Amit Kishore
Express Travelworld|January 2018

Co-founder Think Strawberries Taiwan and Jordan

Saloni Bhatia
Amit Kishore

Destination's new attractions

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) proclaimed 2017 as the 'International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. In response to this, Taiwan a showcase of eco tourism initiated 'Taiwan Ecotourism Year 2017' with the creation of special tours and packages targeted at this market, with activities planned throughout the year. Taiwan successfully hosted the International Firefly Symposium in April which attracted a never before 186 participants from 22 countries. The upcoming big festival in Taiwan is the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival that illuminates sky with more than a hundred thousand hot air balloons and lanterns. The next festival is slated for,

March 2 2018. Taiwan is increasingly seeing a rise in tourist footfall from India, so much so that it now has numerous Indian restaurants with authentic Indian food cooked by Indian chefs, who know-of the Indian palette.

On the other hand, Jordan is a unique mix of history culture adventure wellness food and warm welcoming people. The key landmarks that are must see are Amman- the vibrant capital city, Wadi Rum- with its mars like landscape, Petraseventh wonder of the world, Aqaba-on Red Sea and the Dead Sea - float without sinking and give a 360 degree diverse and incomparable experience to the traveller.

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