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Taiwan Tourist Shuttle fare discounts were offered, with half-price fares for passengers using e-tickets and free rides on four routes in Hualien.

A press conference was held for the launch of Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Brand Identity 3.0 and the completion of the featured waiting pavilion.

The opening ceremony for the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival was held.

Following severe damage from Typhoon Kong-rey in 2024, Guishan Island reopened to visitors on March 1, 2025, as scheduled. On February 28, Director-General Chou Yung-hui of the Tourism Administration led the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration (NSAA) and invited relevant organizations, including the Northern Branch of the Coast Guard Administration, Yilan Branch of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Yilan County Government, Lanyang Museum, Whale Watching Promotion Association, Guishan Island community, Bat Association, Cetacean Association, Friends of the Northeast Coast Facebook fans, and tourism circle industry partners, to hold the "2025 Guishan Island Beach Cleanup and Tree Planting Event." More than 600 people participated, clearing nearly three metric tons of waste, with the aim of promoting the importance of environmental conservation before the island's reopening.

The Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area (NSA) under the Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, was awarded the Good Travel Alliance (GTA) Founding Destination Certificate at ITB Berlin 2025.

The Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters, Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, was awarded the Golden Star Award in the International Art & Culture category at The Golden City Gate: Tourism Multimedia Awards during ITB Berlin 2025 on March 5, 2025, for "Caoling Historic Trail: In Between the Mountain and Sea."

A new promotional video on the theme of transit travel in Taiwan was released.

The "Old Caoling Tunnel Centennial Light Projection Show" by the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters, Tourism Administration, MOTC, was awarded the Gold Award in the Exhibition category at the 2025 MUSE Design Awards.

The "Mao'ao Story Experience Site Development Project" by the Northeast and Yilan Coast NSA Headquarters, Tourism Administration, MOTC, received an Honorable Mention in the Parks and Green Spaces category at the 2024 Taiwan Landscape Awards.

A Taiwan Tourism Information Center (TTIC) was established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

A promotional press conference was held for the "2025 Solar Festival in Taiwan: Solar Festival in Taiwan" series of events.

A TTIC was established in Seattle, United States.

In coordination with the “Solar Festival in Taiwan”, Taiwan Tour Bus routes in the Pingtung area offered an additional 70% discount.

The "2025 Solar Festival in Taiwan: Midsummer Is Here in Dapeng Bay" themed event was held.

To promote Taiwan tourism, the Tourism Administration partnered with the Taiwan Railway Corporation to repaint an EMU700 electric multiple unit (EMU) in the red livery of Japan's Keikyu Railway. Recreating the themed "Beep Beep Beep Beep Taiwan" painted train to foster two-way tourism exchanges between Taiwan and Japan, the train was officially launched on July 4, 2025, to promote two-way tourism exchanges between Taiwan and Japan.

A press conference and Tourism Spotlights Market were held to launch voting for the 2nd Tourism Spotlights Awards.

The Taiwan Culinary Exhibition was held at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 under the theme "Taiwan: Beyond Your Expectations," inviting regional tourism circles from northern, central, southern, eastern, and offshore island regions, as well as Michelin-recommended operators, to participate.

The Amusement Park Supervision and Evaluation Competition was held.

A press conference was held for "Good Travel, Good Stays—Happy Journey with You: MOTC Leads Railways & Lodging Low-Carbon Travel." The launch ceremony was jointly officiated by Deputy Minister Lin Kuo-Hsien of the MOTC, Deputy Director-General Huang Ho-ting of the Tourism Administration, President Feng Hui-Sheng of the Taiwan Railway Corporation, and Senior Vice President Yen Chao-Li of Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation.

Launching ceremony for "2025-2026 Taiwan Hot Springs" season was held

A TTIC was established in Sydney, Australia.

The Northeast and Yilan Coast NSA Headquarters "Co-Creating Mao’ao: Transformative Dialogue Among Stakeholders," the Tri-Mountain NSAA's "Lishan: 2,000 Meters Above, Grounded in Sustainability," the Sun Moon Lake NSAA's "Protecting Habitats Through Travel: Finding Connection and Unexpected Beauty in Sun Moon Lake," the Maolin NSAA's "Freeway Shutdown for Butterflies – Creating a Homecoming Path for the Purple Crow Butterfly," the Penghu NSAA's "Rebirth of the Coral: Restoring and Protecting Penghu’s Underwater Garden," and the East Coast NSAA's "From the Forest to the Shore: A Bunun Story of Home and Reconnection," and the Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters' "From Birds to Livelihoods: A Sustainable Path on Taiwan’s Southwest Coast" received the “2025 Green Destinations Top 100 Stories Awards”.

The revised Standards of Penalties under the Act for the Development of Tourism were promulgated.

Disaster prevention personnel training for the tourist amusement enterprise industry was conducted.

The "2025 Regional Tourism Circle Market Days (Eastern Region)" were held.

The "2025 Regional Tourism Circle Market Days (Northern Region & Matsu)" were held.

The "2025 Regional Tourism Circle Market Days (Southern Region & Penghu)" were held.

The "Enter Taiwan, Enjoy a Gift!" campaign was launched.

The Taiwan Pavilion was set up at the 2025 Taipei International Travel Fair, focusing on green travel and creating immersive mountain-and-sea travel landscapes.

Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-Kai inspected the "NSA Tourism Spotlights Pavilion" set up by the Tourism Administration at the 2025 Taipei International Travel Fair. Curated under the theme "Starting from the Tropic of Cancer, Travel Taiwan with a Smile," the pavilion integrated tourism spotlights and distinctive itineraries from NSAs and tourism circle operators. The pavilion drew enthusiastic crowds and lively interaction, earning the event’s "Most Popular Award."

The award ceremony for the 2nd Tourism Spotlights Awards and press conference announcing the Top 100 Spotlights were held.

The "Taiwan the Lucky Land Thank You Season" prize draw was launched.

The "2025 Regional Tourism Circle Market Days (Central Region & Kinmen)" were held.

Article 11 of the Act for the Development of Tourism was amended and promulgated, establishing regulations governing the installation of solar power generation systems in NSAs.