
台灣目前仍對中國維持禁團令,但有旅行社以「文化參訪」或「團體自由行」等名義公開招售赴中旅遊行程商品,規避法規。交通部觀光署表示,若違規招攬組團赴中經查證屬實,將依法限期改善或處一萬至五萬元罰鍰。
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自2020年起因新冠疫情禁止旅行社出團赴中,原定2024年解封,因中國官方禁止中國旅行團和自由行來台,台灣反制持續禁止團體旅行。
我國目前對中國維持「禁團令」,僅能自由行,但本報接獲投訴,有國內旅行社公開招售中國旅遊團行程商品,但在標題加入「文化參訪」、「團體自由行」等字眼,規避禁團令,遊走法規邊緣,一旦產生消費糾紛,恐求償無門。
2020年起因應新冠疫情爆發,我國禁止旅行社出團赴中,原定2024年解封,但又因為中國官方禁止中國旅行團和自由行來台,因此台灣反制持續禁止團體旅行,到中國僅能自由行。
交通部觀光署統計,今年截至8月止,國人出國人次達1453萬2351人次,其中赴中旅遊佔17.1%,高達249萬2051萬人次,僅次於日本,是國人出國目的地第2多的國家。
本報接獲讀者投訴,有旅行社在官網販售赴中行程,羅列許多中國知名景點如九寨溝、新疆、張家界、長江等,並提供每日行程摘要,和一般團體旅遊行程差不多,只是會在標題加入「文化參訪」,或用「團體自由行」等名義包裝,但實際上卻是派遣公司人員帶團旅遊,遊走在法律邊緣,行程安排若不當,也可能引發安全風險。
不具名業者表示,現在比較常見的方式包是由協會、社區村里長、企業機關、親友等自行揪團,再請旅行社協助辦理,例如今年甘肅團翻車事故,就是屬於親友自組團。另外一種方式是旅行社讓散客各自從台灣出發、佯裝自由行,到了中國之後集合成團旅遊。
中華兩岸旅行協會理事長許晉睿分析,若旅行社在官網提供相關旅遊訊息給旅客參考、上方沒有出發日期等,可能是要提供旅客參考資料,或許是旅行社正常業務範圍;若民眾發現官網有提供日期、報名,可向觀光署反映。
交通部觀光署副署長黃荷婷表示,目前仍維持旅行業不得公開招攬不特定旅客組團赴中旅遊,但旅行社可辦理參訪團、考察團、民眾自組團或代訂機票及住宿。赴陸參訪團有中國邀請單位、有特定參訪目的、安排特定參訪地點,且參訪成員有一定條件及資格限制,就不是暫停旅行業辦理赴中旅遊業務範疇,呼籲業者應遵守規定切勿違規攬客,以免衍生後續旅遊糾紛。
黃荷婷指出,旅行業若有違規招攬組團赴中情事,經民眾檢舉屬實,將依違反「旅行業管理規則」規定,須限期改善,或處一萬元以上、五萬元以下罰鍰。
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觀光署將針對違規招攬赴中行程的旅行社進行查處並限期改善或罰鍰
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The Kinmen County Government announced that the Civil Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Transportation will open reservations for Taiwan Financial Control Routes at 9 a.m. on October 19, providing 468 flights and 40,006 seats. The Constitutional Anniversary will be a consecutive holiday from December 25 to 27, and December 24 to 28 is planned to be the air transportation period. For peak period tickets, "limited to the same day", "overdue cancellation" and "refund fee grading system" will be implemented for tickets during peak hours. 30%, 20%, and 10% of the maximum ticket price will be charged based on the day of flight departure, 1 to 6 days before, and 7 days or more before the flight, respectively, to improve the efficiency of air transportation resource utilization.

Taiwan currently maintains a ban on tour groups from China and only allows free travel. However, some travel agencies openly sell Chinese tour itineraries on their official websites. They only add words such as "cultural visit" or "free group travel" in the title to circumvent the ban, but actually send people to lead the tours. The Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transport stated that if the illegal solicitation of tourists to China is found to be true, a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan will be imposed in accordance with the tourism industry management regulations, and improvements will be made within a time limit.

The Transportation Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport pointed out that Keelung and Kaohsiung can serve as cruise home ports in northern and southern Taiwan respectively. Keelung focuses on routes to Japan and South Korea, and Kaohsiung covers routes to the Philippines and Vietnam. Although the number of global cruise passengers has exceeded pre-epidemic levels, the number of Taiwan cruise ship arrivals has not yet returned to 2019 levels. It is recommended to strengthen port infrastructure and talent cultivation, and promote sea and air transfer efficiency.

In response to China's ban on tourists coming to Taiwan, Taiwan continues to ban group tours to China. Although some travel agencies circumvent regulations and sell itineraries, industry players and academics warn that this may leave people with no way to seek compensation when consumer disputes arise, and call for attention to travel risks and market demand.

The Imperial Palace East Garden is expected to open the "Ote Rest House" on November 3, which will include the Imperial Palace's first cafe, a rooftop terrace and tourist information centers for various parts of Japan. It aims to attract foreign tourists and promote local tourism in Japan, with a total cost of approximately 7.5 billion yen.

The 13th China Tourism Industry Development Annual Conference was held on the 18th in Wudang Mountain, Hubei. The released report shows that thanks to visa and facilitation policies, the quantity and quality of China's inbound tourism have increased. Foreign tourists have covered nearly 500 cities and are moving from first-tier cities to counties to experience "Chinese-style life."