Taiwanese travel agents push 'Linsanity' tourism

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 13:05 — Anonymous by Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorTaiwanese
travel agents have gotten their mitts on some New York Knicks tickets and are
offering them as part of a group tour to the U.S. Capitalizing on the
incredible popularity of the Knicks' number 17, Jeremy Lin, Taiwanese travel
agent Lion Travel is the first to offer the Linsanity tours -- or what they
literally call "going to New York to cheer on Little Hao." (Lin's Chinese
name is Lin Shu Hao.) A representative of Lion Travel says "several groups
have sold out" since the agency began promoting the tours on the afternoon of
February 15. The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Lin has made headlines in his
parents' homeland for being the first Taiwanese-American player to have a big
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