Taiwan to give repeat foreign visitors NT$5,000 credit

台灣將提供回訪外籍旅客新台幣5,000元消費金

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will launch a NT$33.3 billion (US$1.05 billion) tourism program in September that includes a new NT$5,000 spending-credit incentive for qualifying repeat international visitors.

Under the program’s international-tourism component, eligible foreign independent travelers who have previously visited Taiwan may be selected to receive NT$5,000 (US$157) in stored-value spending credit. CNA reported that a companion traveling with a selected repeat visitor may receive an additional NT$3,000, bringing the potential combined benefit to NT$8,000.

The repeat-visitor initiative will run from Oct. 10 through March 31, 2027. Online registration will open at 10 a.m. on Oct. 1, according to the Taiwan Tourism Administration. The program will apply to qualifying international visitors entering the country from Oct. 10 onward.

To qualify, a traveler must have entered Taiwan at least once after Jan. 1, 2023. The initiative targets independent travelers and excludes some organized group-tour arrangements.

The administration said separate incentives will be available for groups of at least four people if repeat visitors account for at least 10% of the group. Eligible groups may receive between NT$10,000 and NT$30,000, depending on the program’s conditions.

Domestic travelers are also set to benefit from an accommodation bonus of NT$800 per person per night and an additional NT$400 for the second consecutive night. A birthday accommodation fee of NT$1,200 is also available, the administration said.

The new international-tourism measures are part of the broader “Tourism Dual-Engine Drive Program,” which will begin rolling out Sept. 1. The package also includes weekday lodging subsidies, birthday accommodation vouchers, incentives for international conventions and support for overseas companies organizing incentive trips in Taiwan.

Taiwan is seeking to encourage longer and repeat visits as international tourism recovers. Japanese arrivals reached 1.48 million last year, up more than 12% from the previous year and nearly 70% of the 2019 level, the administration said in June, as reported by CNA.