Hualien Tourism Sector Suffers Heavy Losses
April's 7.2 magnitude earthquake and July's Typhoon Gaemi have put the crucial tourism industry in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County into a tailspin as visitors stay away despite government incentives.
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00:00Eastern Taiwan's tourism sector is suffering after April's magnitude 7.2 earthquake and
00:06the typhoon in July.
00:08Some hotels in Sinai-Hualien County are reporting as few as 1 percent of rooms being filled.
00:14Visitors are staying away even as the government offers incentives to travel to the area.
00:18Five hotels have closed and over 300 staff laid off.
00:22Local tourism officials say fragile transport links may be at least partly to blame.