Local holiday travel more than doubled this yearNATURE VIEWS: Many people visited mountain trails, seaside landscapes and old streets, with destinations such as Alishan and Sun Moon Lake seeing strong crowdsBy Huang Yi-ching and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNADomestic travel during the Lunar New Year holiday more than doubled from last year, thanks to favorable weather and a strong economy, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) said. He also thanked staff for their efforts in managing holiday transportation operations, adding that public satisfaction was high. On the final day of the holiday, about 300,000 people were still traveling, reflecting increasingly flexible travel patterns, it added. “With Taiwan’s economy performing well, both international and domestic travel were brisk over the holiday,” Chen said, adding that rail services handled a total of 9 million passenger trips during the period. Traffic felt heavier than usual due to the extended holiday and heavy travel demand, but congestion did not last long and remained within acceptable limits, he said.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 17:13 UTC