Xinhuanet：Tourism summit to open in Sept.

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The 2014 World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Beijing Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit will be held in Beijing from September 3-5, 2014.

The summit, themed "The World Tourism Cities: Market and Cooperation," will be attended by the 131 member cities and institutions of the WTCF.

Between September 4 and 5, the 2014 WTCF Exploration (World Tourism Cities Expo and Marketplace) will be held to promote the cooperation between tourism cities and tourism operators in the world.

The WTCF, a non-profit and international nongovernmental organization, was created in Beijing in 2012 by touristic cities in different countries and regions, with the aim of promoting development and exchanges among themselves.