Taiwan’s Largest Travel Expo Kicks Off: 2015 Taipei International Travel Fair

By MOOK Scenic Spots Home Travel Life Network Editorial Team
 

The longest-running and largest tourism event in history, the 2015 ITF Taipei International Travel Fair, will be held from November 6 over four consecutive days at the World Trade Center’s Hall 1 and Hall 3. With 1,450 booths, the fair features participation from 60 countries and regions and 950 tourism organizations.

Known as the “travel anniversary sale,” the Taipei International Travel Fair not only offers a wide variety of discounted travel products from tourism organizations, airlines, and travel agencies around the world, but also sees star-rated hotels launching their strongest-ever promotions on meal vouchers, accommodation certificates, and afternoon tea deals. In addition, this year the event features the most giveaways ever, including lucky draws, mystery gift bags, credit card spending rewards, and early bird and spending incentives in the Love Travel theme zone, with a total value of over NT$15 million in prizes—more than any previous year.

This year’s new exhibitors include the California Tourism Bureau, Taiwan China American Express, Chihpin Jinlian Century Hotel, Shenmugu Holiday Hotel, and Flying Fish Holidays Travel Agency. Countries returning to the fair after a hiatus include Canada, Fiji, and the Czech Republic. Popular destinations among Taiwanese travelers such as Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the United States, and Hong Kong are all present, with Japan alone occupying 157 booths (including the Japan Pavilion, Japan Airlines, Zone H on the second floor of Hall 1, and JAPANKURU), making it the country with the largest presence. Domestic organizations are also participating enthusiastically, with the Council of Indigenous Peoples and the Council of Agriculture promoting “tribal tourism” and “fruit-picking routes,” offering distinctive travel experiences in different seasons.

In addition, this year’s fair ticket allows visitors to access two exhibitions and three exhibition zones with two chances to enter lucky draws. Prizes for the main stage lucky draw at the ITF fair include an ANA All Nippon Airways business class round-trip ticket from Taipei via Tokyo to any destination on the U.S. West Coast, an EVA Air global round-trip economy class ticket to any destination, a China Airlines long-haul round-trip economy class ticket to any destination, a TransAsia Airways international round-trip economy class ticket to any route, a Japan Airlines round-trip economy class ticket between Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and Japan (NRT/KIX/NGO), a Tigerair round-trip ticket to any destination, premium rooms at Ambassador Hotel, premium rooms at Grand Hotel, and rooms at Taiyuan Miyako Millennium Hotel.