Appendices

Established a Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Mumbai, India.

Held the lighting ceremony for the 2024 Taiwan Lantern Festival.

Implemented the "Taiwan Tour Bus – Two For One Free" promotional offer.

Held the second Tourism Leaders Roundtable.

Hosted the 2024 National Scenic Areas Sustainable Development Symposium.

The Tourism Administration, MOTC's Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA won a Silver Star in the Destinations category of The Golden City Gate (Tourism Multimedia Awards) at ITB Berlin 2024 for its video "Northeast Coast Slow Travel – Huamo. Railway Slow Travel."

The Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA's "Guishan Island (Turtle Island) Cultural Landscape Shaping Project—Historic Settlements and Military Eco-Island" received an Honorable Mention in the Landscape and Recreation category at the 2023 Taiwan Landscape Awards.

Administered the first Assessment Examination for Tour Guides and Tour Leaders.

Signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Marine Tourism and Conservation with the Ocean Conservation Administration, Ocean Affairs Council.

Amended and promulgated the Regulations Governing Water Recreation Activities.

Established a Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Paris, France.

Launched the new Taiwan tourism brand 3.0: "TAIWAN-Waves of Wonder."

Conducted the "Supervisory Evaluations on Operations, Management, and Safety Maintenance for National Scenic Areas."

Held a press conference promoting the 2024 Solar Festival in Taiwan series of events.

On May 16, Miyagi Prefectural Assembly Member Keiichi Kikuchi led a 25-member delegation (from the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly and Government, joined by the mayors of Kesennuma, Tome, Osaki, Higashimatsushima, and Murata Town) to Taiwan for a ceremony designating the Danlan National Greenway and the Miyagi Olle Trail as International Friendship Trails. On May 17, a Miyagi Olle pony symbol was installed at Yuanwangkeng Riverside Park (entrance to the Caoling Historic Trail), opening a new chapter in international friendship exchanges.

Opening of the 2024 Fulong Life Festival and the Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA's 40th-anniversary celebration.

Held 2024 World Bicycle Day events and island-wide rides.

Launched the Post-Earthquake Tourism Revitalization Implementation Plan for Hualien—offering FIT lodging discounts in Hualien and subsidies for group tours in Hualien–Taitung.

Taiwan Tourist Shuttle: Free rides (with e-tickets) on six routes in the Hualien–Taitung area.

Taiwan Tour Bus: 80% off on Hualien–Taitung tour packages.

2024 Taiwan Summer Festival activities in Chiayi: "Niupuzi Love Prairie" and the "2024 Alishan Four Seasons Tea Tour — Summer Tea Gathering."

The Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA's Nanya Tourism Service Center New Construction Project won the Best Planning and Design category at the 2024 FIABCI-Taiwan Real Estate Excellence Awards.

Taiwan Tourist Shuttle: Free rides (with e-tickets) on four routes in the Yilan area.

Taiwan Tour Bus: 80% off on Yilan tour packages.

Held the 2024 National Scenic Area Tourism Circles Achievement Presentation.

Participated in the 2024 Taipei Summer Travel Expo.

Conducted the Amusement Park Supervision and Evaluation Competition.

The Tri-Mountain NSAA's Emei Lake Loop Trail Tourism Environment Improvement Project and the Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA's Nanya Tourism Service Center received the Gold Award and an Excellence Award, respectively, in the Best Planning and Design category at the 2024 FIABCI-Taiwan Real Estate Excellence Awards.

Launched a Taitung FIT lodging discount program.

Provided additional incentives for foreign tour groups staying in the Hualien or Taitung area.

Hosted the "Taiwan Way" theme pavilion at the 2024 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition, showcasing distinctive regional attractions and foods from across Taiwan.

Minister Li Meng-yen visited the MOTC pavilion at the 2024 SDG Asia Exhibition. The pavilion, themed "Net-Zero Green Living, Sustainable Progress," featured the Highway Public Transportation Program, the TPASS Commuter Monthly Pass, Taiwan PASS transport e-tickets, the Happy Bus, six National Scenic Areas recognized in the Green Destinations Top 100 Stories, diverse cycling routes, the Happy Life Weather app, and a digital audit of corporate employee commuting footprints to encourage green commuting.

Revised and promulgated the Directions for Tourism Administration, MOTC Subsidies to the Hotel Industry to Stabilize Capacity for Serving International Visitors.

Revised and promulgated the Guidelines for Preferential Loans to Encourage the Upgrading of the Tourism Industry.

Held the 2024 North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Strategy Roundtable.

Conducted training for mid- and senior-level professionals in the amusement park industry.

Convened the third Tourism Leaders Roundtable.

The Tourism Administration invited Green Destinations Foundation Board Director and Slovenia representative Jana Apih to visit National Scenic Area sites recognized in the Green Destinations Top 100 Stories. In the Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA, visits included Guishan Island (Turtle Island), the Old Caoling Tunnel Bikeway, and Mao'ao Fishing Village—along with guidance for Green Travel Seal businesses such as Toucheng Leisure Farm and No. 9 Café in Jiaoxi.

Held the launch ceremony for "2024-2025 Taiwan Hot Springs" season

Revised and promulgated the Guidelines of the Tourism Administration, MOTC on Subsidies to Incentivize Quality Improvements in the Hotel Industry.

Hosted a "Golden Years Travel" media familiarization tour.

Established a Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Vancouver, Canada.

Kicked off the main activities for the Taiwan Cycling Festival: Formosa 900.

Hualien Fun Parks 80%-off promotion.

Held the 2024 Taiwan Hosts Gold Quality Awards ceremony.

Amended and promulgated the Regulations Governing Tour Guides and the Regulations Governing Tour Managers.

NSAAs were recognized in the 2024 Green Destinations Top 100 Stories, including the North Coast and Guanyinshan NSAA's "A Cleansing Journey by the Sea—Baishawan Nature Center Advances the Satoumi Initiative through the "I Love Beach Cleanups" program"; East Coast NSAA's "Fugang Geopark—Fugang Geopark: Regenerative tourism of geology, environment, and community"; Northeast and Yilan Coast NSAA's "Zhuangwei Tourism Park- Integrating with Dune Landscape" Southwest Coast NSAA's "Abandoned Salt Fields Transform into Bird Paradise, Restoring Hope for Local Residents"; Penghu NSAA's A Faithful Sea Traveler - The Happy Home of Wangan Green Turtle in Penghu Category: Nature and Landscape; and Sun Moon Lake NSAA's "Join us! Harnessing Collective Wisdom to Promote Sustainable Tourism.";

Held the 2024 Taiwan KOM Challenge.

Organized the "Eastern Taiwan" themed scenic area market day.

Released the new international promotional video for the Taiwan tourism brand.

Held the kickoff press conference for the "Taiwan Tourism 100 Spotlights" series of events.

Held the 2024 Taipei International Travel Fair.

Hosted the "Southern Taiwan and Penghu" themed market day.

Hosted the "Central Taiwan and Kinmen" themed market day.

Hosted the "Northern Taiwan and Matsu" themed market days.

Held the Sustainable Hotels Roundtable.

Held the 2024 Taiwan Indigenous Tourism Festival.

Hosted the 2024 Digital Transformation Expo for the Tourism Industry.

Held the Southern Tourism Zone: Sharing International Perspectives Meeting.

The 2024 Green Destinations Top 100 Stories event was held in Punta Arenas, Chile; the Tourism Administration's Los Angeles Office accepted the award on Taiwan's behalf.

Established a Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Manila, Philippines.

Held the 2024 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Service Management and Service Quality Optimization Project Award Ceremony and Results Presentation.

Held the 2024 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Service Management and Service Quality Optimization Project Award Ceremony and Results Presentation.