Chan-Kun Shopping Festival – Save NT$3,000 on Japan & Korea Cherry Blossom Tours

▲Chan-Kun Group’s “Shopping Festival” kicks off on the 16th, with its travel and food brands Chan-Star Travel and Chan-Star Food & Beverage also offering special deals. (Photo / Reporter Chen Zi-Yin)

Reported by Chen Zi-Yin / Taipei

Chan-Kun Group announced today (15th) the launch of its four-day “Shopping Festival,” running from January 16 to January 19. During this period, its brands including Chan-Kun, Chan-Star Travel, Food & Beverage, and Aurora Communications will roll out various promotions to capture pre-holiday business opportunities.

Liao Chaoyang, Deputy General Manager of Chan-Star Travel, said that in line with the group’s event, budget-friendly travel packages targeting “young professionals” have been introduced. For instance, the popular Japan & Korea cherry blossom tours, which usually cost NT$19,500, are now available for NT$16,500, while the long-haul Holland-Belgium-France flower viewing tour has been reduced from NT$70,000 to NT$61,900. The Tokyo 5-day self-guided shopping festival package is also just NT$14,900.

Liu Xuanzi, Associate Director of Marketing at Chan-Star Cultural & Creative, part of Chan-Star Food & Beverage Group, mentioned that six major brands under the group—including French-Japanese patisserie Le Petit France, Japanese tonkatsu restaurant Fuji-In, udon chain Wu Shi Wu Xin, U?? Sausage House, Taiwanese beef noodle shop Niu Rou Mian Zhen Bang, and premium steakhouse Pure Q Grilled Steak—will offer a NT$350 food voucher for every NT$1,000 spent. Each brand also has its own individual offers, such as Pure Q Grilled Steak giving away a free Pure Q ribeye steak for orders over NT$500.