Best Time to Travel in Europe This Spring – Buy One Get One Free on 10-Day Austria-Czech Republic Tour

▲The 2015 Taipei International Spring Travel Fair and Local Delicacies & Tourism Specialty Exhibition commenced today. (Photo / Provided by the organizer)

Reported by Chen Zi-Yin / Compiled by Staff

The 2015 Taipei International Spring Travel Fair and Local Delicacies & Tourism Specialty Exhibition opened today (26th) with great fanfare, featuring 300 domestic and international travel industry players and nearly 1,000 booths. Travel agencies, airlines, cruise lines, hotels, local delicacies and food, as well as tourism bureaus from various counties and cities all participated enthusiastically. To seize business opportunities during the post-holiday spring break, May Day holidays, Dragon Boat Festival, and early bird summer season, travel companies have introduced attractive promotions, including Tokyo 5-day free-and-easy tours for under NT$10,000, Guam free-and-easy tours for NT$8,888, and a Buy One Get One Free deal on the Europe Austria–Czech Republic tour.

Organizers noted that due to the depreciation of the euro, now is a great time for long-haul European travel. Among the offers, Regent Travel launched the “Magical Europe Austria–Czech Republic 10-Day Tour,” with promotion prices starting from NT$141,399 for April to June, buy one get one free. EasyCard Travel is offering a refined 7-day Paris, France tour starting at NT$29,900 (before tax); Lihpao Travel’s Taiwan inaugural group tour “The Lost Eurasian Border – Kyrgyzstan 7-Day Tour” is available at a special price of NT$79,800, with the second person getting NT$10,000 off if registered on-site.

For the popular Japan and Korea routes among Taiwanese travelers, Junhua Travel is offering group tours to Korea for 5 or 6 days starting at NT$9,900 (including tax and insurance), while Tokyo Cool Airline’s 5-day free-and-easy tour, originally starting at NT$12,400, is now available from NT$9,900 (including tax and insurance). Meanwhile, World Travel Service’s “Guam Royal Orchid Free & Easy” for 5 or 6 days is priced from just NT$8,888; Sky Sea Travel’s “Guam Happy Go” is also available from NT$9,900. Travelers looking for great deals should make the most of the three-day spring travel fair.

Exhibition Information
Visiting Hours: March 26 (Thu) to March 29 (Sun), 2015, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily.
Exhibition Venue: Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1
Exhibition Address: No. 5, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Taipei City

Ticket Information
Full Price: NT$180 (general adults, military and police); Concession Price: NT$150 (students with valid ID, accompanied persons with disabilities with valid ID); Special Price: NT$120 (children between 120 cm and 150 cm tall).
Seniors over 65, people with disabilities, and children under 120 cm tall on weekends (28th and 29th). On weekdays (26th and 27th), travel industry professionals, tour guides, and tour leaders can enter for free upon presenting two business cards and ID at the service desk. Children under 120 cm tall are only admitted for free on weekends (28th and 29th), and are not allowed on weekdays (26th and 27th).