Neighboring countries like Singapore, Korea, and Indonesia all upgraded their government agencies responsible for tourism at least ten years earlier than Taiwan and vigorously promoted the tourism industry, including overseas marketing campaigns.
台灣周邊國家如新加坡、韓國、印尼等，都至少早台灣十年就已提高觀光主管單位的層級，大力推廣觀光產業，並進行國際宣傳。