Tourism spending booming: agency

CHANGING INTEREST: More travelers are visiting historical sites and southern Taiwan, and participating in outdoor activities, reflecting an interest in cultural and ecological tourism By Shelley Shan / Staff Reporter Add TT as Preferred Source International visitors spent a record US$11.03 billion last year in Taiwan, with tourism revenue growing faster than visitor arrivals as travelers increasingly opted for cultural and outdoor experiences over shopping, a Tourism Administration survey showed yesterday. Taiwan welcomed 8.57 million international visitors last year, 9.1 percent more than a year earlier. Total tourism spending, excluding international airfares, rose 10 percent to US$11.03 billion, outpacing the growth in arrivals by nearly 1 percentage point, the survey showed. Average da