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Taiwan's Tourism Bureau and Taitung County Government unveiled the OhBear hot air balloon at the 2018 Taiwan International Balloon Festival in Luye Township, Taitung County on July 21, reported CNA.

EST - The tourist killed in the hot air balloon accident Friday in Luxor, Egypt, was a South African woman and not a U.S.

"The hospice has been running a hot air balloon event for the last four years and hopes this year, like the others before it, help raise the much-needed funding to go towards the running of Nightingale House and all their services."

Alcala police Chief Master Sergeant Marcos Bautista said they are always caught by surprise whenever a hot air balloon lands in their town because they were not informed about its arrival.

Set to the picturesque back-drop of the gothic gem, visitors have flocked to the event to see aeroplane displays and more hot air balloon ascents.

The annual Taiwan International Balloon Festival in Taitung County has been listed among the top 12 Amazing Hot Air Balloon Festivals around the world by the Travel Channel in 2018.

The federation's establishment follows the success of the inaugural Hot Air Balloon Festival during the popular Winter at Tantora Festival earlier this year, when 100 balloons lit up the skies on several nights.

WATCH: Hot air balloon offers affordable rides in Pampanga !-- -- MANILA, Philippines After a successful run at the 2019 Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival last weekend, about 31 local and international balloons in all shapes and sizes will head to the Frontrow International Hot Air Balloon Festival on April 12 to14 in Clark Global City, Pampanga.

As early as 5 a.m., the Vis-Min media group had seen the arrival of various hot air balloon crews at the busy festival grounds in Lubao's Pradera Verde Prado Siongco.

Gone are those days when hot air balloons were mere figments of our imagination and could only be viewed in our favorite Pixar films, thanks to the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival that has been serving the aerial attraction for our eyes to feast on since 1994.

JUST the mere mention of the Hot Air Balloon Festival at Clark Global City brings to mind the eye-popping visual of larger-than-life gathering of hot air balloons in all shapes and sizes from all over the world.