Round-trip flights to Hokkaido for just under NT$4,000? A lazy guide to discounts from 12 airlines at the Taipei Travel Fair

▲ Low-cost carriers are also joining the battle at the Taipei Travel Fair. (Photo provided by Scoot)

Reported by Yu Jia-yun / Taipei

The 2016 Taipei International Travel Fair will be grandly held from tomorrow (the 4th) to November 7th at the Taipei World Trade Center Halls 1 and 3. Major domestic and international airlines are offering super low discounts, with prices even lower than those online. Frequent independent travelers definitely shouldn’t miss this opportunity to buy next year’s flight tickets now.

China Airlines / Mandarin Airlines

China Airlines is launching promotions in six popular regional city routes. The lowest price for Taoyuan–Okinawa starts from NT$3,880 (excluding tax), while Taoyuan–Osaka and Taoyuan–Fukuoka are just over NT$6,000 (excluding tax)! For long-haul routes, North American flights start as low as TWD 20,000 (excluding tax), Australasian routes from TWD 14,500 (excluding tax), and European routes directly discounted by TWD 3,500.

China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines also offer an exclusive “Double the Travel Joy” double-surprise event at the travel fair.Purchase an international ticket from China Airlines or Mandarin Airlines and get a 55% off round-trip domestic ticket exchange voucher from Mandarin Airlines.Mandarin Airlines is also giving away 40 free domestic flight tickets—participants who purchase independent travel or group tour packages can enter the draw on-site.

EVA Air

EVA Air has launched its online travel fair event early on its official website, with discounts starting from 46% off at over 60 destinations, including Taipei–Hong Kong starting from NT$2,988 (excluding tax), Taipei–Okinawa NT$3,888 (excluding tax), Taipei–Brisbane NT$14,688 (excluding tax), and Taipei–Paris NT$21,388 (excluding tax), among others.Even greater discounts of up to 5% off all routes are available on-site at the travel fair.Plus, you could win the grand prize of “unlimited flights for one year.”

TransAsia Airways

In line with the theme of the 30th anniversary of the Taipei International Travel Fair—“Travel Hand in Hand”—the airline is holding a NT$1 bidding event during the fair, with travel packages to Hokkaido, Sendai, and Zhangjiajie all starting from just NT$1, limited to 10 sets.Successfully sign up as a member at the TransAsia booth during the fair and enjoy an extra 10kg of free checked baggage. There’s also a “Daily Lucky Draw” with great prizes such as round-trip tickets to Japan and within Taiwan up for grabs.

All Nippon Airways (ANA)

ANA All Nippon Airways: Taipei–Tokyo economy class round-trip tickets starting from NT$8,000 (excluding tax)— if you purchase ANA tickets to any destination during the travel fair and complete the registration, you can enter to win a Taipei–Tokyo economy class round-trip ticket, Japanese accommodation, and other major prizes.

Hong Kong Airlines

Hong Kong Airlines is offering super value round-trip tickets between Hong Kong and Taiwan starting from NT$2,222 (excluding tax)— with no restrictions on flight departure times.

AirAsia

During the travel fair, AirAsia is launching a “from NT$588—fly and play in Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and Australia” sale.New routes: Taipei–Manila and Taipei–Cebu one-way tickets (excluding tax) start from NT$588, Taipei–Kuala Lumpur one-way (excluding tax) from NT$1,880, Taipei–Sabah one-way (excluding tax) from NT$1,580, and Kuala Lumpur connecting flights to Australian destinations such as Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne starting from NT$3,890 (excluding tax).Plus, in partnership with AirAsiaGO, they’re offering 4-day/3-night flight + hotel packages for just under NT$5,000 (excluding tax).

Japan Airlines

During the travel fair, purchase individual Taipei ⇄ Tokyo (Narita) / Osaka / Nagoya tickets, with 14-day validity round-trip tickets for morning departures and afternoon returns for just NT$6,666 (excluding tax).）(Departures before March 22, 2017, excluding January 20 to February 7). Also available: Japan flight + hotel packages starting from TWD 7,600 (excluding tax) (departures before March 22, 2017)

Air China

Up to 30% off all fare classes, cross-strait flights starting from NT$4,574, Taipei to Stockholm from NT$12,666, to Paris from NT$14,649, and to Athens from NT$14,303. (All prices include tax)

China Eastern Airlines

Limited-time offers: Japan & Korea routes from NT$999, Southeast Asia/South Asia/Middle East routes from NT$2,999, Europe/America/Australia routes from NT$5,999.

Scoot

Featuring its 787 Dreamliner fleet, during the travel fair periodTaipei–Hokkaido routes are offering return fares including tax starting from NT$787, while Scoot direct flights to Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul all have return fares including tax starting from NT$1,787. Additionally, Scoot’s Taipei–Bangkok route (operated by NokScoot) offers return fares including tax starting from NT$999, valid until February 23, 2017.

Tigerair

At the travel fair, in addition to online travel fair deals,there is a limited-time promotion of one-way fares starting from NT$699 (excluding tax) across all routes,for travel periods between November 4, 2016 and December 28, 2016, and between February 6, 2017 and March 25, 2017; for the peak travel season between December 29, 2016 and February 5, 2017, the promotional one-way fare (excluding tax) starts from NT$1,099. There is alsothe “Tiger Roam Free Flight + Hotel Package”, including a three-day-two-night package at Okayama Ark Hotel for just NT$6,499 per person (including tax), and a three-day-two-night package at Tokyo Tokyu Rei Hotel for just NT$8,899 per person (including tax), among others.