October 18, 2005
As Typhoon Longwang passed over Taiwan in early October, people, not wanting to be cooped up, headed for the KTVs and movie theaters. It's becoming a consumer trend, and KTV and movie theater owners now know to be prepared. It turns out they are doing better business on typhoon days than on normal weekends.
Managers at the Warner Village movie complex in Taipei's Hsin Yi District say that their theaters were packed as the typhoon blew in on Saturday night. They chose not to open on Sunday morning because winds were still blowing strong. However, when the complex began selling tickets before one o' clock on Sunday afternoon, people had already begun forming lines. To get tickets for any show after three o' clock required long waits in line.
The KTV Cashbox reports that rooms in all nineteen of its establishments were completely sold out while Typhoon Longwang's high winds and heavy rain were pounding Taiwan, and its reservation lines were ringing off the hook. Even the company's president had to turn down friends who had called him personally to see if they could get in some singing.
Cashbox says it brought in at last
NTD 20 million during Typhoon Longwang, 20% more than on a normal weekend.
(United Daily News)
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