Promoting tourism
At the TVA, TVA chair Chien Yu-yen served the minister and her delegation bubble tea.
Mkhonta-Similane told us that Eswatini had held an unprecedented domestic dialogue on tourism earlier in 2025, during which stakeholders discussed how to spur tourism, ease visa applications (Taiwan and Eswatini already do not require tourist visas of each other) and establish open skies agreements. They also set a goal of reaching 2 million foreign tourists and 2 billion lilangeni (roughly US$115 million) in tourism revenues by 2027.
Mkhonta-Simelane believes her nation’s beautiful scenery and traditional Incwala, Umhlanga and Marula festivals offer travelers unique experiences. She hopes Eswatini can forge a memorandum of agreement on tourism with government agencies in Taiwan to permit direct charter flights carrying Taiwanese tourists to these cultural events.
Chien Yu-yen says that MOFA arranged for Taiwan’s nine largest travel agencies and businesses to scout Eswatini in late 2025. She hopes to see visa-free itineraries in the future, which will allow high-end Taiwanese tourists to visit Eswatini for eco- and cultural tours.
Lulu Chuang, chair of the Leofoo Tourism Group, was part of the delegation and found Eswatini to be both safe and very beautiful. She suggests making animal diplomacy an important part of furthering future exchanges.

Minister Jane Mkhonta-Simelane and Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Administrative Deputy Minister Lin Kuo-shian exchange gifts at the MOTC.

Leofoo Safari Park welcomes the Eswatini delegation with a dance.