Summer Travel Expo Battle Against Price Hikes: Hong Kong from 7K, Sydney Under 30K

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, Reported by Li Xinyi

The Taipei International Travel Fair will run for four consecutive days from this Friday (25th–28th) at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. Want to snag deals before summer price hikes? Now’s the time to go for it. Various travel agencies are also taking this opportunity to roll out unbeatable promotions, including Coke Tourism’s Hong Kong free-and-easy 3-day tour starting from just NT$6,999 (tax included), Macau Tourism Bureau’s 3D Treasure Hunt 5-star holiday for 3 days at NT$10,999 (tax included), Hwatai Travel’s Australia Buy One Get One Free deal, Canxing Travel’s NT$1 bidding event, Shanfu Travel’s exclusive luxury cruise package—Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas starting from NT$20,900, as well as Lion Travel’s Tokyo 5-day trip from NT$16,888, second person half-price on Okinawa trips, and Sydney last-minute clearance 6-day tour starting from NT$29,999 (tax included).

Taiwanese travelers make up as many as 2.15 million visits to Hong Kong. EVA Air is offering a 3-day package starting from just NT$7,999 (tax included), staying at Black Tea House Hotel, plus a round-trip Airport Express ticket and an all-day Octopus card for the MTR. There’s also the “Travel Hong Kong with Stephen Chow” 3-day, 2-night group tour starting from NT$16,800, which takes fans to actual filming locations from Stephen Chow movies, including the Jewel Seafood Restaurant where the “God of Cookery” cooking contest was held, and Temple Street, birthplace of the explosive “squirted pork ball” noodles. China Airlines is also offering a 3-day trip starting from NT$8,888 (tax included), staying in a quadruple room at The East Hotel in Kwun Tong, with a complimentary round-trip shuttle bus voucher and an additional Peak Tram round-trip ticket. Ride the century-old tram up to Victoria Peak to enjoy one of the world’s top three harbors at night. Even better—if you depart on any of the six Saturdays during the summer holidays (July 7, 14, 21, August 4, 11, 18)—you get the “No Summer Price Hike” deal. Cathay Pacific is offering a 3-day trip starting from NT$8,888 (tax included), staying at South Bay Sea View Hotel, with complimentary upgrade to a harbor-view room offering amazing views.

This year, the Macau Tourism Bureau has joined forces with over ten industry partners to fight price hikes, collectively launching the super-affordable “Macau 3D Treasure Hunt” package tour, starting from just NT$10,999 (tax included). Customers who purchase the “Macau 3D Treasure Hunt” package at the Macau Tourism Bureau booth during the expo will receive a copy of the “Feel Macau. Moving Moments” travel guide, a transparent airline ticket holder, luggage tags, Macau-themed street sign magnets, and a coupon booklet worth over NT$2,000 titled “Enjoy Food & Travel Vouchers”!

During the expo, purchase any group tour to the Yeosu Expo at the Korea Pavilion, and you can redeem a double gift at the Korea Tourism Organization service desk: a “Lotte World Lock&Lock Cup & KOREA PASS Premium Card Holder.” You can also join the Korea Tourism Organization’s “Head to Yeosu Jackpot Draw.” And for today’s grand opening of Japan’s Tokyo Skytree, Japan Airlines is offering a guaranteed entry 3-day, 2-night free-and-easy trip to the hottest new attraction in Tokyo—the Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck—starting from NT$15,200. Other deals include Taipei–Tokyo (Narita route) individual economy class air tickets for just NT$6,888 (before tax), and Tokyo 2-day, 1-night free-and-easy tours starting from NT$8,588 (before tax).

To coincide with the arrival of the travel expo, Lion Travel is claiming the lowest prices nationwide: a Sydney & Blue Mountains 6-day last-minute clearance trip originally priced from NT$35,900 (tax included), now specially offered from just NT$29,999 (tax included), with an extra NT$1,000 discount at the expo venue. Coke Travel’s Hong Kong 6-day trip starts from NT$6,999 (tax included), with kids’ tickets at half price, and Penghu value-added flight + hotel packages for 3 days from NT$3,990. Canxing Travel offers Korea packages from NT$9,999, Japan routes with second person discounted by NT$5,000, and an extra NT$1,000 off at the venue. Meanwhile, Royal Caribbean’s “Voyager of the Seas,” which previously only called at Mediterranean ports, will make its first-ever stops at Keelung Port on August 29, 31, and September 5. What used to cost as much as NT$150,000 to experience, Shanfu Travel is now offering at a super low price starting from just NT$20,900.

● Read more: Taiwan’s Top 10 International Travel Destinations Series / Classic Cities in Korea During the Expo

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