Nevertheless, tourism is affected by such things as culture, environmental protection laws, national land planning policies, and the economy. In addition, the tourism industry is fragile and can't take much pressure. A natural or made-made disaster will cause a slump. The recent SARS epidemic was a terrible blow.
然而，觀光產業涉及文化、環保、國土規劃、經濟等多重社會發展面向，加上觀光業「抗壓性」不足，一次天災人禍，可能頓時蕭條不振，這回 SARS 疫情，就讓台灣觀光業備受打擊。