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In order to increase tourism revenue, business operators in the Huadong region have organized multiple associations, but most of them are limited to specific administrative areas and cooperation is limited. The establishment of this association has an official character and aims to integrate mountain and sea resources across domains.
The "Taiwan Eastern District Tourism Circle Alliance Association" was established. "Huadong is one" is not only a slogan. (Photo by reporter Liu Renwei)
The "Taiwan Eastern District Tourist Circle Alliance Association" was established in Taitung on the 6th to connect the East Rift Valley Tourist Circle and the East Coast Tourist Circle (Explore the East Coast), breaking through the cross-regional tourism integration promoted by administrative and geographical boundaries. Tourism Director Chen Yuxiu said that many associations and groups are limited to specific administrative areas, and there are many restrictions on cooperation with each other. However, this will cause a gap in experience for tourists. The association now wants to "fight in groups to make tourism bigger."
In fact, in order to increase tourism revenue, Huadong business owners have organized many associations, but this association is one of the more official ones in Taiwan, and there are similar associations all over Taiwan.
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The Tourism Department stated that the "Eastern District Tourism Circle" hopes to break traditional administrative and geographical boundaries and closely integrate the mountain scenery of the "Eastern Rift Valley" with the sealine resources of the "Eastern Coast". With "East of Taiwan" as the core brand, through cross-border cooperation and resource sharing between local players in East and West China, the natural landscape, indigenous culture and characteristic industries scattered between the mountains and seas are transformed into an in-depth experience itinerary with market appeal, allowing tourists to experience the unique charm of East Taiwan at a more leisurely and slow pace.
Chen Yuxiu said that the spirit of the tourism circle policy is to break the geographical boundaries between the East Rift Valley and the coast through cross-regional connections, and integrate the tourism resources of the two axes into one. The establishment of the association is the concrete result of deepening the cross-regional integration of mountain and sea resources. The Taiwan Eastern District Tourism Circle Alliance Association upholds the " The spirit of "private private operation with full support from the public sector" connects the industrial resources of the two major tourist circles of the Eastern Rift Valley and the Eastern Coast, transforming scattered tourist highlights into tourism products that can be actually sold and create business opportunities. In the future, it will continue to help promote Eastern Taiwan's tourism to new heights.
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The Taiwan Eastern District Tourism Circle Association will help promote Eastern Taiwan tourism to a new level
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The association will transform scattered tourist highlights into tourism products that can be actually sold and create business opportunities.
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