Despite the lack of a formal response from the Taiwan authority on the mainland’s removal of a travel ban Friday, many mainland travel agencies are eager for business opportunities to come.
Hu Shuwei, marketing director of the CTS (Hong Kong) International Travel Agency, has received hundreds of telephone calls from consumers during the past three days requesting information about the Taiwan tour.
“These eager citizens called in to ask for detailed itinerary, prices or a timetable on when we will start this special business,” Hu said.
Zhou Feng, a 62-year-old native in Beijing, called visiting Taiwan “his lifelong dream.” He urged Hu to see that the scenic spots of Sun Moon Lake and Ali Mountain are included in the futureitinerary.
Ms. Yang, a 39-year-old fan of Taiwanese pop singer Teresa Teng,whose songs inspired the young Chinese to bravely express their love in late 1980s, wished to pay homage to Teng’s tomb in JunyuanGarden in Jinshan Village of Taipei County.
Facing with the travel passion of residents, many mainland toura gencies have started to make preparations, including travel packages ranging from five to 10 days.
In Guangdong Province, some agencies already began booking services as the Taiwan authority imposed a ceiling of accepting only 1,000 mainland travelers per day.
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