Dec 15th, 2008 at 12:00PM: The miles between Taiwan and mainland China are not many. But, in history the distance across the Taiwan Strait has been huge.
When I lived in Taiwan in the late 1990s, travel to cities in mainland China from Taiwan meant heading to another country or through Hong Kong first. There weren't any direct flights otherwise. This meant a vacation that might have been an inexpensive and easy trip ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Direct flights between China and Taiwan resume
Dec 15th, 2008 at 12:00PM: The miles between Taiwan and mainland China are not many. But, in history the distance across the Taiwan Strait has been huge.
When I lived in Taiwan in the late 1990s, travel to cities in mainland China from Taiwan meant heading to another country or through Hong Kong first. There weren't any direct flights otherwise. This meant a vacation that might have been an inexpensive and easy trip ...Stop in Taipei, Save $100
Oct 14th, 2007 at 10:30AM: Good deals abound for the traveler willing to take a Taipei pit stop. Not only will the usual $100 landing fee surcharge be lifted, but if you stay two nights you can get a $79/night deal at participating hotels. The "I Land Paradise" promotion (which applies to any Asia-bound China Airlines or EVA Airways flight departing from a U.S. airport) starts Oct. 1 and runs until June 30. The main ...China Airlines Paints Over Burnt Logo
Aug 22nd, 2007 at 10:00AM: I'm sure that by now you've heard about the China Airlines plane that went in up in flames last week. Luckily, passengers were able to slip-n-slide out literally seconds before the plane's burning fuselage exploded. (Check out the video after the jump.) What you might not have heard is that as soon as the fire was out, officials from China Airlines covered their logo with a thick coat of white ...
