ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair opens! 1,600 booths promote international travel and overseas travel discounts

The ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair will be held from today (6th) to next Monday (9th) at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall 1. (Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)

The ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair will be held from today (6th) to next Monday (9th) at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall 1. Exhibitors include 123 countries/cities including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and the United States, with a total of 1,600 booths, launching many domestic and foreign travel discounts.

Chien Yu-yan, president of the Taiwan Tourism Association, said that after 40 years of ITF, this year it was officially renamed "ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair". As travel methods have evolved from group tours and independent travel to AI planning, ITF has also shifted from preferential orientation to quality competition.

In his speech, Minister of Transportation Chen Shikai said that the output value of China's tourism industry last year reached 564.3 billion, an increase of 9% compared with 2024. The number of trips increased from 168 million before the epidemic to 248 million last year, which has increased by 46% compared with the highest point before the epidemic.

Chen Shikai said that the number of rooms provided by CITS, including the hotel industry, and the overall accommodation have grown steadily. President Lai Ching-te once mentioned that Taiwan was founded on tourism. This year, the Tourism Administration’s two-wheel drive plan is driving CITS. Since its implementation in September, the occupancy rate has increased by 13% compared with September of the previous year.

This year's ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair has a large number of tourism and tourism industry participants. The Taiwan Railway Corporation is focusing on the newly launched Taiwan Railway Holidays; Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail invited President Lai Ching-te to serve as the commander of the new "N700ST" car to unveil the exhibition hall.

Lai also passed by Cifeng Palace in Pingtung, which participated in the exhibition for the first time, and paid homage to Ahou Mazu who was stationed at the exhibition venue. The Latin American and Caribbean Pavilion invited ambassadors from friendly countries such as St. Lucia, St. Christopher and Nevis, Guatemala, Paraguay, Belize, St. Vincent and the Grenadines to exhibit together.

The U.S. Pavilion was received by Guo Haiguang, acting director of the American Institute in Taiwan, which showcased the tourism characteristics of 24 U.S. states; the National Image Pavilion of the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation invited the public to explore the mountains and seas of Taiwan through the five senses; the Japanese Pavilion was received by representatives of the Japan Taiwan Exchange Association Katayama Kazuyuki, Chairman of the Japan Tourism Promotion Association Sai Akihito, and Fukui Prefecture Governor Ishida Sahito; the Korean Pavilion was hosted by Huang Zaihao, a representative of the Korean Representative Office in Taipei, and the distinguished guests congratulated the number of mutual visits between Taiwan and South Korea exceeding 3 million.

The ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair will be held from today (6th) to next Monday (9th) at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall 1. (Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)

President Lai Chengde attended the ITF International Travel Exhibition, visited various exhibitors and took photos with the guests. (Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)