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TAIPEI, June 8 Asia Pulse - Hordes of people descended upon the 2009 Taichung Summer Travel Fair on Saturday, looking for bargains among a wide variety of discounted tour packages.
By the time the World Trade Center Taichung opened its doors for the show Saturday morning, a long line of people extending all the way to a nearby road had built up, causing serious traffic congestion in the surrounding neighborhood.
Many visitors said they were looking for an interesting but inexpensive tour package suitable for a summer vacation for the whole family.
Huang Lin-huei, a project manager of Taichung-based Bosstar International Co. Ltd. -- the fair's organizer -- said that most of the travel agencies participating in the three-day fair that opened Friday are offering discounted domestic and overseas tour packages to attract buyers.
For example, Huang said, a seven-day tour to Thailand and Hong Kong was being offered for NT$18,000 (US$550) per adult, with children enjoying a further reduction of NT$4,000 per ...
Source: HighBeam Research, TAICHUNG TRAVEL FAIR ATTRACTS BIG CROWDS WITH GOOD DISCOUNTS.