ACC Participated in the China International Travel Mart in Shanghai

From 11-13 November, 2016, the China International Travel Mart was held in Shanghai. On 11 November 2016, Mr. Li Jinzao, Chairman of China National Tourism Administration, and Mr. Yang Xiong, Major of Shanghai, gave remarks on the Opening Ceremony. Ms. Kong Roatlomang, Director of Education, Culture and Tourism Division of ACC,  also attended the Ceremony and exchanged views on tourism with ASEAN officials.

The CITM is organized by China National Tourism Administration, China Civil Aviation, and the Shanghai Municipal People’s government. The total exhibition area is nearly 58,000 square meters.  Representatives from participating countries and regions in China reached  2,593 with a total of 106 booths.  

This year ASEAN-China Center and ASEAN Secretariat have organized joint-booth named “Travel to ASEAN” to promote and awareness the profile of ASEAN tourism sector. The joint booth displayed and distributed ASEAN tourism kits and ACC promotional materials as well as provided relevant information about ACC to the general public, which were well received by the visitors.

In the afternoon of 11 November 2016, Ms. Kong Roatlomang  attended the Visit ASEAN @50: Golden Celebration Press Conference and delivered remarks to congratulate the Golden Celebration and expressed ACC’s strong support of the Visit ASEAN @50 campaign in every possible ways. She shared with the media ACC’s active role and ongoing innovative efforts to promote practical cooperation in trade, investment, education, culture, and tourism. She introduced tourism activities held in 2016 and the 2017 China-ASEAN Year of Tourism Cooperation.