Peter Kuo, President of Edison Travel Service in Taipei, points out that when the cost of going to Phuket is not much different than spending your vacation in Kenting, most people opt to go overseas and just do "short vacations" domestically. This has created a vicious circle between consumer habits and price.
台北宏祥旅行社董事長郭裕家就指出，當去泰國普吉島的旅遊費用與墾丁渡假相差不多時，大多數人會選擇出國，在國內則只做「短假期」的旅行，形成消費習慣與價位間的惡性循環。