April 23, 2024 12:54 (IST)
Taiwan Tourism Bureau kicks off 2016 with a multi-city workshop
New Delhi, Apr 18 (Not in Town / IBNS) Taiwan Tourism Bureau held educational multi-city workshops for the travel fraternity and the media in Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai recently to educate the travel agents and update their knowledge about Taiwan, the products it has to offer, USP’s of the destination and the how it caters to different segments of the Indian travelers.
The workshop comes close on the heels of TTB's success in 2015 where the destination showed positive mind recall from travellers and the numbers reflected an upward swing.
Present at the events was a delegation from Taiwan, that included Arthur Hsieh, Director, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Singapore office, stake holders from the Taiwanese Travel industry including hotels, ground operators and destination management companies and officials from Taiwan Visitor Association.
At the workshops in all the three cities, the travel agents fraternity were given a presentation by Noel Saxena, Country Head, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Representation Office in India, followed by brief presentations by Edison Travel, Good time Vacation, Edo Travel, Golden Foudnation, Tien Ho travel, CX, Hyatt Taipei, Star cruise.
The workshop also saw fun cocktail making sessions and a massive sweepstakes and lucky draw that included a free FAM trip to Taiwan; STAR Cruise tickets; hampers and travel accessories from Taiwan Tourism Bureau and Cathay Pacific; hotel stays from the Hyatt Group, Taiwan city tours and much more.
Taiwan is located in the western Pacific Ocean 160 km (100 miles) off the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland and is a convenient gateway to Asia for the Indian traveler. A number of airlines such as China Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern and Thai Airways fly directly or with a stopover in to Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport from the Indian metros of New Delhi and Mumbai. The average flight time between India and Taiwan is of about 6.5 hours; and Taiwan is 2.30 hours ahead of India.
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