The 2009 Taipei Tourism Exposition could attract as many as 150,000 visitors and generate NT$100 million (US$3.29 million) in revenue, as the influx of cross-strait tourists is expected to provide a substantial boost to the show’s business opportunities, organizers said yesterday.
Formerly called the Taiwan Tourism Exposition, the annual trade fair held every May attracted 85,000 visitors and tens of millions of dollars in business transactions this year by selling tour products and travel services such as “passport tickets” for package tours that included hotel reservations and tour bus fares to travelers who wish to tour Taiwan or other destinations.
“The opening to more inbound Chinese tourists is expected to create more business for the fair as well as for local travel agencies,” said Peter Ying, assistant chairman of the Taipei Association of Travel Agents (TATA), the organizer of the event, at a prelaunch press conference yesterday.
As part of his pledge to improve economic ties across the Strait, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has agreed to allow more Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan, which, along with the cross-strait weekend direct charter flights launched on July 4, is expected to bring an estimated US$1.87 billion to Taiwan in tourism revenue every year.
TATA said that the size, attendance and number of exhibitors at next year’s show could double.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, yesterday said its materials management head, Vanessa Lee (李文如), had tendered her resignation for personal reasons. The personnel adjustment takes effect tomorrow, TSMC said in a statement. The latest development came one month after Lee reportedly took leave from the middle of last month. Cliff Hou (侯永清), senior vice president and deputy cochief operating officer, is to concurrently take on the role of head of the materials management division, which has been under his supervision, TSMC said. Lee, who joined TSMC in 2022, was appointed senior director of materials management and
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) on Thursday met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, days before a planned trip to China by the head of the world’s most valuable chipmaker, people familiar with the matter said. Details of what the two men discussed were not immediately available, and the people familiar with the meeting declined to elaborate on the agenda. Spokespeople for the White House had no immediate comment. Nvidia declined to comment. Nvidia’s CEO has been vocal about the need for US companies to access the world’s largest semiconductor market and is a frequent visitor to China.
Hypermarket chain Carrefour Taiwan and upscale supermarket chain Mia C’bon on Saturday announced the suspension of their partnership with Jkopay Co (街口支付), one of Taiwan’s largest digital payment providers, amid a lawsuit involving its parent company. Carrefour and Mia C’bon said they would notify customers once Jkopay services are reinstated. The two retailers joined an array of other firms in suspending their partnerships with Jkopay. On Friday night, popular beverage chain TP Tea (茶湯會) also suspended its use of the platform, urging customers to opt for alternative payment methods. Another drinks brand, Guiji (龜記), on Friday said that it is up to individual
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