International Delegates Arrival and Registration（All day）

WTCF Promotion Conference of Cultural and Tourism Resources（09:00-12:00）

Hosts: David Dou, Co-founder of Beijing Jingqi Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Gold medal tour guide by Ministry of Culture and Tourism

         Session 1:  See a Different World

         Session 2:  The‘Brand Evaluation – Tourism City’International Standard Promotion

         Session 3:  See a Different Beijing

         Session 4:  Free Exchange

Field Study Visit of Beijing’s Cultural and Tourism Resources（Afternoon）

Opening Remarks（09:30-10:20）

Host: Ms. Sima Hong, Vice Mayor of Beijing, Executive Vice Chair of the WTCF Council

         1. Speech by Mr. Olaf McKay, Mayor of Valletta, Malta[Record of Proceedings]

         2. Release of the World Tourism Destination Competitive Potential Index Report (2025) by Mr. Peter Semone, Chairman of PATA[Record of Proceedings]

         3. Speech by Ms. Pansy Ho, Vice Chair & Secretary-General of GTEF

         4. Speech by Mr. Rustam Kholmatiyon, First Vice-Chairman of the Tourism Development Committee, Tajikistan [Record of Proceedings]

         5. Speech by Mr. Secuna Baldé, Minister of Tourism and Crafts, Guinea-Bissau[Record of Proceedings]

 Mayors’ Dialogue（10:20-11:20）

Moderator: Ms. Wang Gaofei, Deputy Director of International Communication Department, China News Network    

Release of the World Tourism Cities Development Report (2024-2025) by Mr. István Ujhelyi,  WTCF Expert, UN Tourism Ambassador [Record of Proceedings]

Topic: Smart Tourism for a Win-Win Future

Panelists:

        1. Mr. Maurizio Rasero, Governor of Asti Province and Mayor of Asti City, Italy

        2. Mr. Goura Beladji, Mayor of Garoua, Cameroon

        3. Mr. Muhammedov Dovletnazar, Vice Mayor of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

        4. Mr. Thomas Georgiadis, Vice Mayor of Athens, Greece

        5. Mr. R.W. Hemantha Kumara, Vice Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka (TBC)

        6. Mr. Aziz Lebbar, Vice Mayor of Fez, Morocco

 Voice of the Tourism Industry（11:20-12:10）

Moderator: Prof. Chen Yining, WTCF Expert, Executive Vice Dean and Professor of Modern Tourism Research Institute, Beijing Jiaotong University

Panelists:

         1. Mr. Martin Laventure, Councilor of Punta del Este, Uruguay

         2. Ms. Ren Fen, Vice President of Qunar.com

         3. Mr. Yb Joseph Ng Soon Siang, State Assemblyman for Air Itam, Penang

         4. Ms. Zhao Ying, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.

         5. Mr. Miodrag Popovic, CEO of Tourist Organization of Belgrade

         6. Ms. Lucy Lu, General Manager of Meituan Culture and Tourism Industry, Head of Meituan Cultural and Tourism Research Institute

         7. Ms. Carmen Santos, Executive Director of Asoture, Dominican Republic

         8. Ms. Cathy Wu, Director of Global Partnership Business and Development, Xiaohongshu for Global Business Solutions

Field Study Visit of Beijing’s Cultural and Tourism Resources（14:00-17:30）

Delegates Departure