{{Short description|Government agency of Taiwan}} {{Infobox government agency |agency_name = Tourism Administration |nativename_a = {{lang|zh-tw|觀光署}} |nativename_r = Guānguāng Shǔ (Mandarin)<br>Kôn-kông Khiu̍k (Hakka) |logo = Seal of Tourism Bureau of the Republic of China 2018.svg |logo_width = 100px |logo_caption = Logo |picture = Continental Building 20130925.jpg |picture_width = 250px |picture_caption = Tourism Administration in Continental Building |formed = September 1960 (as Committee of Tourism)<br>29 December 1972 (as Tourism Bureau) |jurisdiction = Taiwan (Republic of China) |headquarters = Daan, Taipei |chief1_name = David W. J. Hsieh |chief1_position = Director-General |chief2_name = Liu Hsi-lin |chief2_position = Deputy Director-General |chief3_name = Chang Shi-chung |chief3_position = Deputy Director-General |agency_type = |parent_agency = Ministry of Transportation and Communications |website = {{Official website|https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/}} }}
The '''Tourism Administration, MOTC''' ({{lang-zh|t=交通部觀光署|s=交通部观光署|first=t|p=Jiāotōngbù Guānguāng Shǔ|poj=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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://admin.taiwan.net.tw/public/public_en.aspx?no=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726144003/http://admin.taiwan.net.tw/public/public_en.aspx?no=4 |archive-date=2014-07-26 |access-date=2014-04-22 |website=Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan)}}</ref>
==History== The development of tourism industry in Taiwan within the government level began in 1956. In September{{nbsp}}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{{nbsp}}1966, then '''Tourism Bureau''' on 29{{nbsp}}December{{nbsp}}1972, and finally the '''Tourism Administration''' in September{{nbsp}}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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Organization Structure-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=92 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219011807/https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=92 |archive-date=2024-12-19 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-14 |title=Service Centers-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=95 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219013741/https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=95 |archive-date=2024-12-19 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> * 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 === {{See also|List of national scenic areas in Taiwan}} * 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 === {| class="wikitable" !Country !City !Name !Ref. |- | rowspan="2" |{{JAP}} |Tokyo |Taiwan Visitors Association, Tokyo Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tokyo-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1279 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |Osaka |Taiwan Visitors Association, Osaka Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Osaka-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=18822 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |{{KOR}} |Seoul |Taiwan Visitors Association, Seoul Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seoul-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1280 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |Busan |Taiwan Visitors Association, Busan Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Busan-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=18823 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{VNM}} |Ho Chi Minh City |Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ho Chi Minh City-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1288 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{THA}} |Bangkok |Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangkok-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1287 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{IND}} |Mumbai |Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Mumbai | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1281 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{SGP}} |Singapore |Taiwan Visitors Association, Singapore Office |- |{{MYS}} |Kuala Lumpur |Taiwan Visitors Association, Kuala Lumpur Office | rowspan="2" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kuala Lumpur-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1282 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{IDN}} |Jakarta |Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Jakarta |- | rowspan="3" |{{USA}} |New York City |Tourism Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=New York-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1283 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-03 |title=Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng |script-title=zh:觀光局駐紐約 40 週年 台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 |trans-title=The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York |url=https://taronews.tw/2018/04/03/21985/ |work=Yù chuánméi |language=zh-TW}}</ref> |- |San Francisco |Taiwan Tourism Administration, San Francisco Office |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=San Francisco-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=18827 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |Los Angeles |Taiwan Tourism Administration, Los Angeles Office/Tourism Division, TECO in LA |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-09 |title=Los Angeles-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=18826 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{CAN}} |Vancouver |Taiwan Tourism Information Centre in Vancouver |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{GER}} |Frankfurt |Taiwan Tourism Administration, Federal Republic of Germany | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=Frankfurt-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1284 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{FRA}} |Paris |Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Paris |- |{{GBR}} |London |Taiwan Tourism Administration, London Office |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=London-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1289 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Executive Information System — Tourism Administration, MOTC |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |{{PRC}} |Hong Kong |Taiwan Visitors Association, Hong Kong Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1285 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |Beijing |Taiwan Strait Tourism Association, Beijing Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beijing-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=1286 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |Shanghai |Taiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shanghai-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=18824 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |- |Fuzhou |Taiwan Strait Tourism Association Shanghai Branch Fuzhou Office |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fuzhou-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China |url=https://admin.taiwan.net.tw/english/Introduction/Articles?a=18825 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=admin.taiwan.net.tw |language=en}}</ref> |}
==Transportation== The Tourism Administration is accessible within walking distance West from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.
==See also== * List of tourist attractions in Taiwan * Tourism in Taiwan
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Tourism Administration, MOTC}} * {{Official website|https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/}} {{Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)}} {{coord|25.041253|N|121.555869|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=title}}
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