The Associated Press: Taiwan-China flight negotiations hit snag Taiwan-China flight negotiations hit snag By DEBBY WU (AP) – 19 hours ago TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s negotiations with China on new cross-strait flights hit a snag after Beijing refused to reopen talks on scheduling and destination arrangements for the island’s airlines, a senior Taiwanese official said [...]
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Taiwan closer to Schengen visa waiver. Will the US be next?
This is great news for Taiwanese hoping to travel to Europe. It makes sense for EU as well as this move will absolutely boost Taiwanese travel to Europe. And once this happens, the US will have little choice but to eventually follow suit if it hopes to continue attracting Taiwanese tourists. At present, it costs [...]
More routes between Taiwan and Japan
Air routes between Taiwan and Japan have decreased over the years, so it’s nice to see that the trend seems to be reversing. Taipei Times – archives New routes head to Japan A shorter air route between Hualien and the Japanese islands of Ishigaki and Yonaguni will be available from July 28, reducing the flight [...]
Kenting Express provides service from Zuoying HSR to Kenting
The Kenting Express is not only a good way to get to Kenting, but to other stops along the way as well, such as Fangliao. Taipei Times – archives An express bus service began this month for travelers heading from the Zuoying (左營) high speed rail station to Kenting (墾丁). The Kenting Express Line [...]
HSR tickets available through Family Mart
Sweet:Taiwan News Online FamilyMart stores sell THSRC ticketsCentral News AgencyPage 22010-02-24 12:00 AM A total of 2,425 FamilyMart convenience stores across the country started offering high speed rail ticketing services yesterday, enabling passengers to buy or pick up tickets outside train stations in mere minutes. As of 9:45a.m., 345 orders for tickets had been placed [...]
One step closer to US visa waiver for Taiwanese?
It’s always nice to see that US officials are optimistic about Taiwan being included on the US visa-waiver program. It would be nice to see some sort of time frame. Six months from now? A year? Five years? Taipei Times – archives US optimistic on visa waiver An official of the US Department of Homeland [...]
U.S. visa-waiver status for Taiwanese
This is a very big issue especially for Taiwanese who live hours away from Taipei. At present, one must go to Taipei to pick up a visa. If you have a morning appointment, that usually means going the night before and staying in a hotel. By the time you’re done paying for transportation, lodging, food, [...]
Promotion of East Coast
Yea, but, if they’re successful, won’t the East Coast suffer? The reason it’s so nice is because there aren’t many people there, after all. Taipei Times – archives Web site promotes move to east Taiwan STAFF WRITER, WITH CNASaturday, Oct 17, 2009, Page 2 The government has launched a special Web site to encourage migration [...]
Is this new?
I was under the impression that Taiwanese could travel to Guam without a visa for the last couple of years. Is this really a new development? Perhaps I was wrong. My question is, why can’t Taiwanese travel to the US mainland without a visa? They can go to GB without one. Having to travel from [...]