The Taiwan Expo 2018 in India was held recently at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and took the country’s business community by storm. Taiwan Tourism Bureau also participated in this exhibition to promote the country as an ideal destination for travel.
The exhibition had eight themed pavilions – Meet Taiwan, Taiwan EV Alliance, Taiwan Food Processing Machinery, Taiwan Green Products, Taiwan Healthcare, Taiwan Tourism, Taiwan Excellence and Taiwan Smart City, which was beneficial for Indian industry as well as consumers. Targeted at B2B and the direct consumers, it was a learning experience for India for the potential that Taiwan offers.
Followed by participation at the Taiwan Expo, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau conducted a workshop and B2B session recently in Bengaluru at The Ritz- Carlton hotel. The key agents of the Bengaluru market were invited to the event. The objective of the workshop was to educate the travel agents about Taiwan and the products it has to offer for both the Leisure and MICE segment, and update their knowledge about Taiwan, the USP’s of the destination, exchange rate, visas and the how it caters to different segments of the Indian travellers.
The workshop was focused on a B2B sessions where the invited agents got an opportunity to meet and discuss the Taiwan products directly with the suppliers who were present at the event – Hyatt Hotels, Thai Airline and Cruise Professionals.
The B2B session was followed by the TTB Director, Singapore office – Dr. Trust Lin addressing the gathering and sharing a general presentation on Taiwan. He spoke about the various aspects of the destination including outdoor activities, environment of Taiwan, sea side and the bay area, festivals, shopping and night life of Taiwan.
The agents displayed great interest in Taiwan as a new destination from Bengaluru and participated enthusiastically in the interactive Q&A session. The event also included a Virtual Reality session which helped the agents get a ‘real’ tour of the destination.
The highlight of the event was to make the agents aware of the fact that Taiwan offers ‘Easy visa on arrival for Indians’. The applicant must possess a valid or expired (for 10 years or less) Visa issued by the countries of Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, any of the Schengen countries, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
