The newly-built Taipei Dome – a multipurpose stadium in Xinyi District – recently opened its doors, adding to Taipei’s portfolio of mega event venues, and boosting business activities within the District.
Cheng Peng-Ching, section assistant, tourism development division with Taipei’s Department of Information and Tourism, told TTGmice during an interview at IMEX Frankfurt that the government has plans to market the venue for large exhibitions, as well as other cultural activities.
Sogo City, a mixed-use retail area, is scheduled to start operations next to the dome in May, while a cinema is slated to open by end 2024. There will also be a 20-storey InterContinental hotel featuring 400 keys, and facilities such as restaurants, meeting spaces, and a swimming pool.
“There is so much potential for business events around the Taipei Dome, and the Taipei city government will continuously expand its business events infrastructure, providing more choices to event planners,” Cheng added.
New luxury hotels such as a Park Hyatt and Andaz, located within a 10-minute driving radius of the Taipei Dome and The Sky Taipei skyscraper, are also scheduled to come online by end 2024 or in early 2025.
For now, the Taipei Dome will focus on attracting events from the South-east Asian market, as Asian incentives are currently its strongest business events sector. Attracting the longhaul market, buoyed by its direct air links from Europe and US, will come at a later stage.
“We’re here at IMEX Frankfurt because there are still (event organisers) who are unfamiliar with Taipei, and what we can offer. The challenge we face is not having enough exposure (on the world stage),” she pointed out.
