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Well-off Chinese travel to Taiwan for nip and tuck
January 18, 2010
A new wave of affluent Chinese are eager to fit some nips and tucks into their trips to Taiwan, where they can expect to find better medical staff and facilities than back home.
Typically they pay $3,150 on average for a nine-day trip covering sightseeing and cosmetic enhancements, according to the Kaohsiung Aesthetic Medical Tourism Promotion Association.
ETN reports that Chen Chun-ting, secretary-general of the association, which plans to host three 100-member Mainland groups in January, "The demand from China is much higher than what we’d expected, and the visitors just keep coming in."
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