In the latest ‘Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report’, released 6 April by Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF), Taiwan moved up two places to rank 30th among 136 countries surveyed. With a score of 4.5 out of 7, up 0.1 points from the previous survey, the nation finished 7th in the Asia-Pacific region.
Among the 14 pillars the survey used to gauge a country’s travel and tourism competitiveness, Taiwan fared the best in infrastructure, cultural resources, business environment, and safety and security. In addition, Taiwan topped or tied for first in the world in terms of access to improved sanitation, lowest malaria incidence and mobile network coverage. According to the survey, Taiwan’s international tourist arrivals tripled from 3.52 million in 2006 to 10.44 million last year.
