Situated next door to Kaohsiung's 5G Development Area, International Airport, Port Cruise Terminal, and the International Exhibition Center, and a short stroll away from harbour bay, the…

China Airlines (CAL) has launched a new route connecting the Kaohsiung (pictured), in southern Taiwan, with the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. The route will be operated twice a week…

Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan Kaohsiung tourism officials are on a mission to drive up interest in southern Taiwan among international tourists in the region. They continued their…

Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to launch a route from Hanoi to the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. The national carrier will serve the route three times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays and…

China Airlines (CAL) has transported two white tigers from Guangzhou to Kaohsiung. The tigers, named Zhaohai and Huanle, were given by Guangzhou's Xiangjiang Safari Park as a gift to the…

China Airlines will inaugurate charter flights from Kaohsiung to Shizuoka. From 2 July to 28 September 28, the new service will fly every fifth day, for a total of 23 round trips.…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management contract to manage a 650-room Crowne Plaza Kaohsiung E-Da World. This latest addition to IHG's portfolio, slated to open by…

Taiwanese carriers China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines havelaunched 5 weekly flights between Kaohsiung and Seoul, the Centre for AsiaPacific Aviation has reported. The route will be served…

China Airlines announced that its new Kaohsiung-Manila daily service will start on 1 October. The carrier's 96-seat Embraer E190 aircraft, leased from Mandarin Airlines, will serve…

Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, announces that the newly re-inspired Riviera will sail in Asia for the first time due to unprecedented…

InterPride, an international association of over 400 Pride organizations from over 70 countries, announced that the Capital Pride Alliance (CPA) has been selected to host WorldPride in…

At the end of 2019, the Taiwanese TV series "Someday or One Day" was broadcasted in various Asian countries and it created a wave of nostalgia for Tainan in the 1990s. The destination wants…

The streets and night skies of Kaohsiung will be bathed in light as the city stages the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival, with this year's event drawing on both tradition and modern innovation…

Big cities and tourist favourites are back in favour for travel this Lunar New Year as travellers head to tourist hotspots to ring in the year of the Tiger, according to booking data from…

Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) has relaunched its programme with Online Travel Training (OTT) providing in-depth training with eight sessions to learn about the destination. The eight…

It’s good news for the lovers of land of bubble tea as Vietjet has announced its latest direct route connecting Da Nang – the coastal city in central Vietnam with Taipei. To celebrate…

On this week’s cruise roundup, we have Seabourn’s custom submarines, Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ports, Hawaii extended cruises and more.

Taiwan is increasingly becoming the destination of choice among Indians, with a recent report revealing a year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals (+41% to 3,608) from India in February.

Travel activities and services booking platform Klook revealed that rail services bookings increased by more than 150% from 2018 to 2019.

AirAsia has announced it will be pushing further into China with the launch a new direct service connecting Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, to Tianjin from 29 October this year.

Roll up, roll up! Vietnamese low cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet is celebrating two new routes by releasing tickets for one million flights for free.

Asian countries trump some of the well-known culinary destinations like France and Italy, according to westerners and fellow Asians.  

The Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) and Penghu County Government have announced plans to promote the Penghu archipelago as part of its ‘Year of Bay Tourism’ initiative for 2018.

Thai Airways International (THAI), and Thai Smile Airways Company Limited, recently held an event to introduce the new route from Kaohsiung to Bangkok.

Taiwan will expand its value-added tax (VAT) refund service for international travellers next month. The Taiwan News reported the country’s Finance Ministry as saying that, effective…

Taiwan's cruise industry continues to experienced strong growth, with double-digit rises in terms of ship and passenger visits in 2017. According to figures released by Taiwan's…

China Airlines has become the latest Asian airline to unveil a cartoon-themed aircraft livery. The Taiwanese national carrier revealed its "Buddy Bears" paintwork, which will feature…

AirAsia will introduce an Airbus A330 aircraft on two routes this month, marking the first time the short-haul low-cost carrier has utilised large, twin-aisle large aircraft. From 19…

Taiwan's second largest city, Kaohsiung, is hoping to receive more cruise ships and passengers in future, as a means of boosting its tourism industry. Taiwan News reported a senior…

The national carriers of Japan and Taiwan will start codesharing on all every flight they operate between the two countries. Effective 21 February 2017, the partnership between Japan…

Who's flying where? All is revealed with our round-up of the latest new air routes... Beach boost for western China Where? Bali (Indonesia) to Chengdu (China) When? Four times a…

Hong Kong's Star Cruises will embark on its first homeport season in the Philippines this year when the SuperStar Virgo cruise liner starts sailing from Manila. The 269-metre-long…

Bangkok will get a new direct air link early next year, when Japan's Peach starts flying to the Thai capital from Okinawa. The new service will also mark Peach's entry into Thailand,…

Vietjet continues to expand its international network with the launch of three new routes to two countries: Taiwan and South Korea. The first new route will commence on 30 October…

How many Middle East visitors does Taiwan receive each year? In 2015, Taiwan welcomed 1,04,39,785 tourists from across the globe and of these, around 200,000 were Muslim visitors and…

Blown bubbles drift over disused railroad tracks. Behind this, a woman pushes a child in an oversized, slightly rusted swing and the sound fills the air. Two young lovers sit on grass that’s…

Peach, the Japanese low-cost carrier, has announced plans to launch its first ever flights to mainland China. From November 2016, the airline will commence two new routes to Shanghai,…

Vietjet, the Vietnamese low-cost carrier, will double its presence in Taiwan later this year with the launch of two new routes. The expansion will start on 30 October 2016 with the…

Sanya, the beach resort that attracts millions of Chinese tourists each year, is aiming to lure more international visitors. Reporting its visitor figures for the first half of 2016, the…

To celebrate the 300 million guests milestone, AirAsia Group announced celebratory fares on 3 million seats from as low as RM 3* one way. Guests can fly to many exciting destinations…

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will return to the Far East for the 2016-17 winter season, for the first time in more than a decade. On 31 October 2016, the recently renovated Norwegian Star…

Scoot will start operating the Singapore-Hangzhou route on 25 October 2015, in place of SilkAir. SilkAir currently operates the route four times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays…

Scoot, the Singapore-based low-cost carrier, has added two new Asian cities to its route map: Osaka and Kaohsiung. The airline started flying to Osaka on 8 July, when flight TZ298…

Scoot will launch flights to Osaka this summer, its second destination in Japan. Commencing on 8 July 2015, the low-cost carrier will operate six weekly flights between Singapore and…

Scoot will launch flights to Kaohsiung this summer, marking the airline's second destination in Taiwan. Commencing on 9 July 2015, the Singaporean low-cost carrier will operate three…

The Greater China region has the potential to deliver 83 million cruise passengers per year, according to new research from the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB). Presented on the…

EVA Air will expand its operations in Japan next month, with the launch of a new service to Fukuoka and extra flights on existing routes. Commencing on 31 March 2015, the new service…

VietJet Air is eying Taiwan as its new growth market, with the launch of a new service between Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Taipei, and plans to add several more routes to the country.…

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Tigerair Taiwan could soon spread its wings to mainland China, having applied for permission to launch its first cross-Strait routes. The new low-cost carrier, which commenced…

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Updated 24 July 2014, 02.46 GMT Forty-eight people are not confirmed to have died after a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed while making an emergency landing. The aircraft…

Airport passenger numbers in the Asia Pacific region continued to experience steady growth in May 2014. According to the latest data from Airports Council International (ACI), the…

Passenger traffic at airports in the Asia Pacific region continued to climb in April 2014. According to the latest data from Airports Council International (ACI), the region…

Star Cruises' flagship cruise liner, SuperStar Virgo, returned to Hong Kong today (8 April 2014). The 75,338-tonne, 13-deck ship will homeport in the city from now until 26 October…

The aviation authorities in Macau and Taiwan have signed a new Air Services Agreement (ASA), offering unlimited capacity on routes between the two territories. The new deal, which has…

Star Cruises has revealed that its SuperStar Virgo cruise liner will sail a series of voyages from Hong Kong to China, Taiwan and Vietnam next year. The 1,870-passenger ship will…

Spring Airlines to launch cross-Strait flights Spring Airlines has announced plans to launch direct flights to Kaohsiung. Commencing on 27 October 2013, the new service will mark the…

Royal Caribbean has signed a new deal that will see it base one of its ships in Tokyo in next year. Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) penned this week with the Tokyo…

US rock band Aerosmith has cancelled its two gigs in Asia. The group, which is fronted by former American Idol judge Steven Tyler, was due to play in Shanghai on 21 August and…

Star Cruises has unveiled plans to homeport one of its ships in the Chinese city of Xiamen. From 9 October 2013, SuperStar Gemini will become the first Star vessel to be based in the…

Privately owned Chinese airlines will soon be permitted to fly cross-Strait routes to Taiwan. According to recent media reports from Taiwan and the mainland, two Shanghai-based…

EVA Air has officially joined the Star Alliance. The Taiwanese carrier was welcomed as the group's 28th full member in a joining ceremony held yesterday (18 June 2013) at Taipei's…

China to build 82 new airports China will build 82 new airports by 2015 in an effort to provide transport links to remote rural areas. Speaking at a news conference in Shanghai recently,…

Abacus International has signed a new five-year exclusive agreement with Korean low-cost carrier Air Busan. Effective 1 August 2012, the deal will see Air Busan become the first Korean LCC…

EVA Air will become a member of the Star Alliance next year. The airline group announced today that its Chief Executive Board had accepted the Taiwanese carrier’s membership application,…

China Airlines (CAL) has launched two new direct cross-Strait flights connecting Taiwan to mainland China. Last Tuesday, the airline commenced services between Taipei's Taoyuan…

Kaohsiung city, South Taiwan Thousands of Chinese tourists are cancelling trips to Taiwan. Lin Fu-nan, head of the Southern Taiwan Tourism Industry Alliance, said that many hotels in…

CTC Travel has been appointed as the authorised ticketing agent for Taiwan's high-speed rail network in Southeast Asia. Overseas visitors to Taiwan can now purchase the three-day unlimited…

EVA Air has introduced its Elite Class premium economy cabin on routes to mainland China. The Taiwanese carrier has added the class on flights from Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport…

Taiwan's largest carrier, China Airlines (CAL) has signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Zhejiang Tourism Group, a major travel service provider in mainland China's…

Japan Airlines has announced that a series of capacity reductions implemented across its Asian network last month will continue for at least another month. The national carrier has been…

Japan Airlines has announced that a series of capacity reductions implemented across its Asian network last month will continue for at least another four weeks. The national carrier has been…

Star Cruises has announced the deployment of its SuperStar Aquarius to homeport in Taiwan beginning in April. The liner has undergone a month-long, US$1.6 million refurbishment in Hong…

Following the reduction in capacity in the wake of the recent disasters in Japan, the country's national carrier, Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that it will offer unpaid leave to…

The JAL Group will reduce capacity on several of its international routes in April by cutting flight frequencies and switching to smaller aircraft. The airline said the measures, which are…

The China Airlines (CAL) Group and Xiamen Airlines have jointly launched codesharing cooperation on flights between Taiwan and mainland China, between Mandarin Airlines and Xiamen…

June 14, 2010 - China Airlines today inaugurated new direct cross-strait scheduled service from Taipei Songshan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, marking a historic milestone…

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications has rejected plans by four counties to build light rail transit (LRT) systems. Taiwan News reported that the plans, which included…

To greet the 2009 Chinese Lunar New Year, China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines are launching Lunar New Year charter flights directly to mainland China. 27 round-trip…

China has told tour groups to call off planned trips to a city in Taiwan after the Dalai Lama visited there. Hotels in Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city, have received…

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (Aug. 24, 2009) -- EVA Air and UNI Air will both begin launching scheduled flights to China on Aug. 31, 2009. The two carriers will serve 12…

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has licensed 16 airlines to operate regular direct flights between the mainland and Taiwan from the end August. According to a Xinhua…

In a report by the Taiwan news President Ma Ying-jeou outlined his vision for turning Taiwan into a "tourism island" with the concerted effort of the private and public sectors. Addressing…

The main stadium for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan has been unveiled. The TW$5 billion (US$152 million) arena will be known as the National Stadium. The World Games 2009…

As travel increases over the Lunar New Year, kiosks are being set-up at airports in Taiwan to warn people of danger of avian flu, Taiwan News reported.The advice centres will be…

China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines will start charter flights between Kaohsiung and Seoul on 29 October, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation has reported. The carrier will also…

Cebu Pacific has raised the ante in an ongoing price war with rivals, offering hundreds of thousands of "free" seats for its domestic and international routes. In a statement, the carrier…

China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines are working together to launch charter flights directly to mainland China, from April 2 to 6. A total of four round trip flights to…

To meet customer demand over this year's Chinese Lunar New Year, China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines will offer charter flights directly to mainland China, from…

JAL International plans to take over the routing completely from JAA by first placing its 'JL' designator on all JAA flights from April 2008 at the earliest, and by integrating JAA into…