Visitor arrivals to Taiwan double digit growth in Feb-2019, residents travelling abroad up 10.5%

Taiwan Tourism Bureau reported (27-Mar-2019) visitor arrivals to Taiwan for Feb-2019. Details include:

• Visitor arrivals: 956,202, +12.4% year-on-year;
  • Asia: 869,039, +13.0%;
    • Mainland China: 283,470, -2.2%;
    • Japan: 144,923, +16.6%;
    • South Korea: 114,425, +23.7%;
    • Hong Kong and Macau: 119,531, +9.3%;
    • Malaysia: 47,541, +30.7%;
    • Philippines: 34,801, +42.1%;
    • Singapore: 25,749, +31.4%;
    • Indonesia: 15.959, +17.2%;
  • Americas: 51,172, +2.9%;
    • US: 39,192, +1.0%;
  • Europe: 26,767, +13.9%;
    • UK: 5594, +17.7%;
  • Oceania: 7887, +16.6%;
    • Australia: 6598, +17.8%;
  • Africa: 1135, +12.3%;
• Departures: 1.5 million, +10.5%. [more - original PR - Chinese/English]