ITB China 2025 to be held 27-29 May in Shanghai

From the organizers:

"ITB China is a 3-day travel trade fair focused on the Chinese travel industry, providing a platform for global travel suppliers to connect with the largest source market for international tourism and travel. The B2B travel show facilitates business opportunities through pre-scheduled appointments, various networking sessions, and an engaging conference program."

Organizers promise exhibitors opportunities to:

• Meet top-level buyers from Chinese travel agencies using a state-of-the art matchmaking system
• Present products to 1000s of trade visitors
• Maximize business opportunities
• Participate in ITB China Conference and hear about latest trends

50%+ of buyers are interested in:

• City sightseeing/walks
• Family holidays
• Tours
• Accommodation
• Transportation
• DMOs
• Luxury travel
• Business travel

Go here to download exhibitor brochure.

Go here for exhibitor registration.

Free Webinar: China's Outbound Travel Trade in 2025

China-based travel marketers Dragon Trail International will present its webinar China's Outbound Travel Trade in 2025 via Zoom on Wednesday 15 January at 5 PM China time | 9 AM UK time | 4 AM US Eastern time.

Dragon Trail speakers will be:

• Sienna Parulis-Cook, Director of Marketing & Communications
• Janice Meng, Market Research Analyst

Presentations will cover:

• 2025 forecasts of Chinese travel agents
• Destinations, source markets, products
• Beach and island travel
• Cruises
• Senior travel
• Hotel preferences
• New survey data

Register here free:

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/re...eu9f_I5UEyCA#/registration

DNE 2025 Summit Early-Bird Pricing Ends Tomorrow

The Discover New England 2025 Tourism Summit & International Marketplace will take place 7-9 April in Newport, RI. Event is expected to draw more than 300 tourism professionals and host more than 4,000 meetings between representatives of New England tourism businesses and international tour operators.

Unfortunately, the early-bird pricing for suppliers can only be found by engaging with DNE by email. But the early-bird rate for domestic receptive operators and OTAs is $395 vs. regular price of $495. So discount for suppliers is probably of similar magnitude.

You can begin the registration process here:

https://discovernewengland.org/registration/

COTTM 2024 to begin 16 October in Beijing

The 17th annual COTTM all-B2B, all outbound travel and tourism tradeshow will be kicking off less than a month from now at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing.

Expected to attend are 5,000 Chinese outbound tour operators, including:

• Ctrip
• U-tour
• HCG Trabel Group
• Shenzen Nice Tour
• CYTS
• 6 Friends and Family
• Sparkle Tour
• TongCheng
• Tuniu

Go here to see full list (as of July 2024) of registered buyers.

Also present will be 450+ exhibitors from 70 destinations including national tourism boards, embassies and suppliers seeking to do business with Chinese outbound tourism businesses in:

• Asia 91%
• Europe 74%
• Middle East & North Africa 39%
• Africa 34%
• Australasia/Pacific 33%
• South/Central America 24%
• North America 22%
• Caribbean 17%

Exhibitor amenities will include:

• Access to COTTM WeChat platform to publish promotional articles and product information
• Coverage on the cottm.cn website
• Promotional emails to 20,000 buyers
• Telephone and SMS campaigns
• Media releases

The 2024 COTTM Conference and Outbound Tourism Investment Forum will coincide with this event.

Comment: Why are only 22% of 2024 exhibitors selling North American products? No wonder US is losing market share of world tourism.

Webinar: How to Work with China's Travel Trade

On Tuesday 30 July 2024 - at 4 AM (US EDT) | 9 AM (UK) | 4 PM (CN) - Beijing-based travel marketers Dragon Trail International will present in conjunction with China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM) the results of their second annual Chinese Outbound Travel Trade Survey including the most up-to-date insights on working with Chinese travel agents in 2024.

Speakers will be:

• COTTM Sales Manager Jane Carter
• Dragon Trail Int'l Market Research Analyst Janice Meng
• Dragon Trail Int'l Director of Marketing & Communications Sienna Parulis-Cook

The webinar is free, and recordings will be shared with attendees, but registration is required:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rKjzRR6WRKGogeeA40ID1w#/registration

COTTM 2024 will take place in Beijing 16-18 October 2024.