Source: CCTV.com

01-16-2009 08:58

Special Report:   2009 Spring Festival

The recent opening of direct cross-strait transport links have made Taiwan the hottest destination for Spring Festival tourism.

At a travel agency in Dalian, the Taiwan tour package for Spring Festival costs as much as 11 thousand yuan. But, interest is not dampened.

At a travel agency in Dalian, the Taiwan tour package for Spring Festival costs as much as 11 thousand yuan. But, interest is not dampened.

An Na, outbound dept., Dalian Overseas Travel Service Co., said, "The demand is really hot, air tickets are in short supply, packages before February 8th have all been booked out."

In other places, including Shandong and Chongqing, tour packages to Taiwan are booked until mid-February.

Some of the rules for Taiwan tours have been changed.

A travel agent said, "This is the name list of our tour group on January 11th. There are 100 people, quit a lot."

"One reason that many people choose to go to Taiwan during Spring festival, is they want to see how the festival is celebrated in Taiwan. And some want to spend the festival with their families and friends there."

Some of the rules for Taiwan tours have been changed. For example, the minimum number of people in each group should be more than five, instead of 10. And tourists can also stay longer, the limit has now been extended from 10 days to 15.

 

Editor:Liu Fang