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ASIA
PACIFIC Sujit
Chowdhury President and CEO World Trade University
Global Secretariat -Canada Secretary
General, World Tourism Marketing Summit, Beijing,
China 2007 "Great
companies don't push; they lead through targeted
networks and connections by redefining the possible
&emdash; such as here at the 2nd World Tourism
Marketing Summit!" Mr.
Donald F. Terry Manager, Multilateral Investment
Fund, Inter-American Development Bank,
USA ATA
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Outside
the Box: Electronic Web Only World
Editions of Africa Travel Magazine and
Downloads 24/7 on Corporate Press Display
Internet Kiosk. Most printed editions are
previewed for several months on our
websites. COTTM
welcomes record number of visitors to only
B2B outbound travel show in
China!
COTTM is the only business to business show in China
dedicated to the China outbound travel and tourism
industry. This year COTTM was proud to welcome Mr
Xue Ya Ping, the Deputy Director of Marketing and
Communications Department of China National Tourism
Administration (CNTA) to the Opening Ceremony and to
cut the ribbon. COTTM is supported by a wide range
of trade associations such as the National Tour
Association, the Pacific Asia Travel Association and
the European Tour Operators Association, as well as
numerous Chinese and international media partners.
Over 200 Exhibitors from more than 50 countries
attended to showcase their countries, products and
services to a high number of Chinese hosted buyers,
who were keen to secure the best destinations and
services for the Chinese outbound market. Exhibitors
included Cambodia, Czech Republic, Dubai, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Macau, Mexico, Mozambique,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, Thailand,
Tunisia to name a few. The Cambodia Ministry of
Tourism said COTTM'09 offers the opportunity to meet
new clients & a good chance to expose Cambodia to
the Chinese market, and the Mozambique Tourism board
commented that COTTM offered Very good service, Good
space and was a good business opportunity.
A new edition to this years show was a COTTM top
tour operators debate, COTTM has joined partnerships
with Beijing Jiedajiaqi International Travel
Service, Hua Yuan International Travel, Air China
Travel Service, and Beijing UTS International Travel
Service Co, who participated in the debate. The
title of the debate was How to face Economic
Challenges, and gave helpful advice to help
different countries and companies to overcome
financial hardship; the debate was attended by over
150 people. Mr Zhang Xiangming, General Manager of
Beijing Jiedajiaqi International Travel Service
commented that COTTM created an excellent platform
for Chinese tour operators and travel agencies to
meet outbound travel and tourism products suppliers
from all over the world. Also we are pleased to
participate in this valuable debate to show our
views to the market.
Visitors were clearly impressed and appreciated the
invaluable effort that COTTM makes to facilitate the
burgeoning Chinese outbound travel & tourism
market.
The prestigious Chinese Tourists Welcoming Awards
also took place as part of the 3 day show, hosted by
Wolfgang Georg Arlt, Director of the German based
COTRI. The awards recognize the companies and
countries that go the extra mile to accommodate
Chinese people and their specific requirements when
traveling abroad.
With a reported 18.6% increase in outbound travel in
2008, the number of Chinese people travelling abroad
is growing at an unprecedented rate. Wolfgang Georg
Alt comments, With more than 50 million Chinese
expected to travel across the border in 2009, this
is a market which is no longer ignored. China is
already the biggest tourist source market in Asia
and Chinese tourists are now the fifth biggest
spenders in international tourism. COTTM provides a
valuable platform to find local agents and establish
new business contacts and is not to be missed!
For more information about the 2009 show, and to
enquire about the 2010 edition, please visit www.cottm.com or
email jcarter@tarsus.co.uk.
Please contact us if you require any photos. Who
Tops the Search on Marketing Africa to
Asia? DOING BUSINESS IN
CHINA A AIR
TRAVEL:
Please plan your travel arrangements as soon as
possible as October in Beijing is "high season".
Beijing can be accessed internationally directly,
through Shanghai
or Hong
Kong. From SFO San
Francisco - to Hong Kong More airlline
information to come on this page. Global Media
Contact Karen
Hoffman Global
Director Marketing and
Public Relations 2nd World
Tourism Marketing Summit C/O The Bradford
Group 347 Fifth Ave.
Suite 610 New York,
NY10016 USA Tel: +
1-212-447-0027 Fax: +
1-212-725-8253 Email:
karen@wtuglobal.org Chinese Media
Contact Ms. Vivian
Sun Chief Operating
Officer/Managing Director 2nd World Tourism
Marketing Summit c/o Starter Mass
Communication 1006 East Area,
Zhubang 2000 Building Balizhuang Xili
100, Chaoyang District Beijing 100025,
People's Republic of China Tel: +86 10 8586
2610/2620/2630 Fax: +86 10 8586
2640
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