countries |
|
Asia's rank |
Asian country |
International Tourist Arrivals |
|
No.1 (world No.4) |
China |
65.7M |
|
No.2 (world No.8) |
Thailand |
39.8M |
|
3 |
Japan |
32.3M |
|
4 |
Malaysia |
26.1M |
|
5 |
Hong Kong |
23.8M |
|
6 |
Vietnam |
18M |
|
7 |
India |
17.9M |
|
8 |
S. Korea |
17.5M |
|
9 |
UAE |
15.7M |
|
10 |
Indonesia |
15.5M |
|
11 |
Singapore |
15.1M |
|
12 |
Saudi Arabia |
13.6M |
|
13 |
Taiwan |
11.9M |
|
Taiwan's travel & tourism -
13th
in
Asia
|
|
STATISTA: Leading
countries in the
Travel
& Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI)
Published by Statista Research Department, Feb
4, 2021
statista.com/statistics/186639/best-ranked-countries-in-the-travel-and-tourism-competetiveness-index/
|
|
Asia Rank |
country |
score |
world Rank |
|
1 |
Japan |
5.4 |
4 |
|
2 |
Australia |
5.1 |
7 |
|
3 |
China |
4.9 |
13 |
|
4 |
Korea Rep. |
4.8 |
15 |
|
5 |
Hong Kong |
4.8 |
16 |
|
6 |
Singapore |
4.8 |
17 |
|
7 |
New Zealand |
4.7 |
18 |
|
8 |
Malaysia |
4.5 |
25 |
|
9 |
Thailand |
4.5 |
29 |
|
10 |
UAE |
4.4 |
33 |
|
11 |
India |
4.4 |
34 |
|
12 |
Indonesia |
4.3 |
36 |
|
13 |
Taiwan |
4.3 |
37 |
|
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|
WEF (World
Economic Forum) , May 2022
world Travel and Tourism Development Index
Taiwan's rank - n/a
(last)
weforum.org/reports/travel-and-tourism-development-index-2021/digest |
|
world rank |
Asia's rank |
economies/countries |
score (global average :
4.0) |
|
1 |
1 |
Japan |
5.2 |
|
2 |
2 |
USA |
5.2 |
|
7 |
3 |
Australia |
5.0 |
|
9 |
4 |
Singapore |
5.0 |
|
12 |
5 |
China |
4.9 |
|
15 |
6 |
S. Korea |
4.8 |
|
19 |
7 |
Hong Kong |
4.6 |
|
25 |
8 |
UAE |
4.5 |
|
27 |
9 |
New Zealand |
4.5 |
|
32 |
10 |
Indonesia |
4.4 |
|
33 |
11 |
Saudi Arabia |
4.3 |
|
36 |
12 |
Thailand |
4.3 |
|
38 |
13 |
Malaysia |
4.3 |
|
43 |
14 |
Qatar |
4.3 |
|
52 |
15 |
Vietnam |
4.1 |
|
54 |
16 |
India |
4.1 |
|
74 |
17 |
Sri Lanka |
3.7 |
|
75 |
18 |
Philippines |
3.7 |
|
84 |
19 |
Mongolia |
3.6 |
|
n/a |
n/a |
Taiwan |
n/a |
|
statista.com/statistics/186639/best-ranked-countries-in-the-travel-and-tourism-competetiveness-index/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20Japan%2C%20the%20United,a%20TTDI%20score%20of%205.1. |
|
2022
Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries
Taipei ranks
last
among main Asian cities |
|
Michelin cities |
number of 3 stars |
num. of 2 stars |
number of 1 star |
total num. |
|
Tokyo (Japan)
|
12 |
41 |
150 |
203 |
|
Hong Kong |
7 |
12 |
52 |
71 |
|
Kyoto (Japan) |
6 |
19 |
83 |
108 |
|
Osaka (Japan) |
3 |
11 |
82 |
96 |
|
Singapore |
3 |
7 |
41 |
51 |
|
Macau |
3 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
|
Seoul (Korea) |
2 |
7 |
24 |
33 |
|
Shanghai (China)
|
2 |
8 |
37 |
47 |
|
Taipei (Taiwan) |
1 |
6 |
24 |
31 |
Users/88695/Downloads/20220830_PR-MG_TTTK-2022.pdf
guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-singapore-2022-new-starred-restaurants
2022-7-12
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-seoul-2022-eng
guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-unveiled-today-with-11-newly-starred-restaurants
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-kyoto-osaka-2022-is-unveiled-en
michelin.com/en/press-releases/michelin-guide-2022-shanghai/
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-tokyo-2022-eng
2021-11-29 |
★★
World Economic Forum (WEF) <Travel
and tourism competitiveness report> released at 9-4-2019
Taiwan's
travel & tourism
-
ranks
10th
in Asia
|
category |
Taiwan's rankings and/or score |
comparison |
|
prioritization of travel and
tourism |
No75 |
Singapore No.6 , Hong Kong
No. 11 |
|
Natural & cultural resources
|
No.58 score 2.6 |
China No.1, score 6.0 ,
France No.2, 5.0,
Spain No.3, 5.7, Japan
No.7, 5.3, Indonesia No.18,
Thailand No.21, Korea No.24,
Vietnam No.26, Malaysia No.31,
HK No.40, Philippines No.46,
Sri Lanka No.52, Nepal No.56 |
|
Natural resources
|
No. 87 |
Hong Kong No. 42, Singapore
No.120
|
|
cultural resources & business
travel |
No. 36 score 2.6 |
China No1, score 7.0 |
|
price competitiveness |
No. 78 |
China 5.7 |
|
Health & Hygiene |
No.43, score 6 |
score worse than Korea, Japan,
Mongolia |
|
international openness
|
No. 60 |
only better than China, Mongolia |
|
Safety & security |
No. 26 |
human resource & labor market:
Taiwan No.18 |
| |
★
|
UNWTO World Tourism Barometer
UNWTO Tourism Dashboard, updated 2022-9-25
Asia countries - tourism performance |
| |
Arrivals (million) |
Receipts (USD bn) |
Receipts per arrival (USD) |
|
Macau |
3.7 |
15.4 |
4169 |
|
Indonesia |
1.6 |
0.5 |
334 |
|
Korea(ROK) |
1.0 |
10.5 |
10814 |
|
Thai |
0.4 |
4.8 |
11247 |
|
Australia |
0.2 |
17.0 |
68990 |
|
Japan |
0.2 |
4.7 |
19239 |
|
New Zealand |
0.2 |
2.9 |
13855 |
|
Cambodia |
0.2 |
0.2 |
937 |
|
Sri Lanka |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2606 |
|
Philippines |
0.2 |
0.6 |
3663 |
|
Vietnam |
0.2 |
0.1 |
947 |
|
Nepal |
0.1 |
0.1 |
801 |
|
Taiwan |
0.1 |
0.7 |
5298 |
|
China |
|
11.3 |
|
|
unwto.org/tourism-data/global-and-regional-tourism-performance |
★
DW (Germany), 2022-10-22: Taiwan
has reopened its borders to overseas
visitors. However, the number of inbound
travelers remains capped at 150,000 per
week, and the government has banned
tourists from mainland China, Hong Kong
and Macau
dw.com/en/taiwan-now-open-to-visitors-without-quarantine/video-63527555
★
AFP (France), 2022-10-13: three days of
hotel quarantine have been replaced with
seven days of "self-monitoring" where
tourists are expected to keep an eye on
their health and wear face masks indoors
and outdoors...tourists must submit to
regular tests for a week after their
arrival and cannot enter bars and
restaurants for the first three days
news.yahoo.com/taiwan-welcomes-foreign-tour-groups-035747205.html
★
SCMP (Hong Kong), 2022-10-1:
As
Taiwan eases some of world’s oldest
quarantine rules, ... but analysts say testing remains a
'deterrent to travel'
...
Spending by inbound tourists in Taiwan
in 2020, down by 87.51 per cent from
2019...
The weekly cap on arrivals will "hamper
a full-fledged recovery" in Taiwan's
tourism
msn.com/en-xl/travel/other/as-taiwan-eases-some-of-world-e2-80-99s-oldest-quarantine-rules-remaining-curbs-and-concerns-see-airlines-lament-e2-80-98half-step-forward-e2-80-99/ar-AA12tLJi
★
NY Times, 2022-8-18:
Taiwanese cuisine — layered, distinct,
multiethnic ...has been shaped by many
cultural forces, including the island's
Indigenous tribes,
long-established groups of Fujianese and
Hakka people; Japanese ; Chinese
immigrants in 1949+...
nytimes.com/2022/08/16/dining/taiwanese-cuisine.html
★
National
Geographic,
2022-7-6:
Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyakazi denies that Jiufen
(Taiwan) was an inspiration, but
many have drawn a connection between the town’s ...
resemblance to the settings in the 2001 film Spirited
Away
(《千與千尋》,《神隱少女》,（日语：千と千尋の神隠し）,
an
Oscar-winning animated feature).
nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/exploring-the-magic-of-taiwans-spirited-away-city
★ lonelyplanet.com/articles/best-time-to-visit-taiwan
October, Sept and November are the
best times to explore the country's
great outdoors...June, July and August
...These months can be hot and
humid, Typhoon season takes place between
May and November...
The statistics before
CovID-19 and China suspending independent Chinese tourists to Taiwan
talk the exact things -
BBC (2019-7-31): Chinese tourists account
for the largest proportion of foreign tourists - because - L.A. Times
(2019-8-1) listed several reasons (1) it’s about strong cultural
and deep historic connection across the [Taiwan Strait].
“Most Chinese in my generation grow up with many Taiwanese
novels, drama, variety shows and songs." coming to
Taiwan satisfies a curiosity they had
felt since reading about Taiwan as children (2) They
revel in religious, architectural and cultural similarities
(3) They take home new information
from Taiwan’s newspapers, news websites and television channels, all
free of censorship. Besides, flights of
no more than 2~3 hours, and
stoking business.
By contrast, tourists from North and South America only
account for
about 6%~ 8%, Europe 3% ~ 4% of all int'l tourists.
A ruling party friendly
news, the Liberty Times, editorial (2020-6-15):
Taiwanese have always preferred traveling
overseas to domestic tour.
Media like LTN, Apple Daily, Storm (2022-3-30), United Daily,
Economic Daily (2022-9-10,
udn.com/news/story/7338/6601661?from=udn-catehotnews_ch2
)
, analyze WHY Taiwan's tourism is
sluggish.
n(1)
transportation problem (particularly for those newly found hidden scenic
spots) n
(2) a small country has no many natural
attractions
n(3)
catering and accommodation problems - few
local government can properly guide tourists by such as star-rating,
therefore lots of traps are out there
n(4).
Accommodation, catering, and transportation are generally expensive but
of poor quality.
n(5)
The tour often lacks humanistic and cultural connotations, as well as
ethnic traditions and lifestyles. there is a lack of in-depth tourism
to explore geographical, cultural and ethnic characteristics. n
(6)
Lacking market segmentation
- among night markets, or old streets vs. night markets. n
(7) the government does not pay attention to the tourism industry,
"inadequate resource integration capabilities, insufficient investment,
and insufficient marketing"
Some top foreign media introduced Taiwan's attractions:
♣ Yahoo
Finance,
2022-11-21:
Tainan, the ancient capital of nearly
400 years, preserves the most complete
historic sites and traditional culture.
10
Tainan highlights with historical
significance: Chikan
Tower, Hsu
Feng Hao, Chimei Museum, Madou
Daitian Temple, Anping
Tree House, Beimen Crystal
Church, Sicao Green Tunnel,
Dingtouer Sandbar, Jing Zhai Jiao Tile
Paved Salt Fields, and Ten Drum Culture
Village
finance.yahoo.com/news/want-travel-truly-taiwan-tainan-224400342.html
♣ MSN,
2022-11-1:
Best
Tourist Spots in Taiwan 1. Sun Moon Lake,Taiwan's
largest alpine lake
2. Kenting National Park,
The annual Spring Scream
Festival also takes place in early April and draws thousands of
music-lovers each year.
3. Alishan National Scenic
Area
4. Taroko Gorge
...the
gorge's vertical cliffs and winding tunnels come so close together
5. Jiufen and Shifen 6. Kinmen Islands
https://msn.com/en-sg/travel/news/post-restrictions-travel-guide-to-taiwan/ar-AA13z1Bl
♣ L.A. Times,
2018-2-18:
National
Palace Museum - you can browse among some
of the 600,000-plus artworks and artifacts — centuries of cultural
wealth — that Chiang's people had spirited
away from China's Forbidden City 70 years ago
(ps: Young people may not like old stuffs) , Taipei 101 (but no longer
world tallest building) , Din Tai Fung
(already degraded by Michelin Guide for a few years, no longer a
star-restaurant) , Longshan Temple (a small
temple), Shilin night market (Taiwan's night markets don't have same
Michelin honors as those street food in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau
have ) , Chiang
Kai-shek Memorial (Taiwan's
parliament passed a law that calls for erasing Chiang's
name and likeness from landmarks across the island) ,
Pingxi
sky lantern (
biodegradable lanterns can be incredibly harmful to both the environment
and wildlife. Sky
lantern litter takes quite some time to decompose, and the wire frames
have been known to strangle and maim wild animals and livestock.
They may pose a fire hazard),
You might feel the ground shake (Not too
often, you may not feel it)
dailypress.com/life/la-tr-taipei-20180218-story.html
♣
USA Today, 2020-11-21
(usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/11/21/taiwans-relatively-covid-free-life-attracts-skilled-expats/6322040002/)
: Foreign professionals run up
against a protectionist mentality in e-commerce segments such as
ride-hailing and home-sharing services like Uber and Airbnb. Taiwan’s
English fluency lags Hong Kong and Singapore. In
one of the most densely populated places on Earth, people live so packed
together in apartment blocks that a neighbor's
footfall upstairs or roadwork just outside easily overpower the sound of
one's own TV.
♣
New York Times,
2008-3-2: The National Palace Museum
is considered by many to be the finest repository of Chinese art in the
world, the 1,670-foot Taipei 101,
Da An Park - the
largest public park in Taipei (a median sized park
with little flowers) , Beitou ,
renowned for its hot springs resorts, some modeled after those in Japan
(some are good), Din Tai Fung, a mandatory stop on Taiwan's
restaurant scene, Longshan Temple,
shaved ice
topped with fresh mango, strawberry or kiwi at Ice Monster in
Yongkang Street.
nytimes.com/2008/03/02/travel/02hours.html
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♣
MSN,
2022-9-12 ☉(1)
Jiufen
Village And Northeast Coast Tour From Taipei
☉(2)
Taipei Street Food & Night
Market Tour With A Local (
Yanshan Night Market,etc)
☉(3)
Private Night Tour Of
Taipei (
historic Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei 101,etc)
☉(4)
5-Day Best Of Taiwan: Sun
Moon Lake, Tarako Gorge, Kaohsiung, Taitung
☉(5)
Taipei City Tour With
National Palace Museum Ticket (
National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial, and the
Martyr's Shrine.)
☉(6)
Yehliu Geopark And Keelung
Harbor Guided Tour From Taipei
☉(7)
The 10 Tastings Of Taipei
With Locals: Private Street Food Tour
☉(8)
Tea Of Taipei: Small-Group
Tour With Taipei City Sightseeing
☉(9)
Thousand Island Lake And
Pinglin Tea Plantation From Taipei
☉(10)
4-Hour Morning Cycling
Tour In Taipei
☉
♣
Yahoo
Travel,
2022-11-30
Top 10 "Must see" tourism sites in Taiwan (travel.yahoo.com.tw/2022台灣十大必去景點名單揭曉-阿里山奪冠-090400559.html)
(1)「阿里山」(Alishan),
(2)
「小琉球」(Xiao
Liuqiu), (3)
「司馬庫斯」(Smangus)
, (4)
「澎湖」(peng-hu)、(5)「合歡山」(Mount
Hehuan), (6)
「北投溫泉」(Beitou
Hot Spring) , (7)
「蘭嶼」( Lanyu)、(8)「墾丁」
(Kenting National Park)
, (9)「陽明山」(Yangmingshan
National Park),
(10) 「綠島」(Lyudao,
Green Island)
♣
Business Insider
(Jun. 10,-2015)
businessinsider.com/reasons-to-travel-to-taiwan-2015-6#now-get-to-know-another-country-24:"one
of the most underrated destinations in Asia"
Its article seems over-rate Taiwan's attractions, however, still
a not bad reference.
◎ Hehuan Mountain and Ali Mountain are two top-rated scenic spots on TripAdvisor.
(阿里山等)
◎ Sun Moon Lake(日月潭)
◎ Kenting National Park(墾丁),one of
9 national parks, which make up 8.6% of its land. Taroko National Gorge
(太魯閣) alone is worth spending at least two days hiking its
numerous scenic trails.
◎ hot springs Beitou
outside of Taipei, and Jiaoxi in Yilan (北投宜蘭等溫泉)
◎
Taiwanese people love to eat, signature
food are beef noodle soup, soup
dumplings, and the uniquely Taiwanese
oyster omelets.
◎
Taiwanese breakfast: Fuhang Doujiang in
Taipei
◎
Every major city has at least one night
market — Shilin and Raohe in Taipei,
Keelung's is arguably the country's
largest and most renowned
◎
some crazy fruit :pink guava, wax
apples, and “Buddha’s head.”
◎
Hehuan Mountain and Ali Mountain
◎
Taipei 101 is the 4th tallest in the
world. It also boasts the world’s
fastest elevator
◎ Others in Insider's
article are not worth to mention too
much, e.g., "Taiwan
is the world record holder for most
Little League titles won (17!)"- But,
Taiwan was "kick out" by Little League
for "violation of the regulation".
♣
In a high-cost
advertisement promoted by Taiwan
government, you can see commercial
endorser Japanese star 木村拓哉(きむらたくやKimura Takuya)
keep eating "small eats"
(in
night markets...
)
♣
Lonely Planet, 2022-9-30:What to eat and drink in Taiwan
/
Yongkang
Beef Noodles, Taipei.
pearl milk
tea,
zhenzhu
naicha (珍珠奶茶) in
Chun
Shui Tang, Taipei. gooey oyster omelets
(蚵仔煎), ‘salt-crisp’ fried chicken tossed
with basil leaves and five-spice, and
shaved ice desserts (剉冰) in
Miaokou
Night Market, Keelung. aboriginal
Formosans cuisine: wild boar served with onions and greens, steamed rice stuffed into bamboo
tubes, and millet wine – once the tonic of tribal rituals. You might also
encounter dishes of betel-nut salad, bird’s nest fern and even flying squirrel
try it in Taiya Popo, Yilain.
lonelyplanet.com/articles/what-to-eat-and-drink-in-taiwan
Lonely Planet, 2022-10-22:
18 things you need to know before visiting Taiwan
lonelyplanet.com/articles/things-to-know-before-traveling-to-taiwan
♣
Rough Guides ― Things Not To Miss In Taiwan
https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/asia/taiwan/things-miss/
1. Sun Moon Lake
2. KinMen 金門
3. Hot Springs
4. Kenting National Park(墾丁)
5.Taroko Gorge (太魯閣)
6. LuGang
7.Orchid Island (蘭嶼)
8.Aboriginal culture
9.TaiNan, myriad temples (台南)
10.Surfing
Rough Guides (Jan. 2017) intro
Taiwan's new wave cafés, all-round
sophisticated city life, and TW cuisine and night markets remain world renowned...China’s influence is obvious, of course, and the
cultural remnants of the island’s past occupation by both Japanese and
American forces are still discernible. But as the only democracy in the
Chinese-speaking world, Taiwan has a unique geography, mentality and
identity.....Non-stop
nightlife is never far from bubbling hot
springs and sunny sub-tropical shores...
https://www.roughguides.com/best-places/2017/top-10-countries/
♣
other tourist attractions:
Taipei 101, National Palace Museum, Jiufen, Ximending
taipei, Chiang Kai-shek Mem. Hall,
Chingshui Cliff Hualien
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★♣《BBC》,
2021-12-15:
Until the 1990s,
hiking in Taiwan was seen as more of a fringe sport, since large swaths
of the mountains were off-limits during the country's 38-year-period of
martial law, which ended in 1987. As the island embraced democracy in
the 1990s, the mountains were opened to the public and hiking became
more widespread.
Can Taiwan become Asia's next great hiking
destination?
bbc.com/travel/article/20211213-can-taiwan-become-asias-next-great-hiking-destination
★♣
ABC Radio
National, Australia, 2-27-2020:
What's most apparent when visiting
Taiwan is how ordinary it is — ordinary
in the sense of normal, everyday,
functional. ps: In Taiwan, the houses/buildings are
expensive "property", instead of
"architecture arts", the cars are
for transportation or for business,
always square shape with boring color,
black, gray, etc, hard to see a
sports-car, convertible
or
a VW bug with clockwork on its butt ... unlike those with
great vitality
in the US
!
★♣
Associated Press,
11-23-2020 says Taiwanese
business may not be ethical ... mix the
U.S. pork ( Ractopamine
pork banned by 150+ countries
) with Taiwan pork
★♣
Apple Daily, editorial, 1-5-2021:
chaos !!
Taiwanese are not confident in gov.
control strategy
―
"Taiwan pork only"
seal.
e.g., famous Taiwan
cuisine restaurant " Formosa Chang (鬍鬚張)"
is questioned to mark the official seal
but partly use foreign pork.
|
ISSF's
(The
Indian Strategic Studies Forum)
World Soft Power Index 2022
Tourism
(Infrastructure + Footfall + Receipts + Visitor's
satisfaction) |
|
1 |
France |
|
2 |
Italy |
|
3 |
USA |
|
4 |
Spain |
|
5 |
Thailand |
|
6 |
Swiss |
|
7 |
Turkey |
|
8 |
China |
|
9 |
Germany |
|
10 |
UK |
|
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|
ISSF's World
Soft Power Index 2022
Brand Recognition |
|
1 |
USA |
|
2 |
Japan |
|
3 |
Germany |
|
4 |
S. Korea |
|
5 |
UK |
|
6 |
France |
|
7 |
Italy |
|
8 |
Swiss |
|
9 |
China |
|
10 |
India |
|
img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/905bb114-a609-4bd0-a33b-dabe335781b0/downloads/ISSF_s%20World%20Soft%20Power%20Index%202022.pdf?ver=1660547924817 |
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Economist, EIU, THE GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX 2022
Biggest movers down the ranking in the past 12 month
Taipei (Taiwan) ranks world No. 53
|
| |
City |
Location |
Rank |
Index |
Rank Move |
Index Move |
|
1 |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
50 |
85.7 |
-46 |
-8.0 |
|
2 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
34 |
89.2 |
-33 |
-6.8 |
|
3 |
Adelaide |
Australia |
30 |
90.7 |
-27 |
-3.3 |
|
8 |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
53 |
85.1 |
-20 |
1.2 |
|
world's most livable cities
... include Taiwan's
?
top ranking list of
the world's most livable cities
|
|
world best surveys |
Taiwan's rankings
in top list |
comparison with
other Asia & Pacific countries |
|
EIU's Global Liveability Ranking 2022 |
No. 53 |
1. Vienna 2.
Copenhagen 3. Zurich 4. Calgary
5. Vancouver 6. Geneva 7.
Frankfurt 8. Toronto 9.
Amsterdam 10. Osaka |
|
The World's Best Cities to Live In 2022 |
failed top 10 |
1. London, 2.
Tokyo, 3. Shanghai, 4.
Singapore, 5. Melbourne, 6.
Sydney, 7. Paris, 8. Beijing, 9.
NY, 10. Amsterdam |
|
World Population Review -
Most Visited Countries 2022
Taiwan ranks No.34 |
|
World rank |
Asia's rank |
country |
|
4 |
1 |
China |
|
8 |
2 |
Thailand |
|
11 |
3 |
Japan |
|
14 |
4 |
Malaysia |
|
17 |
5 |
Hong Kong |
|
21 |
6 |
Vietnam |
|
22 |
7 |
India |
|
23 |
8 |
S. Korea |
|
26 |
9 |
UAE |
|
27 |
10 |
Indonesia |
|
28 |
11 |
Singapore |
|
31 |
12 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
34 |
13 |
Taiwan |
|
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-visited-countries
2022-10-2 |
|
|
World Population Review -
Most Visited Countries 2022
Taiwan is not selected |
|
World rank |
Asia's rank |
country |
|
4 |
1 |
China |
|
9 |
2 |
Thailand |
|
12 |
3 |
Malaysia |
|
13 |
4 |
Hong Kong |
|
16 |
5 |
Japan |
|
18 |
6 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
20 |
7 |
S. Korea |
|
22 |
8 |
Macau |
|
24 |
9 |
UAE |
|
25 |
10 |
India |
|
28 |
11 |
Singapore |
|
29 |
12 |
Indonesia |
onestep4ward.com/most-visited-countries-in-the-world/
No.1 France, No.2 USA, No.3 Spain, No.4 China, No.5 Italia |
|
|
Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2022
Taiwan ranks No. 9 in Asia |
|
country |
total number of winnings |
ranks |
|
Japan |
11 |
No.1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 36, 42, 43 |
|
Thailand |
9 |
No. 2, 4, 7, 10, 25, 29, 31, 33, 46 |
|
Hong Kong |
6 |
No. 5, 9, 24, 32, 34, 48 |
|
Singapore |
7 |
No. 8, 20, 23, 37, 40, 41, 44 |
|
China |
4 |
12, 19, 28, 39 |
|
S. Korea |
5 |
16, 18, 26, 27, 30 |
|
India |
3 |
21, 22, 49 |
|
Sri Lanka |
1 |
35, |
|
Taiwan |
2 |
38, 45 |
|
Macau |
1 |
47 |
|
Malaysia |
1 |
50 |
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50
No.1 Den (Tokyo), No.2 Sorn (Bangkok), No.3 Florilege (Tokyo), 4.
Le Du (Bangkok), 5. The Chairman (HK), 6. La Cime (osaka), 7.
Suhring (Bangkok), 8. Odette (Singapore), 9. Neighborhood (HK), 10.
Nusara (Bangkok) |
|
EATER / The world's best 50 restaurants in 2022
Taiwan failed
|
|
country |
total number of winnings |
ranks |
|
Japan |
4 |
No.20 Den (Tokyo),
No.30 Florilege (Tokyo),
No. 41. La Cime (osaka), No. 45 Narisawa (Tokyo) |
|
Hong Kong |
1 |
No. 24. The Chairman (HK) |
|
Singapore |
1 |
No. 36. Odette (Singapore) |
|
Thailand |
1 |
No. 39 Sorn (Bangkok) |
eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22960670/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022-list-winners
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|
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CNN Travel / World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed
2022-7-20
Taiwan failed |
|
country |
total number of winnings |
ranks |
|
Japan |
4 |
No.20 Den (Tokyo),
No.30 Florilege (Tokyo),
No. 41. La Cime (osaka), No. 45 Narisawa (Tokyo) |
|
Hong Kong |
1 |
No. 24. The Chairman (HK) |
|
Singapore |
1 |
No. 36. Odette (Singapore) |
|
Thailand |
1 |
No. 39 Sorn (Bangkok) |
|
edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html |
|
|
Economist /
Global Food Security Index 2022
Taiwan is not included |
|
world rank |
country |
Overall Score |
Affordability |
Availability |
Quality & safety |
Sustainability & Adaptation |
|
6 |
Japan |
79.5 |
89.8 |
81.2 |
77.4 |
66.1 |
|
14 |
NZ |
77.8 |
91.6 |
67.7 |
73.1 |
75.1 |
|
22 |
Australia |
75.4 |
93.3 |
61.1 |
84 |
58.8 |
|
23 |
UAE |
75.2 |
86.7 |
73.8 |
81.3 |
55.2 |
|
25 |
China |
74.2 |
86.4 |
79.2 |
72.0 |
54.5 |
|
28 |
Singapore |
73.1 |
93.2 |
77.8 |
69.7 |
44.3 |
|
30 |
Qatar |
72.4 |
88.6 |
72.9 |
71.7 |
51.0 |
|
39 |
S Korea |
70.2 |
76.8 |
71.5 |
71.5 |
58.5 |
|
41 |
Malaysia |
69.9 |
87.0 |
59.5 |
74.7 |
53.7 |
|
46 |
Vietnam |
67.9 |
84.0 |
60.7 |
70.2 |
52.2 |
|
63 |
Indonesia |
60.2 |
81.4 |
50.9 |
56.2 |
46.3 |
|
64 |
Thailand |
60.1 |
83.7 |
52.9 |
45.3 |
51.6 |
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2021
Michelin stars
comparisons among Asian countries |
|
Michelin cities |
number of 3 stars |
num. of 2 stars |
number of 1 star |
total num. |
|
Tokyo (Japan)
|
12 |
42 |
158 |
212 |
|
Hong Kong |
10 |
18 |
59 |
87 |
|
Kyoto (Japan) |
7 |
19 |
84 |
110 |
|
Osaka (Japan) |
3 |
12 |
81 |
96 |
|
Singapore |
3 |
5 |
41 |
49 |
|
Seoul (Korea) |
2 |
7 |
34 |
43 |
|
Shanghai (China)
|
1 |
10 |
32 |
43 |
|
Taipei (Taiwan) |
1 |
7 |
21 |
29 |
♣
To emergently rescue dying tourism, Taiwan spent huge
money to have <Michelin Guide> Taipei
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pic.:
China Times
- Want Weekly,
No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent
NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan.
●
Compare to Chinese world - Shanghai, HK, Macao, Singapore:
|
Michelin Guide 2018 |
3 star |
2 star |
1 star |
num. of stars |
Bib Gourmand |
Hong Kong, Macau
|
8 |
16 |
57 |
81 |
82 |
|
Singapore jun'17 |
1 |
7 |
30 |
38 |
38 |
|
Shanghai sept'17 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
30 |
26 |
|
Taipei |
1 |
2 |
17 |
20 |
36 |
|
|
|
int'l views
restaurants
night-markets
buffet
transportation
massage entertainment
natural beauties
architectures
expenses
art&culture
heritage
outlet/shopping
criminal
rate
