Taiwan rolls out free Wi-Fi for overseas visitors
Publication Date：01/14/2013Source： Taiwan Today
By Rachel Chan
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| The i-Taiwan free Wi-Fi service will soon be available to foreign visitors as part of the ROC government's latest effort to promote tourism. (Courtesy of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission) |
Overseas visitors in Taiwan will soon be able to access free Wi-Fi as part of the ROC government's latest effort to promote tourism, according to the Tourism Bureau Jan. 14.
"This initiative, which is scheduled to be implemented in a couple of months, is expected to better assist visitors from abroad when traveling in Taiwan," a bureau official said.
According to the official, i-Taiwan Wi-Fi will be available in 4,000 hotspots around Taiwan to overseas tourists registering using passport numbers. Currently, the service is only available to local residents with a cellular number.
The initiative builds upon Taipei City Government's Taipei-free Wi-Fi service, which offers more than 6,000 hotspots, the official said, adding that once registered, foreign visitors can download the bureau's Tour Taiwan app and access its tourism cloud featuring 30,000 pieces of information on accommodation, restaurants, scenic spots, special activities and transportation.
The Tour Taiwan app（itune,google play）, which is available free of charge and in Chinese and English, is one of the most popular ROC government-developed applications, ranking second last year with more than 230,000 downloads.
