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    ITB comes to China for first time

    April 30, 2017
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    ITB comes to China for first time

    TravelBizNews Desk —

    Shanghai: ITB, the world’s largest trade show with the longest history, comes to China for the first time on May 10 – 12, 2017 in Shanghai.

    The event brings not only world-class travel suppliers, but also innovative technological applications and business thinking according to the organizers.

    ITB China Conference, organized by TravelDaily China, is the platform where the latest trends and the most creative innovations of the global travel industry are presented.

    The conference will comprise four main sessions: destination marketing, online travel, travel technology and corporate travel & MICE.

    ITB China will effectively serve as a bridge between the tourism cultures of the East and the West.

    Prominent speakers at the ITB China Conference include – Rungang Zhang ,Secretary General and Vice President, China Tourism Association; Eduardo Santander, Executive Director, European Travel Commission; Jane Jie Sun .CEO, Ctrip.com, Philip C. Wolf, Founder, Phocuswright ; Friedrich Joussen ,CEO, TUI Group ,Jeremy Wei ,CEO, China Eastern Airlines E-Commerce ; Nancy Meituan-Dianping  of the Domestic Holiday Business ; Kate Chang ,Regional Director of China Office, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board ;Cherry Wang ,Vice President and General Manager, Princess Cruises China ;Chengyun Xu ,Head of Industry, Travel & Education, Google China ;Ann Wang ,General Manager of Performance Advertising Solutions under Online Media Group (OMG), Tencent and Ivan Zhou ,Managing Director of Greater China, Sociomantic Labs.

    ITB China conference will discuss the latest trends and innovation of the travel industry via various formats including CEO talk, keynote speech and panel discussions according to ITB China.

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