25th May, the grand opening of the Tenth Annual World Travel & Tourism Summit was held in Beijing. About 800 Chinese and foreign guests, including Liu Yan Dong, State Councilor and member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee; Liu Qi, Secretary of Beijing Municipal Party committee and member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee; Guo Jin Long, the mayor of Beijing; Shao Qi Wei, the director of China National Tourism Administration; Geoffrey Kent, chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council; Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council and Taleb Rifai, the secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization attended the opening ceremony and dinner.
The World Travel & Tourism Summit has a reputation as the Olympic of the tourism industry . The theme of the summit was Tourism, the world s largest industry, advancing towards new territory . The first of its kind being held in China, has developed Beijing as a world class travel destination, facilitating and promoting its long-term goal of establishing itself into a world class city.
Dongcheng District being the only partner sponsored by district-level government will participate in all the activities of the World Travel & Tourism Summit and accept exclusive interviews and related media promotions by the summit s media partners.
The World Travel & Tourism Summit has a reputation as the Olympic of the tourism industry . The theme of the summit was Tourism, the world s largest industry, advancing towards new territory . The first of its kind being held in China, has developed Beijing as a world class travel destination, facilitating and promoting its long-term goal of establishing itself into a world class city.
Dongcheng District being the only partner sponsored by district-level government will participate in all the activities of the World Travel & Tourism Summit and accept exclusive interviews and related media promotions by the summit s media partners.
