More than 80,000 mainland tourists have visited Taiwan since the island allowed mainland tourists in last July, said Shao Qiwei, chairman of the mainland's Cross-strait Tourism Exchange Association Saturday.

The figure is expected to go up remarkably in the future as the mainland has allowed an additional 133 travel agencies and residents of 12 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to organize or attend group journey across the strait, Shao said at the end of his Taiwan tour.