Top 6 Deals to Check Out at the Largest-ever Taipei International Travel Fair

A travel fair first: a dedicated area for credit card spending gifts during the travel anniversary celebration. Simply present a card from CTBC, Yuanta Bank, HSBC, American Express, or E.SUN Bank to receive a welcome gift, or spend over NT$3,000 to redeem a spending gift. Gifts include Japanese-style camera travel pouches, Taipei–Taichung HSR tickets, animal neck pillows, Ann Chen colorful floral soap travel sets, Selene eco-friendly travel cutlery sets, and travel toiletry bags. The total value of the gifts exceeds NT$5 million, offering multiple perks for shoppers.

 

The popular stamp-collecting lucky bag activity is back. To celebrate the 21st edition of the travel fair, in addition to giving out 2,000 lucky bags daily, 21 grand prize lucky bags will be given away over the four days. Prizes include four Ever Rich diamond rings/diamond pendants and men’s and women’s bags, four international flight tickets from Revival Airlines, bicycles or LICORNE watches, and each grand prize also comes with a suitcase. Other lucky bag gifts include Pepperidge Farm cookies, Asia Pacific Telecom travel illustration L-shaped folders, Sun Moon Lake Hotel afternoon tea coupons, and hotel bath amenity sets. Just collect stamps at the stamp map—fill in stamps from the Japan Pavilion, U.S. Pavilion, 6 stamps in Hall 1, 3 stamps in Hall 3, and 3 stamps in Zone H on the second floor of Hall 1—and you can exchange them for a lucky bag at the Love to Travel Theme Area on the second floor of Hall 1. The total value of the prizes exceeds NT$3 million.

This year’s Taipei International Travel Fair has a record number of exhibitors, and the perks offered to consumers are especially generous. For example, Dian Hua Hotel offers a super-value set meal for NT$399; Taipei Qiaoyuan Hotel’s Happy Point Hong Kong-style dim sum buffet for NT$330 and super-value set meals for NT$550; The Liti Group’s six hotels let you choose from their afternoon tea restaurants, four for just NT$1,680; Yuanshan Hotel’s joint meal voucher lets you select either three weekday self-service afternoon teas in Songhe Hall or two weekday self-service lunches or dinners for NT$1,390; Huatai Prince Hotel’s Gourmet One-Piece Voucher is NT$999 and lets you enjoy the originally priced NT$2,200 “Jiuhua Forbidden City Imperial Feast.” With two vouchers, you can enjoy the top-tier Jiuhua Imperial Chef National Treasure Feast set (about 60% off); Taipei Caesar Park Hotel’s brand-new Magical Room, with added Mini Bar, is available at a 70% discount for NT$3,499 during the fair; Taipei Sheraton Grand Hotel’s Twelve Chefs weekday self-service meal voucher lets you choose either two weekday lunch or dinner self-service meals or three weekday self-service afternoon teas for just NT$1,650. Taichung Fresh Spring Resort Hotel’s “Delicious Holiday” offers a one-night stay with three meals at 55% off for just NT$4,899; Taichung Sun Moon Millennium Hotel’s “Sun Moon Room” without breakfast for NT$3,999; Qingjing Florence Resort’s weekday stay voucher for just NT$2,000; Kaohsiung Business Travel’s elegant economy single room with breakfast at 61% off for just NT$1,899; Taitung Ri Hui International Resort’s weekday Emerald Mountain Family Room (with breakfast) at 72% off for NT$4,999. The newly opened Taichung Sun Moon Millennium Hotel this March offers a 67% off “Two for a Joyful Journey” Sun Moon Room (without breakfast) for just NT$3,999. Fleur hotels’ top-selling “All-inclusive Stay Voucher” is NT$3,900 per voucher, including a double room for one night with two meals (breakfast and either lunch or dinner) and two activity vouchers for nearby hotel attractions, plus a NT$500 fun fund voucher that can be used for hotel stays, dining, and leisure. The Fleur “chain stay voucher” is NT$3,600 per voucher and can also be used at the soon-to-open Mei Zhan Street Hotel on October 9 on Kenting Street. The Fu-Yeh Hotel Group celebrates the grand opening of the “Hualien Fu-Yeh Resort Hotel” with a special “NT$2,999 Four Choices Universal Voucher.” Stay at any Fu-Yeh hotel for just NT$2,999 for two people, valid on weekdays. Buy 10 and get 1 free.

This year, exhibitors have enthusiastically sponsored over 200 prizes for the fair, with the number of airline tickets more than doubling from 28 last year to 56. Major prizes include the United Airlines March 31 inaugural flight ticket from Taipei to San Francisco, EVA Air round-trip tickets to any global destination, China Airlines long-haul tickets from Taipei to Europe, the U.S., or Australia, Revival Airlines tickets to any international route, Indonesia Air tickets to [text cut off], and a Contiki International Youth English Semi-Self-Guided Tour of 8 European Countries for 12 Days, sponsored by Golden Expo Travel Agency.

 

This year’s travel fair features a series of activities under the theme of “Love to Travel.” In the online “Share Love, Dream of Flying” campaign, attractive 3C prizes will be given away. Additionally, the fair is holding a “Love to Travel Photo Submission Activity.” Just upload a travel photo and write a travel caption of 100 words or less for a chance to win NT$20,000 in cash and a one-year subscription to the United Evening News e-edition.

 

Purchase tickets at 7-Eleven or FamilyMart convenience stores before October 17 to enjoy the early bird price of NT$180 (original price NT$200). Those who buy early bird tickets at convenience stores can also enjoy various product discounts with their ticket stubs, including buy-one-get-half-off on popular coffee, COLD STONE classic ice cream buy-one-get-one-large, COMEBUY drinks’ top ten star products with buy-one-get-half-off on the same item, and Let’s Café medium hot Americano buy-one-get-one-free. Additionally, during the fair period, visitors can use their tickets to get free magazines at the Foodie Player booth on the second floor of Hall 1, then exchange for limited-edition Iron Man L-shaped folders at the Love to Travel Theme Area, and pick up raffle tickets at the service desk for a chance to win plane tickets, accommodation vouchers, and other great prizes.

 

 

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