WTCF Attended the Global Tourism Economy Forum Macau 2015<BR>and Signed Frame

The Global Tourism Economy Forum Macau 2015 (GTEF) was held from 11 to 14 October 2015 in Macau SAR, under the theme of “Belt and Road Initiative: Unleashing the New Dynamics of Cultural Tourism”. Song Yu, WTCF Secretary-General and Li Baochun, Deputy Secretary-General attended the Forum.

12, October, at the Forum opening ceremony, Song Yu and Pansy Ho, the Vice Chairperson & Secretary-General of GTEF, signed a bilateral strategic framework agreement, to enhance cooperation between these two organizations in terms of holding activities, joint academic research and long-term communicative mechanism.

(Song Yu, WTCF Secretary-General and Pansy Ho, the Vice Chairperson & Secretary-General of GTEF, signing a bilateral strategic framework agreement)

13, October, Li Baochun, WTCF Deputy Secretary-General, attended the Forum Panel Discussion: Understanding Chinese Consumers on invitation. He introduced to the audience the WTCF research result: Market Research Report on Chinese Outbound Tourist (City) Consumption, which showed data such as Chinese consumption mode, sum and habits, etc. He particularly mentioned several issues that tourism destinations focused on, which had also attracted much attention from guests.

(Deputy Secretary-General Li Baochun addressing the audience)

The Global Tourism Economy Forum was set on May, 2012, with its headquarter located in Macau. It is hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The routine work was undertaken by Global Tourism Economy Research Center. It is a Forum that will be held annually in Macau, with Mr. Edmund Ho Hau Wah being the Forum Chairman and Ms. Pansy Ho being the Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General.