Summer Travel Expo: Great Deals on Tokyo 3-Day, 2-Night Trips for Under NT$10,000

▲ The 2015 Taipei International Tourism Expo will take place from May 22 to May 25. (Photo / Huang Shih-yuan)

Reported by Huang Shih-yuan / Taipei

The 2015 Taipei International Tourism Expo will take place from May 22 to May 25, with exhibitors offering a variety of promotional deals. Airlines, for example, are offering round-trip tickets between Tokyo/Osaka/Nagoya from just NT$6,999 (excluding tax), Tokyo/Osaka 3-day, 2-night trips for under NT$10,000 (excluding tax), round-trip Hong Kong flights with EVA Air starting at NT$3,199 (before tax), and EVA Holidays’ Macau 2-day, 1-night packages from NT$6,400 (before tax). Sign up for Singapore Airlines’ Europe group tours on-site to enjoy a NT$10,000 discount for the second person.

Japan Airlines is offering big discounts at this expo: round-trip individual tickets between Tokyo (Narita)/Osaka/Nagoya from just NT$6,999 (excluding tax), Tokyo/Osaka 3-day, 2-night trips for under NT$10,000 (excluding tax), and the JLxJR Aomori Onsen Gourmet 3-day, 2-night deep experience tour available on-site (first 50 people) for NT$19,288 (excluding tax). Additionally, round-trip flights to Los Angeles/New York are from NT$17,850 (excluding tax) and NT$24,565 (excluding tax) respectively.

For Singapore Airlines, packages include Singapore 3-day, 2-night trips from NT$11,500, and Europe group tours such as an in-depth 11-day trip to Italy, a 12-day trip to Turkey’s Sultanahmet and Cappadocia cave experiences, a 10-day classic Greece dual-island Sky City tour, a 12-day journey through Germany and Switzerland’s scenic mountain towns, and an 11-day Swiss Three Peaks lake-and-mountain experience. Register on-site to enjoy the expo discount: a NT$10,000 discount for the second person.

EVA Air is also introducing exclusive products at the event, including economy class tickets to Hong Kong starting at NT$3,199 (before tax), economy class tickets to Okinawa, Japan, from NT$5,088 (before tax), Europe round-trips from NT$25,999 (before tax), and Los Angeles round-trips for NT$24,999 (before tax). EVA Holidays is offering Macau 2-day, 1-night packages from NT$6,400 (before tax), Seoul 3-day, 2-night packages from NT$10,800 (before tax) with a free Seoul Tower elevator voucher, and Guam 5-day, 3-night packages from NT$23,330 (including tax) with a complimentary half-day city tour and Underwater World ticket.

China Airlines is promoting the theme “Make Your Flight Dreams Come True.” Customers who purchase premium travel products on-site or book flights on China Airlines’ official website have a chance to win one of two flight experience courses (valued at NT$60,000). There will also be a host of activities and giveaways, including photo opportunities with flight attendants and limited-edition China Airlines postcards from the expo.

Booth No. C1418 (next to Entrance 12), “Eastern TV Travel,” is offering exclusive expo deals on Hong Kong and Macau, with flight-plus-hotel packages starting at just NT$2,888 (before tax). Whether you’re planning a summer family theme park trip or a DIY getaway, there are great value bundles available. Visit Eastern TV Travel at the Summer Travel Expo to receive a small zipper bag gift and enter to win a Bangkok free independent travel package.

In addition to great deals and special offers, purchasing an expo ticket comes with multiple bonuses. All ticket holders will receive a Dream Trip raffle ticket with prizes including round-trip flights to 12 countries and domestic accommodation vouchers. The back of the Dream Trip raffle ticket includes a registration code for daily stage draws during the event. On the first day of the Taipei International Tourism Expo (Friday, May 22), those with advance tickets can join the “Free Lucky Bag Giveaway” and have a chance to win round-trip flights and accommodation vouchers to various countries—limited to 300 winners.