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The civil aviation administrations of the mainland and Taiwan have reached agreement on such topics as increasing new destinations in mainland and increasing the number of flights during the Spring Festival.

Starting from the Spring Festival in 2010, Taiyuan, Changchun, Nanning, and Yantai will be new destinations for scheduled flights between the mainland and Taiwan, making a total of 31 mainland cities destinations from Taiwan.

During the 2010 Spring Festival, which is from January 31 to February 28, more flights will be added to the current 270 scheduled and charter flights each week. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen will have five, eight, five and four additional flights respectively each week to Taiwan, and other cities will have no limits for additional flights. Songshan in Taiwan will have up to 12 additional flights to the mainland each week.

The Development Master Plan for Taiwan Strait West Coast Tourism Zone (2010-2020) has been approved by the Cross-Strait Tourism Forum Review Committee.

According to the plan, from 2010 to 2020 the Taiwan Strait West Coast Tourism Zone will be built into one of China’s most important natural and cultural tourism centers, and will be a world-class tourist destination complementing the East Coast. Altogether 23 cities in Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi are involved in the master plan. The Taiwan Strait West Coast Tourism Zone will connect the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and Taiwan as well as radiating into western and central China.

The plan was initiated in September 2007 during the Cross-Strait Tourism Forum, and it took two years to carry out fieldwork in the four provinces listed above, plus Taiwan Island, Kinmen, and Matsu.

At the Guanyin Culture & Zhoushan-Taiwan Tourism Cooperation Conference, the Zhoushan Tourism Association signed a cooperative agreement with the Taiwan Cross-Strait Business & Travel Shipping Association.

Zhoushan Port is one of the first 63 direct navigation destinations to Taiwan from mainland China. Shenjiamen Port at Ningbo-Zhoushan had also become a direct navigation destination in May 2009. Zhoushan is planning luxury cruises to Taiwan from Shenjiamen, and also several tourist routes especially designed for Taiwan tourists.

Under the cooperation agreement, the two associations will exchange experiences in tourist product design and market development. Taiwan will introduce local tourism talents into Zhoushan and promote Zhoushan’s tourist products to all Taiwanese.

At the Guanyin Culture & Zhoushan-Taiwan Tourism Cooperation Conference, the Zhoushan Tourism Association signed a cooperative agreement with the Taiwan Cross-Strait Business & Travel Shipping Association.

Zhoushan Port is one of the first 63 direct navigation destinations to Taiwan from mainland China. Shenjiamen Port at Ningbo-Zhoushan had also become a direct navigation destination in May 2009. Zhoushan is planning luxury cruises to Taiwan from Shenjiamen, and also several tourist routes especially designed for Taiwan tourists.

Under the cooperation agreement, the two associations will exchange experiences in tourist product design and market development. Taiwan will introduce local tourism talents into Zhoushan and promote Zhoushan’s tourist products to all Taiwanese.