The Taipei International Travel Fair kicks off in October with a record 68-country presence ⟦1

▲Ye Julan (center), President of the Taiwan Visitors Association, hosted a media tea gathering today. (Photo / Reporter Yu Jiayun)

Reported by Reporter Yu Jiayun / Taipei

Taiwan’s annual tourism highlight, the “2017 ITF Taipei International Travel Fair,” will be held from October 27 to October 30 at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. This year, the event will feature 1,650 booths—an increase of 200 from last year—including 68 country/region booths, the highest number in the fair’s history, and is expected to generate over NT$3 billion in economic impact. Ye Julan, President of the Taiwan Visitors Association, stated at today’s (18th) press conference that she hopes this year’s international travel

This year, the Taipei International Travel Fair adopted the theme “Visit Taiwan, Discover the World,” aiming to transform the exhibition into a vibrant carnival. Due to the high popularity of the ITF, this year’s event attracted participants from over 60 countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina from Eastern Europe, which was attending for the first time, as well as Paraguay, Chile, and Solomon Islands from Central and South America and Oceania, all returning after several years of absence.

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