Taiwan increases mainland visitor quotas

China's Taiwan region has increased the number of daily mainland group visitors to 5,000 a day and the number of individual visitors to 2,000 a day. That’s according to the tourism authorities there.
The new numbers represent a jump of a thousand for each category. The increased quotas began to take effect from Monday. Meanwhile, the tourism authorities also set new standards for the tourism groups. The officially recognised high-quality tours, meaning a higher-level of service provided, will have priority in terms of processing visa.
The Chinese mainland was the largest source of tourists for Taiwan last year, with the mainlanders accounting for 36 percent of all visitors to the region. Statistics show that more than 2.58 million mainlanders visited Taiwan in 2012. Taiwan tourism bureau spokesman, Zhang Xicong said that with the number of tourists growing, it’s essential that quality is ensured.
Zhang Xicong also said "We will continue to check the quality of the mainland tourism groups in regards to their agenda, transport, accommodation and shopping arrangements. If we feel they offer good quality, we will give them priority entry to Taiwan."