Mainland rich go to Taiwan for checkups

Taiwan is luring well-off tourists from the mainland with quality health examinations and management packages.

Ever since Taiwan authorities launched a 15-day health/medical tourism permit for mainlanders last year, more than 30,000 people have traveled under the initiative, mainly for high-end physical checkups, cosmetic surgery or anti-aging therapies, according to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council.

The policy, issued last year, was aimed at broadening the island's health tourism market by attracting more customers from the mainland.