Taiwan to mainland tourists to cancel the ban in June

from selected cities in mainland Chinese tourists will travel in the Taiwan Strait by the end of June, individual tourists, said senior Mainland negotiator on Wednesday here.

The two sides still need Tourist Association to complete the technical details of the policy came into effect before the swap file, said Zheng Lizhong, the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait vice-president (ARATS).

He did not give the exact date of the policy will take effect, but said it would "soon", and within this month.

Zheng achieved through ARATS and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation counterpart (SEF) session.

Since July 2008, mainland tourists have been allowed to visit the island, but only in the tourist packages.

The number of mainland tourists to Taiwan increased by 300 people a day, from 2008 to 3200 in 2010.

The policy allows for individual visitors is expected to attract more high-end tourists, for the benefit of local small businesses and tourists, tourist routes so far on a regular basis by the travel Web site.

In addition to individual visitors, the two sides agreed to improve the tourism industry and strengthen its efforts to protect the passengers safety oversight.

Negotiators from the two sides held a meeting to review the challenges of cross-strait agreements and implementation.

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