Major Events
January
| Jan. 1 | Implemented Subsidies for the Travel Industry Salary Expense program (Q1). Published the updated Taiwan Tourist Shuttle travel service website. |
| Jan. 8 | Held a press conference for the launch of the Wu Feng Touring holiday tour bus service. |
| Jan. 18 - Jan. 19 | Held the 2021 Forum on Tourism Transformation after the Pandemic. |
| Jan. 20 | Formulated and promulgated the Directions for the Tourism Bureau, MOTC's Incentives for Promotion of Short-term Use of Hotels to Assist in COVID Prevention. |
| Jan. 25 | Amended and promulgated the Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Incentives to Municipality and County (City) Governments to Promote Friendly Epidemic-Safe Accommodations. Under this program, the Tourism Bureau awards and assists municipal and county (city) governments to promote and encourage legal hotel operators to provide COVID-prevention accommodations for home-quarantined people to stay to reduce the risk of community infection. |
February
| Feb. 1- Feb. 22 | Participated in the 2021 Morris Murdock Virtual Travel Show. |
| Feb. 4 | Held a video conference with the governor of Shizuoka, Japan. |
| Feb. 8 | Held a video conference with the governor of Aomori, Japan. |
| Feb. 11 - Feb. 12 | Participated in the Virtual Counter Days online travel exhibition held by Germany's FVW Medien. |
| Feb. 24 | Held the 2021 Tourism Festival Awards Ceremony. |
March
| Mar. 9 – Mar. 12 | Participated in the 2021 ITB Berlin NOW (Online). |
| Mar. 17 | Announced the opening of the Taiwan and Palau travel bubbles. |
| Mar. 26 | Amended and promulgated Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Incentives to Municipality and County (City) Governments to Promote Friendly Epidemic-Safe Accommodations. |
April
| Apr. 1 | Implemented Subsidies for the Tourism Industry Operations and Salary Expenses program. |
| Apr. 11 | Participated in the online travel exhibition Digitale Reisemesse-Zuhause Weltweit hosted by the German travel agency Diamir. |
| Apr. 12 – Apr. 21 | Arranged a "Bicycle Friendly Accommodations Popularity Vote" activity, inviting the public to vote on their favorite bicycle-friendly hostels in the northern, central, southern, eastern, and outlying island areas of Taiwan. |
| Apr. 19 | Amended and promulgated the Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC to Incentivize Quality Improvements in the Hotel Industry. The guidelines added provisions to subsidize "initial purchases of sanitation doors (walk-through gates and chambers)" and "preliminary assessment of building seismic capacity" to promote hotel quality upgrading and encourage the hotel industry to establish a friendly, smart service space, provide domestic and international tourists with excellent accommodations, and achieve the goal of upgrading hotel service quality. |
| Apr. 29 – Apr. 30 | Participated in the spring Virtual Counter Days online travel exhibition hosted by Germany's FVW Medien. |
May
| May 1 | Implemented Subsidies for the Tourism Industry Operations and Salary Expenses program (May-July). |
| May 5 | Arranged promotional activities for Taiwan Bike Day. |
| May 8 | 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival Lighting Ceremony |
| May 16 | APEC 57th Tourism Working Group Meeting |
| May 18 - May 23 | Participated in the 23rd Cross-Strait Fair for Economy and Trade (in Fuzhou, Fujian Province). |
| May 20 | Set up a Cycling Tour section on the Taiwan Trip website. Announced that travel agencies would comprehensively delay domestic group travel from May 15, 2021 to July 12; also announced provisions for tour group and hotel reservation refunds. |
| May 24 - May 27 | Participated in the 2021 Adventure Exhibition: Catalyst-AAA Online Travel Summit Small Travel Fair. |
June
| Jun. 4 | Announced plans for Tourism Industry Relief 4.0 and began accepting applications on June 4, 2021. |
| Jun. 4 – Jun. 5 | Participated in the Dutch online travel fair Vakantiebeurs. |
| Jun. 4 – Jun. 6 | Participated in CMT China Nanjing 2021 (in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province). |
| Jun. 8 | Amended and promulgated Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Incentives to Municipality and County (City) Governments to Promote Friendly Epidemic-Safe Accommodations. |
| Jun. 10 | Amended and promulgated provisions in Item 7 of the Directions for the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Subsidies to Optimize the Amusement Park Industry. |
| Jun. 11 | Implemented the "Subsidy Program for the Travel Industry to Temporarily Arrange Domestic Travel Consistent with COVID Prevention Policies." Implemented the "Subsidy Program for Tour Leader and Tour Service Personnel Livelihood." Implemented the "Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC for Tourist Hotel and General Hotel Staff Salaries and Operating Costs" and "Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC for Guest House Operating Costs." |
| Jun. 17 - Jun. 20 | Participated in the 17th Cross-Strait Travel Fair (in Xiamen, Fujian Province). |
| Jun. 22 | Drafted and announced the "Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Subsidies for the Living Costs of Domestic Tour Service Staff" and "Directions for Examination of Applications by Tourist Hotel or General Hotel Business Associations for Permission to Arrange Agreements on Joint Guarantees for Vouchers." |
| Jun. 23 | Amended and promulgated Article 22 of the Regulations for the Administration of Tourist Hotels. |
| Jun. 24 | Amended and promulgated Item 2 of the Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Financial Relief for Amusement Park Visitor Group Cancellations." |
| Jun. 24 - Jun. 27 | Participated in the 36th Seoul International Travel Fair. |
July
| Jul. 9 - Jul. 11 | Participated in the Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE). |
| Jul. 14 | Participated in the International Travel & Vacations (Los Angeles office). |
| Jul. 22 | Amended and promulgated Directions for the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Financing Credit Guaranteed Loans and Interest Subsidies for the Tourism Industry. |
| Jul. 29 – Aug. 1 | Participated in the 2021 International Travel Exhibition (ITE) in Hong Kong. |
August
| Aug. 1 | Started the annual assessment of the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle service. |
| Aug. 17 | Launched the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Subsidies to Promote Tourism Industry Development program. |
| Aug. 24 | 2021 Michelin Guide Taipei and Taichung release |
| Aug. 31 – Sep. 1 | Participated in the online travel exhibition "Virtual Counter Days 2021 Dream Away-Long Haul" hosted by Germany's FVW Medien. |
September
| Sep. 1 | Established the Time for the Taiwan Virtual Exhibition. Implemented Subsidies for the Tourism Industry Operations and Salary Expenses program. |
| Sep. 2 – Sep. 7 | Participated in the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (Beijing). |
| Sep. 3 – Sep. 4 | Participated in Germany's "2021 Holiday on Bike" travel fair. |
| Sep. 10 | Implemented the "Subsidy Program for Tour Leader and Tour Service Personnel Livelihood." |
| Sep. 11 - Sep. 12 | Participated in the Dallas Travel & Adventure Show. |
| Sep. 15 | APEC 56th Tourism Working Group Meeting |
| Sep. 23 | Drafted and announced the Directions for the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Subsidies to Tourist Hotels and General Hotels Serving Non-National Visitors for Operational Costs. |
October
| Oct. 1 | Launched innovative and transformed routes for the Taiwan Tour Bus service in 2021. |
| Oct. 12 | Held a press conference to promote the 600,000 lucky winners of the first-round domestic travel vouchers, as well as amusement park and Taiwan Tour Bus prize giveaways. |
| Oct. 13 | Implemented the "Incentive Travel Industry Specialty Travel Promotion program." |
| Oct. 14 | Held the Consultation Meeting on Regulatory Adjustment after COVID. |
| Oct. 23 - Oct. 24 | Participated in the 2021 Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show. |
| Oct. 29 - Oct. 31 | Held the 2021 Indigenous Tourism Achievement Carnival. |
November
| Nov. 1 | Inaugurated the Domestic Travel Voucher program. |
| Nov. 1 - Nov. 3 | Participated in the WTM London 2021. |
| Nov. 2 | Held the Let's GO! Domestic Travel Voucher press conference. |
| Nov. 4 - Nov. 7 | Entrusted the Taiwan Visitors Association to hold the 2021 Taipei International Travel Fair. |
| Nov. 5 | Amended and promulgated Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Incentives to Municipality and County (City) Governments to Promote Friendly Epidemic-Safe Accommodations. Amended and promulgated Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC to Incentivize Quality Improvements in the Hotel Industry. |
| Nov. 8 - Nov. 11 | Participated in IMEX America. |
| Nov. 9 | Launched the Training Course “Digital Applications and Post-COVID Management for Mid-Level and Senior Tourism Industry Personnel.” |
| Nov. 12 | Held the opening ceremony for 2021-2022 Taiwan Top-10 Hot Springs. |
| Nov. 15 | Groundbreaking ceremony for Main Theme Lantern at the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. |
| Nov. 19 - Nov. 21 | Participated in the MATTA Fair 2021. |
| Nov. 29 | Amended and promulgated Directions for Implementation of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC Incentives to Municipality and County (City) Governments to Promote Friendly Epidemic-Safe Accommodations. |
December
| Dec. 11 | Award ceremony for the 2021 Domestic T.Q. Golden Award |
| Dec. 20 | Blessing ceremony for the Main Theme Lantern at the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival |
| Dec. 23- Dec. 26 | Participated in the 27th Thai International Travel Fair. |
| Dec. 30 | Amended and promulgated Directions for Implementation of the Domestic Travel Voucher Program by the Tourism Bureau, MOTC. Amended and promulgated the Directions for Implementation by the Tourism Bureau, MOTC of Incentives for Tourism Industry Promotion of Specialty Group Tours. |
