at the opening ceremony, delivers keynote speeches and organizes special forums and other activities for the fair.
Attachment: Part of Agenda
| ITB Berlin NOW Convention Stage 1 | |
| Convention Opening | |
| Time | Tuesday, March 9, 10:00 - 10:15 (Berlin Time) Tuesday, March 9, 17:00 - 17:15 (Beijing Time) |
| Co-Host | Prof. Dr. Roland Conrady, Scientific Director | ITB Berlin Convention Lea Jordan, Co-Founder & Head of Marketing | techtalk.travel |
| Greetings | Chen Dong, Secretary-General of World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) |
| ITB Keynote Interview: Resilience and Recovery of Tourism Destinations | |
| Time | Thursday, March 11, 10:15 - 10:30 (Berlin Time) Thursday, March 11, 17:15 - 17:30 (Beijing Time) |
| Interview Guest | Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica |
| ITB Keynote Speech: City Tourism after COVID-19: Tourism Re-Start of Beijing | |
| Time | Thursday, March 11, 10:35 - 10:50 (Berlin Time) Thursday, March 11, 17:35 - 17:50 (Beijing Time) |
| Moderator | Monika Jones, TV News Anchor | Deutsche Welle |
| Speaker | Pang Wei, Deputy Director-General | Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau |
| Speech Content |
1. Strengthen the guidelines for epidemic prevention and control for the tourism industry; 2. Effectively implement principles of Covid19-prevention among hotels and rural home-stays for those visiting and returning to Beijing to maintain the impact of the pandemic at the minimum; 3. Enable domestic tourism and consumption for the peak seasons during national holidays by implementing policies related to pandemic control; 4. Provide necessary assistance to the tourism industry, formulate policies and schemes for different stages and various stakeholders of the sector, put efforts to ensure the smooth operation of businesses of the industry, aide those enterprises facing challenging situations and strengthen their confidence; 5. Ensure flexible services and support as innovative partner of the tourism sector, focus on flagship projects and leading enterprises, incubate high potential enterprises, and strengthen the reputation and quality of brands; 6. Recognize potential markets, activate the domestic economic cycle of the tourism sector, promote both urban and rural tourism as well as strengthen the night economy; 7. Promote the potential synergies of the tourism sector and other industries, diversify consumption scenarios with the concepts of "tourism +" and "+ tourism", extend the life value of tourists and leverage the multi-sector benefits of tourism activities; 8. Involve the application of technology, promote the development of smart tourism, mainstream the concept of "no reservation, no travel", and maintain a safe, friendly and reliable market environment. |
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