Grab deals at the Cross-Strait Travel Fair—cheap meal and accommodation vouchers plus chances to win Expo trips!
By Chi Bing-hui
The 5th Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Fair is underway in 2010—the largest-scale cross-strait travel fair ever—took place at Taipei World Trade Center from August 13 to 16. For the first time, all 31 provinces and cities from Mainland China participated, showcasing their local culture and tourism highlights through themed pavilions, allowing visitors to explore the beauty of each province. The Taiwan section featured 516 booths, integrating tourist attractions across the island to boost cross-strait travel exchanges!
The 5th Cross-Strait Travel Fair is the largest edition yet.
The Mainland China section had 306 booths, with each province pulling out all the stops to present its most distinctive side. In addition to showcasing rich travel itineraries, they also brought unique performances, cultural elements, and artifacts from their regions to Taiwan. Visitors can enjoy rare ethnic minority song and dance performances, Shaolin martial arts, and folk artistry—essentially, exploring each pavilion offers a taste of regional character.
Ethnic dance performance at the Guizhou Pavilion.
The Taiwan section is diverse and vibrant. The Council of Agriculture’s “Taiwan Agriculture Pavilion,” themed “Artistic Journey Through Flavors,” is the largest integrated exhibition area. It presents agricultural, forestry, fishing, and livestock resources in various creative ways, featuring introductions to national park attractions, farm-to-table cuisine, local delicacies, tea culture, and more, highlighting Taiwan’s advanced agricultural sector. Spend NT$3,000 or more in the pavilion to receive various gift rewards and enter a draw for farm stay vouchers.
A special dance performance from the Xinjiang Pavilion.
Aside from the distinctive cross-strait exhibition halls, there are also plenty of limited-edition goods waiting for visitors to queue up and grab. Meal and accommodation vouchers from major hotels are offered at unbeatable discounts—including Caesar Park Taipei meal vouchers for NT$299, Hilton Taipei’s meal vouchers at 32% off, Evergreen Laurel Hotel’s lunch + hot spring package at 53% off, The Spring afternoon tea vouchers at NT$18 per person, Regent Taipei accommodation vouchers at 29% off, and Formosa Regent Taipei accommodation vouchers for NT$2,999. Countless discounted deals await fairgoers looking to snag great bargains!
The Suzhou Pavilion features an elegant, classic Chinese design.
Additionally, visitors to the fair can enter a lucky draw with their ticket—prizes include a five-day trip to the Shanghai Expo, a five-day couple’s tour of Jiangsu, five-star hotel accommodation vouchers, and Giant bicycles. Don’t miss this rare opportunity—swing by the Cross-Strait Travel Fair during the exhibition period for a chance to win big!
Indigenous dance performance at the Taiwan Agriculture Pavilion.
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