Airplane ticket prices are on the rise, especially for the long weekends. However, people are still looking to travel either abroad or domestically. Potential travelers may find some discounts at the Taipei Travel Expo.
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A spinning prize wheel signals the start of the Taipei Travel Expo that will last until the end of the week. This exhibition may offer people the chance to find discounted packages offered by travel agencies.
The agencies are offering packages to travel in Japan and even far-flung European destinations.
One woman says she has not traveled since her first year of college, and is so excited to be able to travel again. Another woman says she's targeting Osaka as her next travel destination.
A travel agent says she looks forward to the industry's growth that will come with this wave of recreational travel. Another agency says there is also a surge in demand for domestic travel. She says she is seeing a 30 to 40 percent growth.
Regardless of where people are headed on their next trip, traveling appears to be back on many people's agenda.