Directorate General of Highways launches "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" half-price worry-free travel in summer vacation

(Taiwan TB News Network / Reporter Chen Nianzu) From June 29, 109 ROC year to September 30, the Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, continuing the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend discount measures, launched a half-price discount measure for riding the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" using electronic tickets, in cooperation with consumption discounts provided by businesses around tourist attractions, to arrange convenient, low-carbon, money-saving and safe travel activities across Taiwan, China during the summer vacation.

Domestic tourism is flourishing. In order to avoid huge crowds and traffic pouring into tourist areas, causing road congestion and parking overflow, and affecting the quality of sightseeing and tourism, the Directorate General of Highways implements public transport discount measures during long weekends and summer vacations, encouraging everyone to make more use of public transport for outings and avoid the misery of traffic jams.

In addition, affected by this epidemic, transport operators and tourism operators have suffered particularly severe damage, and the number of outings has dropped sharply. The Directorate General of Highways hopes that through discount measures it can attract people across the country to jointly help boost tourism, so that related industries can recover their prosperity as soon as possible.

The Directorate General of Highways stated that the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" bus routes attract more than 4 million passenger trips every year, and last (108 ROC) year reached nearly 4.8 million passenger trips, a new high over the years. This year, a total of 40 "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" routes have joined the summer half-price discount measures, including Sun Moon Lake, Xitou, Alishan and Kenting, all of which can be reached by riding the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle".

Taking Taiwan Tourist Shuttle routes such as the "Sun Moon Lake Line", "Xitou Line", "Alishan Line" and "Kenting Express Line" as examples, a one-way discount can save 84 to 176 yuan in fares. If a whole family or relatives and friends travel together, the amount saved is even higher. Compared with the fuel costs and parking fees required for driving, riding the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" is still a better choice.

In addition to the half-price discount measure for electronic tickets on the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle", businesses along the routes around the attractions also offer product consumption discounts. After riding the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle", the public can ask the driver for a boarding certificate, and when consuming at the businesses, showing the boarding certificate entitles them to the favorable discounts. For detailed information on discount stores and products, check the "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" official website at https://www.taiwantrip.com.tw).