Taipei offers free wireless network to the mainland tourists to promote tourism

����TaipeiCooperation with the city hall, sina.com.cn, pilot mainland tourists online for free wireless internet account for more than three months, the mainland for number more than 6300 people, the first big source of overseas travelers bid.

Taipei mayor Hao Longbin 26, presided over the "TaipeiFree bonus, Lu guest free" press conference, that free wireless internet access in Taipei public area (TaipeiFree) since August pilot "land guest free account online application" service since the initial results.

Taipei City Information Bureau, overseas to come to Taiwan for sightseeing and business travelers in TaipeiTravelingTemporary counters in major hotels and exhibition venues service center, to apply for TaipeiFree using the account. Information Bureau noted that mainland tourists have the potential demand is high for a free wireless internet access, so cooperation with the mainland sina.com.cn, August pilot mainland tourists online TaipeiFree account. Visitors can upload mainland residentsTaiwanPass scanning, can apply for an account at home, after arriving in Taipei, from the airport you can start the free wireless Internet access.

According to statistics, from 8 to October, the total number of applicants, has reached 6353. Among them, "eleven" on the eve of the holiday application number peak, the highest single-day application number up to 482 people, accounting for about 1000, the daily limit of 48%, the total number of September for 3656 people, accounting for about 58% of total number of overseas visitors to apply for.

At the same time, TaipeiFree also established Sina micro-blog service for mainland users, at present more than 1200 fans.

Hao Longbin said, this year 1 to October, toTaiwan TourismMainland visitors reached 2100000 person-time, Sina micro-blog has 400000000 users, by providing free wireless Internet service, let the mainland tourism as people share, forwarding Taipei tourism experience on the Internet, is an important objective to build this platform, believe that the effective marketing promotion of Taipei, Taipei, is of great help to improve the image of Taipei.

Reportedly, Taipei city currently has 4500 Wi-Fi hotspots, also plans to add more hot to further enhance the quality of service of future wireless network.