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Double-decker Tour Buses to Hit the Road

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Post date:2016-11-09

Updates:2016-11-09

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Double-decker Tour Buses to Hit the Road
The Department of Information and Tourism (TPEDOIT) announced that the city will soon see a fleet of double-decker sight-seeing buses winding through its streets, taking visitors on a journey to explore some of the top tourist attractions across the capital.
 
According to TPEDOIT, International Overnight Visitors—an annual index published by Mastercard—ranks Taipei number 15th among the Global Top 20 Destination Cities. Double-decker tour bus service can be found in a host of metropolises topping the list, including the cities of London, Paris, and New York.
 
TPEDOIT Commissioner Chien Yu-yen pointed out that the City has assisted in the operation of eight double-decker buses run by private businesses. Visitors will be able to enjoy a four-hour ride across Taipei at the price of NT$300 each.
 
Describing the double-decker buses as the most eye-catching “mobile tourist attractions,” Chien noted that the planned routes will cover landmarks such as Taipei Railway Station, Ximen, North Gate, Taipei Expo Park, Taipei Performing Arts Center, Shilin Official Residence, National Palace Museum, CKS Memorial Hall, Yongkang Street, Daan Forest Park, Taipei 101, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, and more.
 
The buses will provide multilingual audio guide in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean.
 
The tourism department seeks to promote the new service through media exposure as well as engaging bloggers and travel agencies from both home and abroad and targeting Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Thailand during the first wave of the campaign.
Source: Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government

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