About the Global Tourism Economy Forum

Global Tourism Economy Forum is a platform designed to gather together policymakers, entrepreneurs, businessmen and academics in the tourism sector from China and the rest of the world to promote development in the global tourism industry with a focus on China.

The Forum was set up in 2012 by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre in Macao, with prominent businesswoman Pansy Ho being the major driving force serving as vice-chairperson and secretary general for the organization.

Through featured presentations, networking opportunities, exhibitions, business matching arrangements, special luncheons and dinners, the Forum offers participants abundant business opportunities - whether it is to expand their portfolios, to explore new market sources, or to find a partnership that shares the same objectives in optimizing resources and profits.

Co-organized by the China Chamber of Tourism under the authorization of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), coordinated by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre and in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), all four editions of Global Tourism Economy Forum are hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government.

The Forum also earns great support from its supporting units including Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao SAR, China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Macao Government Tourist Office (MGTO).

For details, please visit www.gte-forum.com.

(China Daily 07/17/2015 page19)