Appendixes
Major Events
| January | |
|---|---|
| Jan. 26 | 2019 Taiwan-Jiangsu Exchange Lantern Festival lantern lighting |
| February | |
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| Feb. 19 - March 3 | 2019 Taiwan Lantern Festival (Pingtung) |
| Feb. 20 | Memorandum of Cooperation on Taiwan Cruise Research and Development signed with National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, National Taiwan Ocean University, and National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology |
| March | |
|---|---|
| March 8 | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka celebrates 20th anniversary |
| March 11 | Taiwan Tourism Information Center opens in Moscow |
| March 15 | Tourism Bureau opens office in Ho Chi Minh City |
| April | |
|---|---|
| April 1 | Spring Outing: FIT hotel incentive measures |
| April 9 | Press conference for the launch of the 2019 "100,000 Youth Awarded One Million" Creative Tour Competition |
| April 10 | 2019 Michelin Guide Taipei release |
| May | |
|---|---|
| May 14 - 20 | Participated in the Vegetarian Food Expo in Hue, Vietnam |
| May 24 | Taiwan-Japan Tourism Summit Forum |
| May 29 - 30 | 2019 Taiwan Modern Tourism Forum (Hsinchu) |
| June | |
|---|---|
| June 13 | 2019 Formosa Summer Festival press conference |
| June 13 - Sept.30 | Formosa Summer Festival the 2019 Formosa Summer Festival |
| June 17 | Taiwan Tourism Information Center opens in Auckland, New Zealand |
| June 18 | Taiwan and Belize sign tourism cooperation letter of intent |
| June 19 | Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Sydney, Australia |
| June 24 | 2019 Taiwan Amusement Park summer vacation joint marketing press conference |
| June 27 | 34th Taiwan-Korea Tourism Exchange Meeting |
| July | |
|---|---|
| July 18 | Taiwan and Japan Railway Tourism Memorandum of Cooperation signed with Japan's JR-Shikoku Railway Company Amended and promulgated the "Directions for the Provision of Subsides by the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications to Enhance the Quality of the Lodging Industry" |
| July 19 | Taiwan Tourism Information Center opens in Jakarta |
| September | |
|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | Implemented expansion of the fall and winter travel hotel incentive measures for domestic tourism |
| Sept. 19 | PATA GOLD AWARDS 2019 Dinner and Presentation – the Taiwan Tourism Bureau accepts 3 awards – SG, ED, and HE |
| Sept. 26 | Taiwan Tourism Information Center opens in Vancouver |
| Sept. 27 | 2019 Taiwan International Cruise Forum |
| October | |
|---|---|
| Oct. 14 | 2019 Taiwan Small Town Ramble: Small Town Fun press conference |
| Oct. 15 - 16 | 2019 Taiwan Modern Tourism Forum |
| Oct. 18 | The 8th Conference on Taiwan and Vietnam Tourism Cooperation |
| Oct. 23 | Muslim Seminar 2019, the first of the 3 annual Muslim International Seminars |
| Oct. 30 | Amended and promulgated the "Directions for Preferential Loans for Upgrading the Tourism Industry" |
| November | |
|---|---|
| Nov. 5 | Second session of the 2019 Muslim Seminar: 2019 Malaysia Muslim Taiwan Tourism Seminar |
| Nov. 8 | Taiwan-Paraguay Tourism Exchange Cooperation Conference |
| Nov. 19 | Third session of the 2019 Muslim Seminar: 2019 Indonesia Muslim Taiwan Tourism Seminar |
| December | |
|---|---|
| Dec. 9 | Number of Japanese tourist visits to Taiwan tops 2 million for first time |
| Dec. 14 | Batik Air Indonesia begins direct flights between Jakarta and Taipei |
| Dec. 16 | Tourism 2030 – National Tourism Policy Development Conference |
| Dec. 17 | Tourism Bureau opens London office |
| Dec. 24 | Taiwan Cruise Research and Development Center opens at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology |
