Tourism institute set up in Taipei

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: The institute aims to attract more inbound tourists which rose to 8.57 million last year, but lags behind outbound tourism’s 18.9 million By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source Taiwan must strive to attract 10 million international tourists per year, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday, following the establishment of the Taiwan Tourism Institute (台灣觀光研訓院) in Taipei.Cho made the remarks during a ceremony marking the launch of the semi-official tourism think tank. Last year, 8.57 million tourists visited Taiwan, a 9-percent increase compared with 2024, Cho said. Premier Cho Jung-tai speaks at the Taiwan Tourism Institute’s unveiling ceremony in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tien Yu-hua, Taipei Times International tourists in Taiwan now come from va