Breaking News / Taiwan's Top 10 Happy & Fun Travel Itineraries Announced

Reported by Reporter You [illegible character] Ru / Taipei

To promote low-carbon tourism and enhance a friendly tourism environment, the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, in collaboration with all 22 counties and cities across Taiwan, organized the "Taiwan's Top 10 Happy & Fun Travel Itineraries" selection event. The results were announced today (26th)! Featuring 10 one-day and two-day fun itineraries, the goal is to encourage the use of public transport and promote relaxed travel, giving both domestic and international visitors more choices and the opportunity to experience the beauty of Taiwan at a unique pace.


▲ One of the top ten happy photo spots along the Northern Cross-Island Highway: Daxi Flower Fields. (Photo / Provided by Taoyuan County Government)

The "Taiwan's Top 10 Happy & Fun Travel Itineraries" selection event utilizes a variety of low-carbon transportation methods to connect fun attractions and delicious food across Taiwan. Through a professional judging panel including renowned travel writer Liu Kexiang, food critic Hu Tianlan, and long-time Japan-based writer Aoki Yuka, the itineraries were evaluated over three months of on-site visits and scoring (80%), combined with online voting that attracted over six million votes during May and June (20%). This process led to the selection of 10 happy and fun one-day and two-day itineraries each from around Taiwan. Additionally, four special judge awards were given to outstanding itineraries based on evaluation criteria: Marketing Excellence Award, Local Creativity Award, Service Friendliness Award, and Diverse Transport Award.

The selected one-day itineraries come from cities and counties such as Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Changhua County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Chiayi City, and Kaohsiung City. The selected two-day itineraries are from Taoyuan County, Taichung City, Nantou County, Tainan City, Pingtung County, Yilan County, Hualien County, Taitung County, Penghu County, and Kinmen County. The Special Judge Awards went to "Marketing Excellence Award" for Hsinchu City, "Local Creativity Award" for Lienchiang County, "Service Friendliness Award" for Taipei City, and "Diverse Transport Award" for Kaohsiung City.
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%ji √.(Photo / From the Tourism Bureau's Taiwan Top 10 Happy & Fun Travel Itineraries official website)