Domestic travel subsidies to be available on Sept. 1

By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source The much-anticipated domestic travel subsidies, designed to encourage people to travel on weekdays, are to become available on Sept. 1.The expanded domestic tourism subsidy program, which has a NT$3.33 billion (US$104.31 million) budget, was scheduled to launch in April, but was delayed due to the stalled review of the central government general budget. The legislature approved the plan on Friday last week. The “Island Sky” cruise ship visits the Port of Kaohsiung on April 5. Photo courtesy of the Port of Kaohsiung People can begin registering for accommodation subsidies and birthday travel vouchers from yesterday.Travelers visiting destinations in Taiwan proper would receive a rebate of NT$800 for the first night and an additiona