# Tourism Administration

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The Tourism Administration, MOTC (traditional Chinese: 交通部觀光署; simplified Chinese: 交通部观光署; pinyin: Jiāotōngbù Guānguāng Shǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kau-thong-pō͘ Koan-kong-sú) is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan (Republic of China) responsible for the administration of domestic and international tourism policy making, execution and development in Taiwan.

## History

The development of tourism industry in Taiwan within the government level began in 1956. In September 1960, a Committee of Tourism was set up within the Ministry of Transportation and Communications with the approval from Executive Yuan. The committee was reorganized as the Tourism Council in October 1966, then Tourism Bureau on 29 December 1972, and finally the Tourism Administration in September 2023.

## Organizational structures

The organizational structure of Tourism Administration is divided into five sections: administrative units, staff units, tourism service centers, national scenic area headquarters and overseas offices.

### Administrative units

* Planning and Research Division
* International Affairs Division
* Travel and Training Division
* Hotel & Lodging Division
* Tourism Site Development Division
* Technical Division
* Domestic Travel Promotion Division

### Staff units

* Personnel Office
* Accounting Office
* Civil Service Ethics Office
* Information Management Office
* Secretariat
* Public Relations Department

### Tourism service centers

These tourism service centers provide services to foreign tourists visiting Taiwan and to domestic residents traveling abroad.
* Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tourist Service Center
* Kaohsiung International Airport Tourist Service Center
* Travel Service Center, main office in Taipei
* Travel Service Center, Taichung office
* Travel Service Center, Tainan office
* Travel Service Center, Kaohsiung office

### National Scenic Area headquarters

* Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters
* East Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters
* East Longitudinal Valley National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Penghu National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Matsu National Scenic Area Headquarters
* North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Alishan National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Siraya National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Maolin National Scenic Area Headquarters
* Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Headquarters

### Overseas offices

| Country | City | Name |
| Japan | Tokyo | Taiwan Visitors Association, Tokyo Office |
| Japan | Osaka | Taiwan Visitors Association, Osaka Office |
| South Korea | Seoul | Taiwan Visitors Association, Seoul Office |
| South Korea | Busan | Taiwan Visitors Association, Busan Office |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand |
| India | Mumbai | Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Mumbai |
| Singapore | Singapore | Taiwan Visitors Association, Singapore Office |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Taiwan Visitors Association, Kuala Lumpur Office |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Jakarta |
| United States | New York City | Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York |
| United States | San Francisco | Taiwan Tourism Administration, San Francisco Office |
| United States | Los Angeles | Taiwan Tourism Administration, Los Angeles Office/Tourism Division, TECO in LA |
| Canada | Vancouver | Taiwan Tourism Information Centre in Vancouver |
| Germany | Frankfurt | Taiwan Tourism Administration, Federal Republic of Germany |
| France | Paris | Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Paris |
| United Kingdom | London | Taiwan Tourism Administration, London Office |
| People's Republic of China | Hong Kong | Taiwan Visitors Association, Hong Kong Office |
| People's Republic of China | Beijing | Taiwan Strait Tourism Association, Beijing Office |
| People's Republic of China | Shanghai | Taiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch Office |
| People's Republic of China | Fuzhou | Taiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch Fuzhou Office |

## Transportation

The Tourism Administration is accessible within walking distance West from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.