Tourism Bureau

Tourism Bureau
觀光局; Guānguāng Jú (Mandarin); Kôn-kông Khiu̍k (Hakka)
	Logo
	; Tourism Bureau in Continental Building
Agency overview
Formed	September 1960 (as Committee of Tourism); 29 December 1972 (as Tourism Bureau)
Jurisdiction	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Headquarters	Daan, Taipei
Agency executives	, Director-General; , Deputy Director-General; , Deputy Director-General;
Parent agency	Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Website	Official website

Coordinates: 25°02′29″N 121°33′21″E / 25.041253°N 121.555869°E / 25.041253; 121.555869

The Tourism Bureau, MOTC (traditional Chinese: 交通部觀光局; simplified Chinese: 交通部观光局; pinyin: Jiāotōngbù Guānguāng Jú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kau-thong-pō͘ Koan-kong-kio̍k) 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.^[1]

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. In October 1966, the committee was reorganized as the Tourism Council. On 29 December 1972, the council was finally changed to Tourism Bureau.

Organizational structures[]

Planning and Research Division
Hotel, Travel and Training Division
Technical Division
International Affairs Division
Domestic Tourism Division
Secretariat
Personnel Department
Anti-corruption Department
Accounting Department

Service centers[]

Taipei
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan
Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung
Tourism Bureau, New York branch office (established in 1978)^[2]

Transportation[]

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

References[]

^ "History". Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng" 觀光局駐紐約 40 週年台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 [The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York]. Yù chuánméi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-04-03.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "History". Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[2] "Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng" 觀光局駐紐約 40 週年台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 [The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York]. Yù chuánméi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-04-03.

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