| James Kon |
TAIWAN is looking at bringing back direct flights between Brunei and Taiwan.
This was stated by William Lin, the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Brunei Darussalam, during a reception at the Orchid Garden Hotel recently.
The event was hosted by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s Kuala Lumpur office for local travel agents to discuss the promotion of Brunei-Taiwan tourism.
Lin added that direct flights were available from Taiwan to Brunei from 1996 to 2004.
Lin said one of his main missions in the country is to promote tourist arrivals from Taiwan through the resumption of direct flights.
“The six top destinations in the region for Taiwanese tourists are Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia, with two-way tourism for all these countries totalling four million people. If we can contribute just one per cent of four million visitors for Brunei-Taiwan tourism – 40,000 people – with the return of Brunei-Taiwan direct flights, that would be great,” said Lin.
Lin arrived in Brunei Darussalam in May this year to enhance bilateral ties between Brunei Darussalam and Taiwan.
He shared how a group comprising 30 Taiwanese tourists was impressed with the ecotourism attractions in Temburong during their recent visit to Brunei, adding that they also enjoyed a round of golf at The Empire Hotel & Country Club.
However, the group lamented the need to make a transit stop before arriving in Brunei, taking nine hours before reaching their destination, and expressed their hope to see the return of direct flights between the two countries.
Tony Wu, Director of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s Kuala Lumpur office also deli-vered a presentation showcasing Taiwan’s attractions to local travel and tour agents.
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