Canada’s Gardens Council visited WTCF to discuss global tourism

Canada’s Gardens Council joined the city of Beijing’s Forest Association in paying a visit to the secretariat of the World Tourism Cities Federation, in Beijing, on June 10.

The delegates had an extended conversation with Yan Han, vice-executive secretary of the secretariat on global gardening tourism development and greater cooperation, using the WTCF’s website.

Michelle Gauthier, the executive director of the Canadian Garden Committee, had favorable comments on the speed of developments of the WTCF over the past three years and mentioned how gardening tourism can be a major factor in a city’s sustainable development, and explained the development situation of the International Garden Tourism Network, which the Garden Committee established and their hopes that the two organizations can cooperation more in gardening tourism for its growth.

Yan replied by affirming the importance of gardening tourism for world tourism, and said that he is willing to be more active in communications and cooperation with the Council and WTCF, especially with the World Horticultural Exposition and Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit to help.