2018 WTCF Latin America Tourism Conference held in Bogota

Latin America-New Power of World Tourism

The 2018 WTCF Latin America Tourism Conference took place in Bogota, capital of Colombia from April 23 to 25. Among more than 200 attendees were representatives from city members and institutional members...

Release time : 2018-04-24 11:37:01

source : WTCF

U.S. dollars in 2018 respectively; America's total tourist arrivals will grow by 2.2 percent, up slightly from 2017 and America's total tourism revenues will grow by 6.2 percent, up 1.3 percent from 2017. Emerging economies' total tourist arrivals and total tourism revenues are expected to grow by 8.7 percent and 9.3 percent in 2018 respectively.

Li Nianping, Chinese Ambassador to Colombia delivers a speech on the opening ceremony

Through the conference, the WTCF hopes to showcase Latin America's tourist resources, further enhance its reputation in the world tourism market, promote the collaborative development of Latin America's tourism and global tourism, and make a greater contribution to the economic, social and urban sustainability of Latin America.

Oscar Rueda, Colombian Ambassador to China delivers a speech on the opening ceremony

At the opening ceremony, Cheng Hong, Executive Vice Chairperson of the WTCF Council; Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor of Bogota; Li Nianping, Chinese Ambassador to Colombia; Oscar Rueda, Colombian Ambassador to China and Patricia Juarez Gallegos, Deputy Mayor of Lima delivered addresses. Song Yu, Secretary-General of the WTCF and Sandra Howard, Colombia's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism delivered keynote speeches.

Patricia Juarez. Deputy Mayor of Lima delivers a speech on the opening ceremony

At the two forums themed "Tourism Cooperation between China and Latin America" and "Promotion & Marketing of Tourism Destination Products" respectively, tourism department administrators, senior executives of travel agencies, experts and scholars aired opinions.

Song Yu, WTCF Secretary-General delivers a speech on the opening ceremony

Sandra Howard, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism delivers a speech on the opening ceremony

The Tourism Trade Fair, All Day Tourism B2B Meeting, International Tourist Destinations Promotion and Marketing