Travel Fair ITF / U.S. Pavilion is the largest booth for long-haul destinations   California gives away 30 NBA tickets

Reported and photographed by You T-Ru / Taipei

The 2015 Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF) kicks off with four days of excitement from the 6th to the 9th. A total of 1,450 booths are set up across World Trade Center Hall 1 and Hall 3, with 60 countries and regions and 950 tourism organizations actively participating. Among them, the California Tourism Board (Visit California) in the U.S. Pavilion is making its first appearance at the Taipei International Travel Fair. Its booth is located within the U.S. Pavilion, where a lucky draw is being held—with a chance to win 30 NBA tickets all to yourself!


▲ The U.S. Pavilion is the largest booth for long-haul destinations.
%The U.S. Pavilion is the largest booth for long-haul destinations. It is also the first time the California Tourism Board has participated in the fair.


The U.S. Pavilion is planned by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Brand USA (the United States National Travel and Tourism Office), and the Discover America Committee. Its design is themed around the great American outdoors. With 36 booths including 15 U.S.-related tourism organizations, it is the largest exhibition by long-haul travel nations at this year’s travel fair.

Exhibitors in the U.S. Pavilion include: the Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Visit California, Guam Visitors Bureau, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Marianas Visitors Authority, Idaho/Wyoming, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Vacationland, AVIS Rent a Car, Alamo Rent A Car, Best Western International, and American Express.