Hostess clubs in a Taipei district have been touting “Ecstasy Taiwan solo trips†on Chinese-language websites hoping for a share in the island’s booming tourism market.
TTR Daily, quoting local media and AFP, reports that Taiwan’s sex business operators are trying to lure solo Chinese tourists recently allowed to visit the island.
The sex tour ads have drawn numerous responses from Chinese web users with some clubs offering afternoon sessions to expand their business beyond the usual night hours, reported the mass-circulation Apple Daily newspaper.
However, the ad campaigns have caught the eye of local police and at least three clubs have been forced to close down recently.
Taiwan’s cabinet recently passed a bill, pending parliament’s approval, to allow special zones as the island moves to regulate and decriminalise the sex trade.
Last year, more than 1.6 million Chinese visited Taiwan — most of them on organised group tours — a rise of 67 percent from a year before, making China the biggest source of visitors to the island.
However, Taiwan’s tourism operators have been surprised at the fewer than expected solo Chinese tourists who have visited the island since a ban on such travel was lifted a month ago.
