Hoping to offset the impact of the closure of a major roadway to the area, the Taitung County government said Sunday that it will offer a cash incentive to travel agencies that bring over 1,000 tourists to the county in November. 'The travel agencies will be given an award of NT$30,000 for bringing at least 1,000 visitors who stay one night, have two meals and see three scenic spots in Taitung between Nov. 1-30, ' said Taitung County Magistrate Justin Chien-ting Huang, during a meeting in the county with Premier Wu Den-yih. 'The more people they bring, the higher the award they will receive.' Huang and representatives of tourism operators in the county called on the central government to work out concrete plans to minimize the impact of the closure of Suhua Highway on Taitung's tourism sector. The coastal highway connecting Yilan and Hualien counties on Taiwan's eastern coast north of Taitung represented the fastest way for people from northern Taiwan to get to the southeastern county by car. The 118-kilometer Suhua Highway collapsed during Typhoon Megi on Oct. 21, and the road is not expected to be opened again to traffic until the middle of November. Huang said his goal is to draw 300,000 tourists per month to the county, famous for its natural mountain-ocean landscapes, hot springs and aboriginal cultures. 