Finland has been named as the Partner
Destination of ITB China, scheduled to take place from 16 to 18
May 2018.
Around 50 delegates from Finland, which has a strong
presence on the show floor, will be representing the country at
ITB China this year.
“Finland has proven that it is attaching a great
importance in enhancing Chinese tourists’ travel experience,” said
David Axiotis, General Manager ITB China. “Finland is running a
multitude of visa centers in China, working on e-visa solutions
for Chinese tourists and has opened up for Chinese mobile payments
systems adding a lot of convenience for Chinese visiting Finland.
These are just some examples clearly proving Finland’s devotion to
the Chinese travel market, which is a perfect precondition to
being ITB China’s Partner Destination.”
As Partner Destination, Finland will be the co-host of ITB
China’s official opening dinner with some 600 guests attending and
will also organise numerous events during the fair, such as a
dedicated networking reception on the evening of 16 May,
attracting some 300 attendees.
Paavo Virkkunen, Executive Vice President,
Business Finland & Head of Visit Finland commented, “Chinese
travellers are a very important tourism source market for Finland,
and the growth in visitor numbers has been impressive in recent
years. From January to November 2017, the number of overnights
from China to Finland has reached to 321,172 with a 34.3% growth
compared to January to December 2016. China represents the 5th
largest group of travellers to Finland. We are continually working
to enhance our partnership with travel trade partners in China to
provide unqiue travel products to Chinese travellers and ITB China
provides us with a great platform to present Finland to Chinese
decision makers.2018 also marks the EU China Tourism Year for
which ITB China is an official partner event of. As a member of
the European Union, Finland is thrilled to contribute to this year
of cooperation and celebration between China and Europe and we are
looking forward to a successful ITB China 2018.”
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