China Taiwan Net, February 25. According to Taiwan's United Daily News, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has continued, and the Taiwanese Mainland Council has suspended the cross-strait shipping passenger direct routes and flights, which has greatly affected Taiwan's tourism industry. The output value of the tourism industry in Kinmen, Taiwan in January and February this year decreased by NT $ 4 billion compared with the same period last year.
The Jinmen County Government stated that the islands are of a shallow dish type and have a weak industrial structure. They have a high degree of dependence on the tourism industry and the implementation of the "small three links" policy. The suspension of passenger transportation between the "small three links" has a great impact on the industry. Be the first to bear it.
The Jinmen County government pointed out that the number of inbound tourists to the "mini three links" in January and February of this year decreased by more than 90,000 compared with the same period last year. During the epidemic, the output value of the tourism industry affecting the region was about NT $ 1 billion. The catering industry also experienced a recession of over 80% compared to the same period last year, affecting an amount of NT $ 3 billion. (Liu Lulu of Taiwan, China)