The picture shows that when the Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Expo debuted in 2014, it attracted a large number of people to grab bargains on the first day. However, this year, affected by the sluggish political atmosphere on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the number of mainland e

The picture shows the 2014 Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Exhibition, which attracted a large number of people to grab bargains on the first day. However, this year, affected by the sluggish political atmosphere on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the number of mainland exhibitors at this Cross-Strait Travel Exhibition has dropped significantly, and the level of representatives has also been reduced across the board.

According to Taiwan's "China Times", Taiwan's largest exhibition and sales integrated international travel show "2016ITF Taipei International Travel Show" and the "11th Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Show" will be held in Taipei from November 4th to 7th. Area H on the first and second floors of the World Trade Center Exhibition Hall and the Third Exhibition Hall are being held simultaneously. Among them, the ITF Taipei International Travel Fair continues last year's grand event, with a total of 1,450 booths, more than 60 countries or regions, and 950 tourism units participating. The organizer, the Taiwan Tourism Association, estimates that the tourism-related products promoted on-site can exceed NT$3 billion (NT$).

However, due to the sluggish political atmosphere on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, although this Cross-Strait Travel Expo is still the same as last year, there are still 200 on-site booths in Area D of Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, and the number of exhibitors from various provinces and cities in mainland China is also the same as last year. However, it is understood that the number of mainland visitors to the exhibition has dropped significantly, and the level of representatives has also been reduced across the board.

It is reported that 30 provinces and cities in mainland China and two airlines will send representatives to participate in this cross-strait travel exhibition. At the same time, Qinghai Xining Art Institute will also send a 12-member performance group to perform at the travel exhibition. In terms of the number of booths, although the number of mainland booths at this cross-strait Taipei Tourism Fair remains the same as last year at 200 booths, it is understood that due to the downturn in the cross-strait political atmosphere, the number and level of the mainland delegation have shrunk. .

At the 10th Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Exhibition last year, there were 820 mainland exhibitors. Du Jiang, deputy director of the Mainland China National Tourism Administration, also attended the event in person, and many of the delegation members had director-level status. It is understood that this year, the mainland has streamlined the number of delegations, and the participating representatives have also been assigned to the director level to participate in the exhibition.

In addition, in the past, when the cross-strait tourism in Taipei kicked off, the organizers held welcome dinners, and the number of people from mainland China tourism units ranged from seven to eight hundred to more than a thousand. However, this year it is currently known that mainlanders will attend the dinner. There are less than 200 representatives.

"Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Exhibition" is co-sponsored by the Taiwan Tourism Association and the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association (referred to as the Taipei Travel Exhibition). Since its launch in 2006, this year has entered its 11th edition. It is the longest-standing cross-strait tourism industry in Taiwan. , the exhibition scale is large, and it is an important tourism exhibition that covers the entire mainland tourism market and can provide the tourism industries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Taiwanese tourists with an in-depth understanding of cross-strait tourism resources.

With the steady development of the cross-strait tourism market, the Cross-Strait Taipei Travel Exhibition has become a grand event for the cross-strait tourism industry. In addition to conveying various tourism product information to visitors, it also provides discounted itineraries and air tickets for sightseeing in the mainland. It has become a cross-strait The most representative and influential exhibition and sales platform for tourism. Nowadays, due to the sluggish political atmosphere on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it means that cross-Strait tourism exchanges have entered a "quick freezing period" after the restriction of mainland tourists.

Editor: Joey Chan