Qingdao Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2018 Exclusive Interview: Cruise, A Heyday Voyage Trailblazer

Supported by WTCF and the Qingdao local government, it held many high level and influential activities such as China (Qingdao) International Cruise Summit and aroused huge attention from the industry. We will continuously support WTCF and the Cruise Committee via more involvement and contribution in the future.

Release time : 2018-10-09 16:39:36

source : World Tourism Cities Magazine

famous journeys between the two countries.

Look forward to government policy support & deep cooperations

For urban cities that are reachable by cruises, we suggest the local governments put more emphasis on cruise tourism development for both home port and transit port calls. It is important to develop more local attractions for shore excursions as well as special tour products and experience for cruise passengers. The local governments should invest more in promoting the overall image for the cities by advertising and other activities.

In addition, governments should work together to establish more convenient visa policies, cruise-friendly customs clearance and port policies so that cruise operators and travel agents can develop more attractive itineraries and products and boost local outbound and inbound tourism.

Supported by WTCF and the Qingdao local government, it held many high level and influential activities such as China (Qingdao) International Cruise Summit and aroused huge attention from the industry. We will continuously support WTCF and the Cruise Committee via more involvement and contribution in the future.

Last but not least, joint effort should be made to build and upgrade port facilities for cruises of different sizes to call upon and homeport in, and establish convenient transportation system for cruise travelers. Carnival is willing to work with local government, travel agencies and large enterprises to development cruise market, and participate in cruise port infrastructure development in China and elsewhere in the world.

The Committee of Cruise Industry of WTCF was practical and useful

We have participated in WTCF activities and were impressed by staff’s professionalism, the scale of the Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit and the communication platform WTCF brought to members. As an international tourism platform, WTCF provides the tourism cities, companies and organizations opportunities to communicate and cooperate. For cruise