1、1Global Travel Gurus Choose BeijingTHE 10th Global Travel and Tourism Summit will convene in Beijing from May 25 to 27, 2010, hosted jointly by the China National Tourism Administration and the Beijing Municipal Peoples Government. This yearly event of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is
2、the premiere gathering of the worlds travel and tourism industry leaders. The WTTC, founded in 1990, is the global forum for business leaders in the travel and tourism industry. Its members include approximately 100 presidents and CEOs of the worlds leading tourism-related businesses, representing a
3、irlines, travel agencies, online retailers, cruiser companies, investment companies, hotels and transport carriers. As the sole member of the WTTC on Chinas mainland, the Beijing Tourism Group (BTG) has played a crucial role in bringing this world event to Beijing; its massive and efficient preparat
4、ory workconvinced the WTTC to select Beijing as its host for 2010. The BTG is considered the “flagship” of the Chinese tourism industry, and has provided meritorious services for 2many important national and international occasions, such as the Beijing Olympic Games, Fortune Forum, China-Africa Coop
5、eration Forum and the 60th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. As a major patron of this years WTTC summit, the BTG will undertake reception service duties. The group leadership greets all the hard work involved as an opportunity to enhance the competence and reputation of the company. It
6、has set up a special panel to oversee conference accommodations, transportation, logistics and tour services for the participants. Family members of the BTG have been motivated by the international conventions run by their counterparts. The Beijing International Hotel, the Aman at Summer Palace, Bei
7、jing Hotel, Raffles Beijing Hotel, Grand Hotel Beijing, and Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong will provide accommodations and have planned various customized services. BTGs transportation companies have mobilized to deliver their clients safely and quickly to their destinations. BTG International Travel
8、 its membership is composed of tourism- and travel-related establishments, businesses and groups from over 100 countries and regions. Second, it is a joint effort between local governments, businesses, and research institutions, and boasts involvement by the world travel industrys top experts. The W
9、TTC receives the unwavering support of the governments and tourism administrators of various countries; it has active 4participation by the worlds tourism and travel industry leaders and operates a cooperation program with Oxford Economics. Third, it is a comprehensive organization; its council memb
10、ers represent the complete span of the tourism and travel industry business chain. Finally, it represents the unchallenged authority of the industry. The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), a statistical accountant framework for tourism businesses sponsored by the WTTC, has been widely adopted and used
11、 as a reliable resource by many nations. In 1999 the United Nations recognized the TSA system as a major standard for the measurement of the economic impact of the tourism industry. Because of its influence, the annual WTTC Summit attracts many cities to compete for its host status each year. The BT
12、G The Beijing Tourism Group is the sole member of the WTTC from Chinas mainland. A leader of the Chinese tourism industry, the BTG operations include hotels, retailing and catering businesses, travel services, transportation, and tourist site management. Its current assets exceed RMB 28.55 5billion. It owns more than 10 tourism brand names, such as the BTG-Jianguo Hotels & Resorts, Home Inn, Quanjude (Beijing roast duck chain), Donglaishun (halal restaurant chain), Yansha (shopping malls), Antique City, China Comfort Travel, BTG International Travel & Tours, and Shouqi (buses and cars).
