In Taiwan's case, most of its tourists are elderly Japanese travelers who have some link to Taiwan. The elderly have far less money to spend than honeymooners, business travelers, or working people on their vacations.
反觀台灣，觀光客大多來自日本，且以曾和台灣有過淵源的銀髮族旅客為主，這些人的消費力比起上班族、度蜜月人口，及商務旅客等，可以說遠遠不及。