• Helsinki Won the Bid for Hosting 2019 WTCF Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit

  • World Tourism City Development Shifts to High Gear in the New Era of Globalization -- 2017 WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit Kicks Off

  • Tourism Trade Fair & Tourism Exhibition Held During the Summit

  • “Annual Report on Development of World Tourism Cities 2017” and Other WTCF Research Results are Released

  • Promoting the Globalization of World Tourism Cities — Los Angeles Declaration of WTCF

  • CCTV Nightly News Reports: WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017 Kicks Off

  • Promote Financing to Develop the Tourism Industry--Tourism Investment Fair Held

  • Press Conference Held at the World Tourism Cities Federation Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017

  • Helsinki Signs Agreement with WTCF and Tencent to Provide Intelligent Tourism Services to Chinese Tourists

  • Remarks by Mr. Chen Jining, Chairman of WTCF Council and Acting Mayor of Beijing

  • Beijing and Chongqing Attend the Tourism Presentation

  • WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017 Comes to Successfully Conclusion

  • Four Thematic Forum Sessions Address Impact of Globalization on World Tourism Cities Development

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World Tourism City Development Shifts to High Gear in the New Era of Globalization -- 2017 WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit Kicks Off

WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017 was held on the afternoon of September 19. This year s theme is “Impact of Globalization on World Tourism City Development” .

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Beijing and Chongqing Attend the Tourism Presentation

At noon, September 20th, Los Angeles local time, the City Tourism Presentation took place during the Lunch Buffet.

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WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017 Comes to Successfully Conclusion

September 20, Los Angles - The two-day WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017 has come to conclusion.

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VIP Guests

Chen Jining

Chairman of WTCF Council and acting Mayor of Beijing

Zhu Shanzhong

Executive Director, UNWTO

Chris Bottrill

VICE CHAIRMAN OF PATA

Abderrafia Zouitene

Director General of MNTO

Numon Abdugafforzoda

Chairman, Committee for Tourism Development Under the Government of...

Conxita MARSOL RIART

Mayor of Andorra

Eric Garcetti

Mayor of Los Angeles

Daniel Gibbes

Mayor of Marigot

Jim Watson

Mayor of Ottawa

Mohammed Alnawafleh

Mayor of Petra

Oscar Catalán

Mayor of Puerto Aisen

Andres Jafif

Mayor of Punta del Este

Juan Espadas-Cejas

Mayor of Sevilla

Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky

Vice-Mayor of Budapest

DR. Gábor Bagdy

Vice-Mayor of Budapest

Jean Baptiste Diouf

Vice-Mayor of Dakar

Kumara Dhammika

Vice-Mayor of Galle

Pia Riika Birgitta Pakarinen

Vice-Mayor of Helsinki

Hong Weizhi

Vice-Mayor of Kunming

Patricia Juárez

Vice-Mayor of Lima

Nina Hachigian

Vice-Mayor of Los Angeles

Awatef BERDAI

Vice-Mayor of Marrakech

Youness BENSLIMAN

Vice-Mayor of Marrakech

Yurkevich Ihar

Vice-Mayor Minsk City Executive Committee

Oscar Curuchet

Vice-Mayor of Montevideo

Raisa Banfiled

Vice-Mayor of Panama City

Law Heng Kiang

Penang State Executive Councillor, Penang State Minister for Tourism...

Yancho Iliev

Vice-Mayor of Pomorie

Luan Xin

Vice-Mayor of Qingdao

Antonio Muñoz

Vice-Mayor of Sevilla

Spiros Pengas

Vice-Mayor of Thessaloniki

Alberto Sacco

Vice-Mayor of Torino

Christian Micallef

Vice-Mayor of Valletta

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Interview with Karl Wöber, Director of WTCF Expert Committee

During the WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017, Karl Wöber, Director of WTCF Expert Committee interviewed by media.

Interview with Zhu Shanzhong, Executive Director of UNWTO

During the WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017, Zhu Shanzhong, Executive Director of UNWTO interviewed by media.

Interview with Laura Aalto, CEO of Helsinki Marketing

During the WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017, Laura Aalto, CEO of Helsinki Marketing interviewed by media.

Interview with Lin Kejian, Vice Director of Kunming Municipal Tourism Development Commission

During the WTCF Los Angeles Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2017, Lin Kejian, Vice Director of Kunming Municipal Tourism Development Commission interviewed by media

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2019 Summit Host City

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. It is the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located some 80 kilometers north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 388 km west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities. The Helsinki metropolitan area includes the urban core of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen...

Bidding Cities for the 2019 Summit

  • Cartagena
  • Helsinki
  • Sevilla

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