Individual tourist trips to Taiwan

Tourists, not traveling with an organized group, are expected to be able to travel to Taiwan from Shanghai and Beijing in April.
Local travel companies have already started designing packages in preparation.
Taiwan opened to Mainland tourists in 2008, but visitors were required to travel in organized groups.
The China Times, a Taiwan local newspaper, reports that the Mainland and the island have reached an agreement to trial individual trips.
English.EastDay.com reports it is expected that 500 independent tourists will make the journey to Taiwan daily, where they can stay for up to 15 days. The first are likely to set off on April 5, the Qingming Festival.