Appendixes
Major Events
| January | |
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| January 3 | The 2017 Good City Hotel awards were presented to 13 counties and cities |
| January 4 | Announced the main theme lantern “Heavenly Loyalty” and small handheld lantern for the 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival |
| January 16 | Held a kick-off press conference for “2018 Year of Bay Tourism” |
| January 23 | Held the 2018 Taiwan Good Paradise 100,000+ Dream Project winter holiday joint marketing press conference |
| January 24 | Held a kick-off press conference for “2018 Year of Bay Tourism” |
| January 25 | The Tourism Bureau, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation signed the “Memorandum of Cooperation to Develop Railway Tourism Along the Jiji Line” |
| February | |
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| February 26 | Promoted the “Go Hualien!” tourism revitalization implementation plan |
| March | |
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| March 1 | 2018 Tourism Festival Awards Ceremony |
| March 2 | 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival (Chiayi)) |
| March 5 – March 8 | Jointly held a promotional reception with other members of the Asia Cruise Corporation (ACC) at Seatrade Cruise Global 2018, the world’s biggest annual cruise event |
| March 21 | Held the “2018 Travel Safety Advocacy” press conference |
| April | |
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| April 16 | Nagasawa Masami was recruited as an image spokesperson for promotions in Japan, introducing the moving experience of “Taiwan+” travel. |
| April 17 | Taiwan tourism mascot “OhBear” welcomed passengers arriving in Taiwan on Air France’s first Paris-Taipei direct flight since resuming the route |
| April 24 – April 26 | Held the “2018 South Korea Promotion” |
| April 28 | Officially opened Zhuangwei Sand Dune Travel Service Park |
| May | |
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| May 7 | The Tourism Bureau and Penghu County Government jointly held a press conference to publicize the Southern Taiwan (Regional Tourism) Domestic Travel Revitalization Plan and announce a campaign to clean up the bay ecology in Penghu |
| May 9 | Announced the Campsite Management Guidelines |
| May 15 | Drafted and announced Guidelines on Tourism Subsidies for the Siraya, Maolin,Dapeng Bay, Penghu, and East Coast National Scenic Area Administrations |
| May 18 | Drafted and announced Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC for Measures to Promote New Domestic Travel and Revitalize Hotels in Southern Taiwan, effective from May 18 |
| May 22 | Held the “Jiji Tourism Railway Painted Train” press conference |
| May 25 | Held the Hualien session of the 2018 Taiwan Modern Tourism Forum |
| June | |
|---|---|
| June 1 | Held the 11th Taiwan-Japan Tourism Summit Forum |
| June 1 | Attended the 10th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting (TMM 10) and signed a Tourism Cooperation Letter of Intent (LOI) |
| June 2 | Held a press conference for 2018 Taiwan Trail Day and the opening of the Tamsui Kavalan Historical and Cultural Trails |
| June 14 | Held a press conference to promote the 2018 Formosa Summer Festival |
| June 28 | Held the 33rd Taiwan-Korea Tourism Exchange Meeting Signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Hospitality and Tourism Research and Development with National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism |
| June 29 | Drafted and announced the Regulations Governing the Collection of Tourism Conservation Fees at Tourism Areas, Designated Scenic Areas, and Natural, Cultural and Ecological Scenic Areas |
| July | |
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| July 5 | Launched the “Explore Taiwan 10+ Islands High-Quality Tours” contest |
| July 18 | Held the “Show Your Island” campaign under the “Explore Taiwan 10+ Islands” brand |
| July 27 | Launched the Time for Taiwan（https://itravel.taiwan.net.tw）」Launched the Time for Taiwan (https: //itravel.taiwan.net.tw) mobile app service |
| July 27 | Produced a series of multimedia geological travel videos with AR and 3D technology |
| August | |
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| August 10 – August 13 | Taiwan Culinary Exhibition |
| August 20 – November 30 | 2018 Taiwan Top-10 Hot Springs Award selection |
| August 24 – August 26 | Held the “2018 Taiwan-Japan 32 Shared Station Names Youth Travel” activity |
| August 28 – August 29 | 2018 International Symposium on Sustainable Development |
| August 29 | Amended and promulgated the “Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC to Promote Overseas Charter Flight Visits to Taiwan” |
| September | |
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| September 5 – September 6 | 2018 Taiwan Modern Tourism Forum |
| September 7 – September 9 | 2018 Seafood Festival |
| September 27 | 2018 Most Beautiful Bays in the World Carnival and Annual Meeting |
| October | |
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| October 5 | 2018 International Cruise Forum in Taiwan |
| October 22 | Drafted and announced Regulations on Rewards for the Reporting of Violations of the Statute for the Development of Tourism |
| November | |
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| November 1 | Drafted and announced Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC for Travel Industry Promotion of Tourism in Yilan County, Hualien County, Taitung County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County and Guidelines on Subsidies of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC for Measures to Improve the Quality of Warm Winter Travel Accommodations in Yilan, Hualien, Taitung, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung, effective from November 1 |
| November 9 | Signed a memorandum of cooperation on cultural tourism with the National Performing Arts Center |
| November 17 | Held the 9th Asian Bird Fair |
| November 24 | Taiwan and Paraguay signed a letter of intent on tourism cooperation |
| December | |
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| December 11 | Held “From Town to Bay: A Year of Splendid Bay Tourism in Taiwan” |
| December 18 | Continued to promote and implement the Program to Expand Warm Winter Domestic Travel |
| December 20 | Revised and announced Guidelines on Awards of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC to Promote Inbound Incentive Travel to Taiwan |
| December 21 | The Taiwan Tourism Bureau announced 30 Taiwan classic small towns and Hakka villages to usher in the Year of Small Town Ramble in 2018. |
