Tourism Administration

The Tourism Administration, MOTC is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan (Republic of China) responsible for the administration of domestic and international tourism policy making, execution and development in Taiwan.

History
The development of tourism industry in Taiwan within the government level began in 1956. In September 1960, a Committee of Tourism was set up within the Ministry of Transportation and Communications with the approval from Executive Yuan. The committee was reorganized as the Tourism Council in October 1966, then Tourism Bureau on 29 December 1972, and finally the Tourism Administration in September 2023.

Organizational structures

 * Planning and Research Division
 * Hotel, Travel and Training Division
 * Technical Division
 * International Affairs Division
 * Domestic Tourism Division
 * Secretariat
 * Personnel Department
 * Anti-corruption Department
 * Accounting Department

Service centers

 * Travel Service Center, Taipei
 * Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tourist Service Center
 * Kaohsiung International Airport Tourist Service Center
 * New York office (established in 1978)

Transportation
The Tourism Administration is accessible within walking distance West from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.