The 2011 Taiwan Cycling Festival is set to start on November 6, marking a key event in the development of Taiwan into an international cycling destination. This will be the first of a regular cycling festival to be held in Taiwan.

Taiwan is moving into environmental preservation with grand plans for an ocean research centre.

Rail enthusiasts from Australia, Japan and the UK have recently discovered Taiwan’s railway network in a 14-day round-island trip.

Tourism in Taiwan has seen an interesting few months with a 5 per cent increase in visitor numbers since last year.

Taiwan is soon to experience ‘the most exquisite, luxurious and appealing’ food event of its history, say organizers of the 22nd four day Taiwan Culinary Exhibition (TCE).

Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau has tapped into the global smart phone trend, developing an English travel guide that can be downloaded from iPhones, iPads and iPod touches for free.

The Taiwan Tourism Bureau has launched a shuttle package service that takes tourists to hot-spots in 12 counties using the island’s public transportation.

For the first time since the civil war ended in 1949, Taiwan is preparing to allow individual tourists from China to the island.