Luan Xin, Deputy Mayor of Qingdao Municipal People's Government

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International Tourism City Strides Forward

The 2018 World Tourism Cities Federation Qingdao Fragrant Tourism Summit will be held in Qingdao from September 7th to 9th. This is another large-scale international event to be held in Qingdao after the 2018 SCO Summit. The event will demonstrate Qingdao s firm step towards becoming “a more dynamic, fashionable and attractive” city, and enable the city to move one step closer to its goal of becoming an international tourist destination.

Release time : 2018-09-27 13:14:04

source : World Tourism Cities Magazine

and international air routes to nearly 100 cities around the world have been established. In addition, we have implemented the 72-hour visa-free transit policy for tourists from 51 countries and regions, and actively bid for international tourism summits like the World Tourism Cities Federation Fragrant Summit. The influence and reputation of Qingdao as an international tourist destination have been consistently improved. Chinese and international media and websites have repeatedly rated Qingdao as the most popular tourist destination and awarded the city many other titles.

The Summit will lead Qingdao towards internationalization. The success of the SCO Summit in Qingdao, the gathering of 12 heads of states or governments, 10 heads of international organizations or institutions and many world-famous media, especially the extensive coverage in online we-media and traditional media before and after the Summit have made Qingdao an “online hotspot”, and its popularity and influence in China and overseas have greatly improved. The World Tourism Cities Federation Qingdao Fragrant Tourism Summit is another important international event to be held in Qingdao after the SCO Summit. Nearly 100 tourist cities and more than 200 tourism-related enterprises from all over the world and a number of international tourism organizations including the United Nations World Tourism Organization will gather in Qingdao to discuss global tourism development and seek international tourism exchanges and cooperation, which will further enlarge the SCO Summit effect and enhance Qingdao's international influence and reputation.

The Summit will promote high-end development of tourism.President Xi Jinping fully affirmed the success of the SCO Summit in Qingdao, and earnestly hoped that we would summarize the experience of “holding a summit and invigorating a city” and take our work to a new level. The key to "invigorating a city" is to invigorate