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Taiwan ramps up its tourism efforts, starting in Thailand
DestinationsLike many countries, Taiwan is aggressively promoting tourism again despite the global economic recession. Thailand is an interesting market for Taiwan because the number of Thai visitors is expected to grow by at least 10% this year. The Taiwan Tourism Bureau forecasts the number of Thai tourists visiting Taiwan will be 107,483 this year, up [...]
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Taiwan tourism promotes its performance in Life Of Pi to attract the film’s fans
DestinationsTaiwan is hoping to cash in on the early success of the movie Life of Pi, which was filmed mostly on the island by Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee, a tourism official said Tuesday. Since the wide release of the 3-D movie on Nov. 21, it shot to No/5 in the international box office rankings… Taiwan is [...]
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Taiwanese no longer need a visa to travel to the U.S. starting November 1
DestinationsTaiwanese will be allowed to visit the U.S. without having to apply for a visa, after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Taiwan’s inclusion in the U.S. visa-waiver program from Nov. 1. Under the program, preapproved, low-risk travelers from participating countries can travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for up to 90 days [...]
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Sleepy Taiwan isles face dicey $2 billion casino makeover project
DestinationsCheng Yu-lan surveys the terraced courtyard outside her deserted Matsu tea shop and considers the $2 billion bonanza about to wash over the offshore Taiwanese archipelago — a bonanza that seems set to change the lives of its 7,000 people beyond all recognition. In July, some 3,000 Matsu residents voted 57 to 43 to permit [...]
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SkiftDesign: Taiwan’s Lanyang Museum wins world architecture award
DestinationsThe Lanyang Museum in Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan County is among the winning buildings in the 2012 International Architecture Awards, according to the county government Sept. 3. “The LYM is among the 80 works to stand out from more than 300 submissions,” the county government said. A jury composed of eight architects and scholars from Norway, [...]
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Taiwan and South Korea see success in medical tourism collaboration
DestinationsThe states of Taiwan and South Korea are to collaborate on building medical tourism facilities in the nation. The two nations have agreed to enhance cooperation and collaboration to improve medical tourism, after they identified their comparative strengths within the growing market and set about creating a cooperative to mutually maximise those strengths. Recently, a [...]
