Since 1994 when Taiwan initiated visa-free entry for the citizens of 12 countries, tourism has grown rapidly. Even with last year's terrible economy and a negative one percent growth in entries into Taiwan, Taiwan still had 2,600,000 visits. Although business travel declined, tourist visits actually grew by 13.8 %.
自從一九九四年開放十二個國家免簽證以來，台灣的觀光成長迅速，甚至去年那麼壞的景氣打擊下，都只有一個百分點的負成長，達到二百六十萬人次，甚且在商務旅客減少的情況下，去年觀光實質上是成長了百分之十三・八。