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The Taiwan Tourism Administration held “Taiwan Talks: Travel Taiwan, Film Your Way” in Manila on Oct. 3, bringing together 160 Filipino attendees for Taiwan travel stories, filming tips and face time with creators and local travel agencies.
The Poor Traveler, Jen Barangan-David, Eat Well Pinas and Asia Yoona shared experiences from their trips to Taiwan, taking the audience through culture, food and transit stopovers, and showing how they turned those moments into short videos. The Q&A session and “Kahoot! Taiwan Challenge” were engaging, while the post-event networking session and travel agencies drew attendees interested in learning more about travel to Taiwan.
According to Taiwan Tourism Administration figures, 450,016 visitors from the Philippines traveled to Taiwan from January through July 2026, keeping the Philippines Taiwan’s largest source market in Southeast Asia.
The event followed “Taiwan Day 2026,” which welcomed over a thousand visitors in Manila in August and introduced different ways to experience Taiwan through food, culture, outdoor and wellness travel, and stopovers. Taiwan Talks narrowed the format to creator-led conversations, filming and practical trip planning.
Jeffrey Lin, Deputy Director of the Taiwan Tourism Administration’s Bangkok office, said this year’s “Taiwan 100 Ways: Find Your Wave, Discover Your Way” campaign is built around the idea that there is no single way to experience Taiwan.
“Travelers can shape their Taiwan experience around what interests them, how much time they have and the way they like to travel,” Lin said. “We want more Filipinos to go see it for themselves and show the rest of us what they find.”
Culture, Food and Stopovers Show Different Sides of Taiwan
The Poor Traveler explored Taiwan through culture, drawing on visits to Tamsui Old Street, Fulong and Yilan on Taiwan’s northeast coast to show how old streets, local history and landscapes can shape a trip.
Eat Well Pinas approached Taipei through food, sharing experiences at Gongguan, Nanmen Market and Ningxia Night Market. Traditional markets, night-market favorites and neighborhood food stops showed how eating can be more than part of an itinerary. It can also offer a way to understand a city, its culture and everyday life.
For Jen Barangan-David, the focus was on making the most of a stopover. She showed how travelers can use a layover at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to fit in a half-day city trip, with stops including Danjiang Bridge in Tamsui, Ximending and Taipei 101.
Asia Yoona brought another perspective to the stopover theme, drawing on a Taipei route that included the National Railway Museum and Longshan Temple. Her experience showed how even a short stay can give travelers a taste of Taiwan’s history, neighborhoods and daily life.
From old streets and cultural attractions to cities, night markets, and Taiwanese cuisine, the creators shared the moments that made them stop and reach for a camera, and how their interests shaped both the way they traveled and what they chose to record. Rather than treating Taiwan as a checklist of must-see attractions, the discussion focused on finding experiences that fit each traveler’s interests, pace and travel style.
From Traveler to Creator: Turning a Taiwan Trip Into a Short-Video Story
Taiwan Talks moved from where to go to how to record the journey.
Drawing on their experience as content creators, all four speakers discussed how they find a subject while traveling, spot a moment worth capturing, plan their shots and shape a trip into a short video for social media.
During the creator Q&A, attendees had the chance to ask about both the trips themselves and the process behind the content. Questions ranged from how the creators stay consistent in filming their travels and producing travel vlogs to what they would do to stand out and win the “Film Your Way” short video contest. The “Kahoot! Taiwan Challenge” then put attendees’ knowledge to the test with questions related to the creators’ Taiwan trips and interesting information about Taiwan. The live quiz added an interactive element to the session, giving attendees a fun way to engage with the creators’ travel experiences and learn more about Taiwan.
“Film Your Way” Keeps the Taiwan Conversation Going
With Taiwan continuing to draw strong interest from Filipino travelers, the Taiwan Tourism Administration is extending that momentum to social media through the “Taiwan 100 Ways: Film Your Way” short-video contest, launched in August.
All Filipinos can enter, whether or not they have visited Taiwan. Entries can draw on a real trip, a creative idea or the entrant’s own vision of Taiwan. Videos must be 30 to 60 seconds long and shot vertically, with submissions open through Jan. 15, 2027.
The Taiwan Tourism Administration and the Creator and Influencer Council of the Philippines (CICP) organize the contest, with support from China Airlines and STARLUX Airlines. Awards will be presented at “Taiwan Day in Cebu” in March 2027.
The Tourism Administration hopes the contest will bring together more authentic and diverse Taiwan content from Filipino perspectives. Each traveler can show Taiwan differently, adding another story to “Taiwan 100 Ways: Find Your Wave, Discover Your Way” and giving someone else a new way to discover the destination or an idea for their next trip.
Travel Agencies Turn Inspiration Into Itineraries
Five Philippine travel partners joined the event: AmaBee Travel & Tours, Golden Sky Travel & Tours, Jeron Travel, RAKSO Travel and Travel Specialist Ventures Group Inc. Their booths offered Taiwan itineraries, tour packages and travel information, giving attendees a chance to ask questions and explore options for a future visit.
After the program, attendees continued talking with the creators and travel agencies, moving from places they had seen and ideas about what to film to practical questions about planning a Taiwan trip.
From the large-scale “Taiwan Day 2026” experience in August to the deeper travel and creator conversations at Taiwan Talks and the continuing “Film Your Way” contest, the Taiwan Tourism Administration is using “Taiwan 100 Ways: Find Your Wave, Discover Your Way” to encourage Filipino travelers to see Taiwan, experience Taiwan, film Taiwan and share Taiwan.
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