Travel
Spring Festival Travel Series Report (II) / Effortlessly Check into a Camper Van to Experience Outdoor Adventure
Traveling during the Spring Festival often means facing sold-out accommodations, going over budget, or being restricted by booking times, which can limit your flexibility. In such cases, camping can be a great alternative! Some people might think...
Travel Taiwan with ease using the "GoGo Biker" app!
The Tourism Bureau has combined the current trend of cycling tourism with an APP game to specially design a mobile game—“GoGo Biker.” With just a tap of your finger, you can effortlessly ride a bicycle and instantly experience Taiwan’s virtual “GoGo Biker” journey, exploring the beautiful landscapes across the island!
Cultural Shuttle Bus Touring Taichung – Eight Creative Storybook-Themed Guided Tours
The popular Taichung Cultural Shuttle Bus event has been expanded this year and will kick off its first trip on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year (January 28). This year’s event innovatively uses “storybook themes” to introduce participants to the cultural richness of Taichung...
High-speed Rail 700T Train Model Merchandise Now Available Today!
Taiwan High Speed Rail has combined creativity and ingenuity to specially design a series of merchandise themed around the 700T train model, including playing cards, keychains, phone charms, and a variety of super "kawaii" stationery items and ID holders. Starting from...
"Cheng Youqing" demonstrates flower arrangement live to warm up for "2012 Flowers in Changhua"
Lin Yi-chen, who loves champagne roses, today attended the press conference for the "2012 Flowers in Changhua" series of events wearing a champagne-colored dress with a rose-patterned FS skirt, and experienced...
Spring Festival Travel Series Report (3) / Free Tours Across Taiwan with Great Deals!
There’s less than a week left to plan your Lunar New Year holiday activities. But what if overseas tours are too expensive and domestic travel means dealing with traffic jams? This year, tour buses across Taiwan will remain open and keep prices unchanged during the Spring Festival, ...
Movie scenes now open for visits — Villain and Hero Spring Festival shuttle bus hits the road today
The movie *Villain and Hero Part 1: City of Chaos* is enjoying a nationwide box office run. The Kaohsiung City Government has capitalized on the film’s popularity to promote film tourism, creating a high-tech Southern District Precinct concept hall at True Love Pier and restoring movie scenes at Pier-2 Art Center...
The Spring Festival Fun App has just been launched – shopping and travel made easy
With the 9-day Spring Festival holiday approaching, businesses have rushed to release the latest free mobile app “Spring Festival Fun” before the holiday. It compiles a wealth of information related to shopping, entertainment, transportation, and attractions for the Year of the Dragon, allowing users to simply download it...
Visa-free to the U.S. — Get Ready GO Series: Head to the Homeland of the T-Rex
Did you know? The world’s first T-Rex fossil was discovered in Montana, USA, in 1902. The earliest known record of dinosaur parenting also comes from Montana. The Dinosaur Egg Hill where fossil excavation took place in the movie "Jurassic Park" is also located in Montana. In addition, fossils of Triceratops, Troodon, Dromaeosaurus, and various species of Hadrosaurs have been found here. As a result, Montana can be considered the main dinosaur-producing region of the Late Cretaceous period (80 to 65 million years ago). The state’s 15 dinosaur museums not only house a wealth of historical materials and replicas but also offer the public the chance to touch precious fossils that are millions of years old.
The Nature’s Melody Love-Enhancing Spring ~ Express true love while you can
In response to Valentine’s Day on February 14th and White Day on March 14th, Yangmingshan Tianlai Hot Spring Resort has specially designated February and March as the Romantic Lovers’ Month, launching the “True Love Comes Early” early-bird weekday promotion. As long as you book...
Central Taiwan Lantern Festival: 40-meter flying dragon main lantern sets a record
The Central Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held grandly at Wenshin Forest Park in Taichung City from February 1 to February 12. This year's main lantern, "Flying Dragon in the Clouds," is 40 meters long and 15 meters high, setting a record for the longest main lantern in the history of Taiwan’s lantern festivals...
Visit the Juming Museum of Art during the Spring Festival: Free admission for Dragon-year visitors and lucky red envelopes & gift bags
The Juming Museum of Art will be open as usual starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year (1/23), and from the 1st to the 7th day of the New Year, it will launch the “Find the Descendants of the Dragon” and “Red Envelopes Every Day” events. All those born in the Year of the Dragon or whose names contain...
Free Half-Day Sapporo Guided Tour – Book Online and Choose from Three Itineraries
Want to experience Sapporo’s beautiful sights for free? From now until February 28, JTB Hokkaido is offering the “Sapporo Free Bus Half-Day Tour,” taking you to visit Hokkaido Shrine, explore the world-famous Shiroi Koibito Park, and more...
Visa-Free to the US – Get Ready GO Series～Recommended by US officials in Taiwan for fun independent travel
With the American Institute in Taiwan announcing that Taiwan has been nominated as a candidate for the visa waiver program, both governments and their people are optimistic that an official announcement opening up visa-free travel may be made soon. This also makes it a great time to start planning a trip to the United States...
Releasing sky lanterns — Experience Janet’s Pingxi Impressions
The highly anticipated “2012 New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival” will kick off with a lively celebration at Jing Tong Elementary School on January 26 (Thursday, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year), followed by three more large-scale sky lantern evening events on January 28 (Saturday, the sixth day), February 4 (Saturday, the thirteenth day), and February 6 (Monday, the Lantern Festival)...
The only airline from the Asia-Pacific region to make the list—China Airlines (Revival Airways) ranks 707th as the world’s fastest-growing company
The internationally renowned financial media outlet International Business Times (IBTimes) announced on January 18, 2012, the “2011 Global Fastest-Growing...
Transform your senses – Vacation at an Indian palace hotel
February and March are great times to visit India—not too hot, not too cold. If you’re tired of modern architecture and urban vibes, why not plan a trip to India? Experience a sensory shift and enjoy staying in an Indian palace...
Shortlisted among top ten tourism towns, the whole province launches a vote campaign
To promote local tourism development and attract domestic and international travelers to explore Taiwan’s beautiful scenery, the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications specially commissioned a publishing company to hold the “Taiwan Top Ten Tourism Towns” selection. After the initial screening by the committee, 17 towns...
Golden Spring Soup for Good Fortune in the Year of the Dragon – Soak in a Healing Bath This New Year
To welcome good fortune in the Year of the Dragon, soaking in a hot spring is one of the great ways to usher in prosperity. Located in Bali District, New Taipei City, Baxian Datang Hot Springs not only offers the "Premium Golden Beauty Spring" with sodium bicarbonate, but has also introduced seasonal wellness baths using six types of traditional Chinese herbs...
Rhododendron Season Guide Unveiled: Highlights of the Pink Picnic Concert
The “2019 Taipei Rhododendron Season” series of events kicks off on White Day, March 14th this year. With the theme “A Promise Just for You,” from March 14 to April 7, in addition to multiple music performances and cultural and creative markets, there will also be...