In addition to opening five national parks, the government has also mapped out its medium and long term tourism development programs. The major objectives are (1) the planning and development of scenic spots, (2) the protection and utilization of tourism resources, and (3) the management of these tourist attractions.
In order to develop tourism and travel in Taiwan, the Provincial
Government is continuing to organize the planning and construction
of new scenic areas, the West Coast highway travel and leisure
system, the Central Taiwan North south highway travel and leisure
system, and hot spring scenic areas; to strengthen measures to
ensure travel safety; to encourage counties and cities to set
up tourism associations to strengthen tourism industry management
and employee training; and to actively promote the healthy development
of the domestic travel industry.