数百軒にも上る旅行業者や観光事業所が合法宿泊施設の運営を支持

台湾交通部観光局：「違法な宿泊施設をなくす」ことを目標に、日割り賃貸業者を撲滅

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【台北（台湾）2018年6月12日PR Newswire】台湾交通部観光局は本日（6/12）午前に多くの旅行者が集まる台北駅中央ホールにて「違法な宿泊施設をなくす」記者会見を開催し、改めて違法な日割り賃貸業者の摘発を強化していくと発表。台湾全国から500人を超える関係者が集まった。また、現場に居合わせた一般の旅行客は署名運動に参加し声援を送った。記者会見ではezTravel、easytravel、colatour、startravel、ezfly、liontravelなどを含む国内優良旅行代理店を表彰し、合法な宿泊施設の推奨を行うと宣誓した。

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近年、台湾観光局が継続して合法宿泊施設の利用を呼びかけていることが功を奏し、各地方自治体は違法業者に対して営業停止などの処罰を下したりしている。また、台湾観光局旅宿組は「台湾政府は国内の旅行業者に対し、違法宿泊施設掲載の取り締まりを強化しており、AirbnbやAgodaのような海外旅行業者に対しては、重税と罰金を科するなどして対策している。」と発表。

記者会見でezTravelは「旅行代理店としては積極的に合法の宿泊施設と連携し、台湾観光産業全体を盛り上げていくべきで、違法な日割り賃貸宿泊施設を扱うことは台湾観光産業全体のイメージダウンに繋がりかねない。」と語った。国内外の旅行情報を扱う LionTravelも「消費者に安全な宿泊施設の情報を提供し、地方自治体から違法の宿泊施設であると連絡を受けた施設に関しては直ちにサイトから取り下げる。」と説明した。

台湾観光局は旅行する際は『臺灣旅宿網https://taiwanstay.net.tw/ 』で合法な宿泊施設を調べて、安心で安全な旅しようと広く呼びかけている。

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Taiwan Tourism Bureau to end "unlicensed rentals" with hundreds of tour operators supporting supreme accommodation

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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Taiwan Tourism Bureau held a press conference to promote legal accommodation

and end "unlicensed rentals" on June 12 in the main hall of the Taipei Main

Station where visitors from Taiwan and overseas gather. It also announced that

the government will conduct stringent inspections on property owners of

unlicensed rentals in an effort to provide safe and premium accommodation for

international tourists.

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Taiwan Tourism Bureau against "unlicensed rentals" with hundreds of tour

operators

More than 500 tour operators from around the island were dressed in T-shirts

with "Backlash against Illegal Rentals" slogan to support the government's

efforts of controlling unlicensed rentals that have a huge impact on Taiwan's

travel safety and image.

A number of high-quality travel service providers in Taiwan, including Ez

Travel, Cola Tour, Star Travel, Ezfly International Travel, and Lion Travel

were also praised at today's press conference. They high-fived each other and

took an oath on stage to oppose the sales of unlicensed rentals while fully

promoting those of legal hotels. The bureau expressed its approval and assured

the general public that making reservations on their travel sites is safe. For

those foreign OTA that cannot attend the event, Rakuten promises that will

proactively review and oppose the unlicensed rentals, while Booking.com and

Agoda promise to fight unlicensed rental when they receive report violation

reports. The Taiwan Tourism Bureau will publish the names of non-supportive

platforms on TaiwanStay.net (https://taiwanstay.net.tw/) and issue news

releases with an aim to protect travelers' safety.

Data from AirDNA, an international data analysis website, showed that the

primary consumer groups of backpackers and travelers renting short-term housing

are young people aged between 21 and 30 who relatively lack comprehensive

safety considerations.

In recent years, the bureau has continued to promote the concept of legal

accommodation, and its efforts bear fruit. In addition to working with local

governments in the implementation of fines, punishments and business closures,

the bureau's Travel and Accommodation Department also said that the government

has actively controlled the sales of unlicensed rentals from travel agencies.

Meanwhile, the bureau has also imposed heavy taxes and hefty penalties on

unlicensed sales of unlicensed rentals provided by overseas travel e-commerce

companies.

A number of premium travel agencies in Taiwan were also praised at today's

press conference. "Taiwan has more than tens of thousands of legal hotels and

B&Bs, which means that there is enough hotel supply in the travel market," Ez

Travel said. "The responsibility of travel agencies should be actively

developing and cooperating with legal hotels, thereby creating a win-win

situation for the tourism industry. The consumer disputes arising from the

sales of cheap and unlicensed rentals would create a negative impact on the

image of the travel agencies and cause a great loss for them."

The international travel platform, Lion Travel, also pointed out that it will

provide consumers with safe, clean B&Bs at reasonable prices. But if local

governments discovered any violation and verified it, the hotel-related

products would be removed from their travel website.

The bureau suggested that TaiwanStay.net (https://taiwanstay.net.tw/) provides

detailed information on legal travel and accommodation that can help minimize

the risk of traveling and add safety into the happy memories of traveling.

The premium travel websites recommended by Taiwan's Tourism Bureau are as

follows:

EZ Travel  https://www.eztravel.com.tw

Lion Travel  https://www.liontravel.com

Colatour  https://www.colatour.com.tw

Startravel http://www.startravel.com.tw

Easy Fly http://www.ezfly.com

SOURCE  Taiwan Tourism Bureau