Domestic travel trips, spending hit record highs in 2025

Taiwanese people aged 12 and older took a record 247.61 million domestic trips in 2025, up 11.52 percent from the previous year, while spending on domestic travel reached a record NT$564.3 billion (US $17.38 billion), up 9.4 percent, according to survey results released Monday by the Tourism Administration.On average, each person took 11.65 domestic trips during that year. The average trip lasted 1.32 days, with travelers spending NT$2,279 per trip, the survey showed.About 79.1 percent of domestic trips were day trips, while 92 percent were taken independently rather than in groups. People walk under kites during the 2023 Hsinchu City International Kite Festival. Photo courtesy of the Hsinchu City Government Respondents cited transportation convenience and accessibility as the most importa