Successful Closing of the 2019 World Tourism Cities Federation Helsinki Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit The 2020 Summit Will Be Held in Beijing

On September 4th, Song Yu, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Cities Federation(WTCF) , passed the flag symbolizing the rite of passage of the 2020 Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit from the mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori to Beijing’s delegates.

Release time : 2019-09-07 22:39:20

source : WTCF

On September 4th, Song Yu, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Cities Federation(WTCF) , passed the flag symbolizing the rite of passage of the 2020 Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit from the mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori to Beijing’s delegates. This not only symbolized the successful closing of the 2019 WTCF Helsinki Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit, but also meant that the Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit will be held once gain in Beijing, the headquarters of theWTCF, after 6 years.

Passing of the Flag

The WTCF was established voluntarily by a large number of global cities and relevant agencies answering the call of Beijing in 2012. It is the world’s first international tourism organization centered on cities. Based on the core concept of “tourism making city life better”, the organization is devoted to enhancing the communication and cooperation among members by promoting the development of global tourism. The Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit is the hallmark ofthe WTCF and its main platform to boost communication and cooperation among international cities in the world. Since 2012, the summit has convened 8 times, the first three in Beijing, the fourth in Rabat and Fezis, the fifth in Chongqing, the sixth in Los Angeles, the seventh in Qingdao and the eighth in Helsinki. During the 2018 Qingdao Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit, the WTCF Council unanimously agreed to hold the 2020 WTCF General Meeting and the 2020 Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit in the WTCF headquarters of Beijing.

The 2019 WTCF Helsinki Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit boasted of plentiful activities and achievements. The summit included the opening ceremony, the keynote speeches, the theme forum, the council meeting, special dialogues, press conferences, exhibitions and tourism trading. During the summit, the WTCF released important academic reports like the Global Report on Smart Tourism in Cities and the 2019 Annual Report on Development of World Tourism Cities. Moreover, the