Taiwan's tourism deficit hits record high in Q3

Balance of payments figures released by Taiwan's central bank on Wednesday showed a net deficit of US$2.3 billion in tourism service payments in the third quarter of 2019, while travel expenditure by Taiwanese going abroad totaled US$5.71 billion due to the increasing popularity of outbound tourism.

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