Visit Australia and Connect India - WTCF Boosts Tourism Cooperation Between Countries Along the Routes of “Belt and Road Initiative”

Recently, WTCF Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han was invited by Melbourne tourism board, the host of Indian OTM, and the City of Delhi, to lead a delegation to Australia’s Melbourne, and India’s Mumbai and Delhi.

The delegation speaks with the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre

The delegation introduces WTCF to a representative of Brisbane tourism bureau

The Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME), Melbourne, Australia enjoys a high reputation and is influential in the incentive tourism industry. WTCF Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han met with expo participants: Melbourne tourism board, Brisbane tourism bureau, Cvent, Inc., Kingfisher, Special Holiday Travel Pvt Ltd., and many other exhibitors. Additionally, Yan Han also actively introduced WTCF and expressed his analysis and expectation on the possibility of future cooperation.

Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han delivers a speech at the OTM forum.

Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han delivered a speech at the OTM forum in India and introduced WTCF to all the participants while carefully explaining the outbound consumption concept and characteristics of Chinese citizens based on WTCF’s academic report Market Research Report on Chinese Outbound Tourist (City) Consumption. His speech drew the attention of many OTM exhibitors and was reaffirmed by the honored guests on site. After the exhibition, the delegation and exhibitors energetically discussed the future tourism development between India and China.

The delegation visited the Consulate-General of China in Mumbai.

The delegation also visited the Consulate-General of China in Mumbai, and met with Zheng Xiyuan, Chinese Consul General in Mumbai, and Li Yuanling, Deputy Chinese Consul General in Mumbai. The delegation also visited Delhi’s ministries of tourism and culture, and Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han also introduced the achievements of WTCF in detail during the past five years to Kapil Mishra, Minister of Water, Tourism, Art, Culture and Gurudwara Election, Government of NCT of Delhi, who expressed his great interest in what WTCF has done and hoped he could push for Delhi to become the first Indian city member of WTCF. The day the delegation visited Delhi was Maha Shivaratri (Hindu Festival) and the minister invited Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han to participate in the activity of “lighting the lamps” which symbolizes blessing and auspiciousness. The Hindustan Times reported on the activity in detail.

Deputy Secretary-General Yan Han was invited to participate in Maha Shivaratri’s activity of “lighting the lamps” which symbolizes blessing and auspiciousness.

Hindustan Times reported on WTCF’s visit to Delhi’s ministries of tourism and culture.

This visit is a breakthrough for WTCF communication in India. Additionally, this visit also strengthens WTCF cooperation with Australia’s city member and tourism organizations, and serves as a booster in connecting the channels of cooperation between WTCF city members and tourism organizations, in expanding the range of WTCF’s business, and in improving WTCF’s reputation and influence.