In the beginning of 2020, Taiwan's gourmet food and snacks were a major reason for around 73 percent of surveyed foreign tourists to visit the island. At the same time, shopping opportunities were a main motivation for approximately 30 percent of inbound tourists to come to Taiwan before the pandemic-related border control.
Leading motivations for foreign tourists to make a sightseeing trip to Taiwan as of 1st quarter of 2020
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MOTC (Taiwan). (September 17, 2021). Leading motivations for foreign tourists to make a sightseeing trip to Taiwan as of 1st quarter of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181956/major-reasons-for-inbound-tourists-to-visit-taiwan/
MOTC (Taiwan). "Leading motivations for foreign tourists to make a sightseeing trip to Taiwan as of 1st quarter of 2020." Chart. September 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181956/major-reasons-for-inbound-tourists-to-visit-taiwan/
MOTC (Taiwan). (2021). Leading motivations for foreign tourists to make a sightseeing trip to Taiwan as of 1st quarter of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181956/major-reasons-for-inbound-tourists-to-visit-taiwan/
MOTC (Taiwan). "Leading Motivations for Foreign Tourists to Make a Sightseeing Trip to Taiwan as of 1st Quarter of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181956/major-reasons-for-inbound-tourists-to-visit-taiwan/
MOTC (Taiwan), Leading motivations for foreign tourists to make a sightseeing trip to Taiwan as of 1st quarter of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181956/major-reasons-for-inbound-tourists-to-visit-taiwan/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Leading motivations for foreign tourists to make a sightseeing trip to Taiwan as of 1st quarter of 2020 [Graph], MOTC (Taiwan), September 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181956/major-reasons-for-inbound-tourists-to-visit-taiwan/