Tourism workers march for helpTAIPEI, Taiwan -- An estimated 10,000 people braved the rain Monday in a protest aimed at "waking the government" to what they said was the tourism sector's dire condition and urgent need for support. According to the Tourism Industry Alliance, the ad hoc group organizing the protest — comprised of labor union members from 11 tourism-related business sectors — traveled from across the country to participate in the march. Alliance spokesman Lee Chi-yueh (李奇嶽) said protesters demanded concrete measures from the government to stimulate the lagging tourism industry as Chinese visitor numbers declined. NT$30 Billion Revival PlanLater Monday, Cabinet Spokesman Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) reiterated that the government had earmarked a NT$30 billion budget to revive the tourism industry. He emphasized the importance of an industrial transformation for Taiwan tourism.

Source: The China Post September 12, 2016 16:07 UTC