【精英翻譯關注新聞】National Palace Museum decides to let foreigners foot the bill of higher overhead costs 故宮要漲價－【精英翻譯】的部落格

National Palace Museum decides to let foreigners foot the bill of higher overhead costs (2014/03/17)

The National Palace Museum will soon introduce a two-tiered pricing system that will lead to significantly higher prices for foreigners compared to Taiwanese nationals. In July it plans to raise the price of general admission for foreigners from NT$160 to NT$250. Tickets for Taiwanese nationals will be lowered by NT$10 to NT$150.

One of the most popular sites for tourists visiting Taiwan is the National Palace Museum. But soon, the museum won’t let foreign visitors in unless they fork over more in admission fees. The museum blames higher utility and staffing fees for the increase in ticket prices beginning in July.

Feng Ming-chu
National Palace Museum Director
At first we set group tickets at NT$100 per person, but this was too low. Many legislators requested that fees for foreign tour groups be in line with international standards.

Rather than also charge Taiwanese more, the museum decided to lower their ticket fees from NT$160 to NT$150. Foreign tourists will see single ticket prices increase from NT$160 to NT$250. Group tickets for foreign tourists will rise from NT$100 to NT$230.

Lawmakers also repeated comments made by former Vice President Vincent Siew in a speech on Sunday. Siew said the crowds at the museum resembled local vegetable markets in terms of chaos and cleanliness. The comments upset the museum director.

Feng Ming-chu
National Palace Museum Director
I admit that there are many people, but the National Palace Museum is not dirty. This comment I reject.

Last year there were more than 4.5 million visits to the museum.

故宮要漲價

國立故宮博物院，今年7月將大幅調整票價，國外遊客，不管是個人票或是團體票，漲約90到130元，這讓部分立委質疑，故宮漲得沒道理，就連副總統蕭萬長昨天在演講上，說故宮參觀人潮多，像菜市場，但故宮院長馮明珠反駁，人是多了點，但不懂哪裡髒亂了。

國外觀光客，來台灣必定報到的景點之一，就是故宮，不過，近來水電雙漲、人事費用提高，故宮因此決定，7月開始調漲門票價格。

[[故宮院長馮明珠]]
第一我們團體票原來100塊，其實是太低了，很多委員也要求我們對於國際團體票，
應該反應國際的水平。

故宮院長馮明珠強調，國人持身份證，門票從160降為150元，是不漲反降。不過，國外遊客，個人票從160元調漲到250元；團體票從100元漲到230元。

另外，有立委指出，前副總統蕭萬長16號才在公開演講上，說故宮人潮多，簡直就像菜市場，甚至比菜市場還髒亂，這讓院長很不服氣。

[[故宮院長馮明珠]]
人多我承認，但是故宮博物院髒，髒這件事我絕對不承認。

院長馮明珠反駁菜市場髒亂說，還特別強調，去年超過450萬人次造訪故宮。