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RV Shipments expected to rise throughout 2024
RV wholesale shipments are expected to hit 350,000 units in 2024, according to the Spring 2024 issue of RV Road Signs, the quarterly forecast prepared by ITR Economics for the RV Industry Association. The new forecast projects 2024 RV shipments to range between 334,700 to 365,500 units with a median total of 350,100 units. This total would represent an 8.8 to 18.8 percent increase over the 2023 year-end total of 313,200 units. “RV shipments are trending in the positive direction and on track for the moderate gains ITR Economics is forecasting in this latest report,” said RV Industry Association President & CEO Craig Kirby.
Chinese Consulate-General in Gwangju, Gu Jingqi met with the President of the Korea-China Association for Cultural Exchange
Recently, Consul-General Gu Jingqi in Gwangju met with the delegation led by Ms. Qu Hua, President of the Korea-China Association for Cultural Exchange. Both sides exchanged views on strengthening people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and South Korea. Consul-General Gu thanked the delegation led by President Qu for their visit and positively evaluated the contributions made by the association to promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and South Korea since its establishment. Consul-General Gu said that China and South Korea have enjoyed friendly exchanges for thousands of years. As close neighbors and inseparable partners, deepening friendship and strengthening cooperation are the common aspirations of the two peoples. He hoped that the association would continue to promote people-to-people exchanges and enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples through cultural activities. President Qu congratulated Consul-General Gu on his new appointment and introduced the development history and cooperation with China of the association. President Qu said that China and South Korea share similar cultural origins and ideologies, especially in the "Hunan region" of South Korea, which faces China across the sea and is rich in historical relics of Sino-Korean friendship. In the future, the association is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the consulate general to further promote people-to-people exchanges between China and South Korea and enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples through cultural activities.
Source: Consulate General of China in Gwangju
The SkyOrb Cableway officially launched
Recently, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the completion of the cableway connecting Singapore and Sentosa Island, the brand-new SkyOrb Cableway created by Doppelmayr was officially put into operation. The world's first chrome-plated spherical cableway is equipped with a large glass floor, and the bright light strips on the outside of the gondola can change colors according to different themes. Riding the Singapore cableway, passengers can enjoy the scenic beauty of the Sentosa skyline exclusively.
Source: Doppelmayr
Golden Eagle Cambodia Golf Club Dara Sakor Golf Invitational Tournament was successfully concluded
Recently, the Golden Eagle Cambodia Golf Club Dara Sakor Golf Invitational Tournament was successfully concluded. This tournament not only provided a platform for participants to demonstrate and improve their golf skills, but also allowed everyone to enjoy the fun of the sport and the thrill of the challenge amidst the beautiful natural and human landscape of Dara Sakor. In addition to the exciting tournament, Coastal City Development Group, as the organizer of the event, has also carefully arranged a wealth of peripheral activities to ensure that every participant can fully experience the charm of the golf tour.
Source: Dara Sakor Coastal City
Chinese business leaders focus on new productivity: digital and intelligence integration boosts the upgrading of industrial chains
During the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024, a roundtable meeting was held between Chinese business leaders and Chinese think tanks. Nearly 30 Chinese business leaders, experts, and scholars discussed the topic of "Gathering Overseas Chinese Forces to Meet Challenges and Deepening Cooperation to Create a Future." Liu Yahuang, Executive Vice President of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and Chairman of the Macao Multinational Holdings Group, believes that technological innovation leads the transformation and upgrading of economic development models, and the demand for digital and green development drives China's economy towards a "new blue ocean." Establishing regional scientific and technological innovation cooperation zones and building new productivity industrial bases and service centers can help share resources and achievements. Chinese businesses can leverage their resource networks to inject new strength into cooperation zones and bases.
Liu Yahuang, Executive Vice President of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and Chairman of the Macao Multinational Holdings Group, attending the meeting.
Source: China News Service, photographer: Mao Jianjun
China Tourism Academy predicts 130 million outbound tourists this year
On March 27, the China Tourism Academy predicted that the number of outbound tourists in 2024 will reach 130 million, compared to 155 million in the same period of 2019. According to the data, by February of this year, China has regained its position as the top source of international tourists for Singapore and Thailand.
Moutai Group became the global strategic partner of the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo
Recently, the signing ceremony for the global strategic partners of the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo was held in Haikou City, Hainan Province. Maotai Group and Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two sides will take liquor as a medium to continue to enhance exchanges and cooperation, better play the role of consumption in driving the economic cycle, inject more power into growth, and make the world share the charm of China's market.
Source: Maotai Group
The opening ceremony of 2024 Dazu Rock Carvings International Tourism Culture Festival and the launching ceremony of "Hello China, Beautiful Dazu" Global Promotion Week was held
On the evening of March 26, the opening ceremony of 2024 Dazu Rock Carvings International Tourism Culture Festival and the launching ceremony of "Hello China, Beautiful Dazu" Global Promotion Week were held in Dazu District, Chongqing City. The theme of this tourism and cultural festival is "Exquisite Stone Carvings Speaking", hosted by the Chongqing Municipal Development Committee of Culture and Tourism and the People's Government of Dazu District. It will continue until May 9th, during which 15 exciting activities with international style, Chinese flavor, and Dazu style will be launched, presenting a cultural feast, tourism event, and industrial festival for tourists.
Source: the event organizer
The 2024 Guangxi Cultural Tourism Promotion and Investment Promotion Conference was successfully held in Changsha
On March 26th, the 2024 Guangxi Cultural Tourism Changsha Promotion Conference, hosted by The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Culture and Tourism Department and co-organized by Guangxi Tourism Association and Guangxi Performance Co., Ltd., was successfully held. More than 100 people from Hunan and Guangxi cultural tourism industry associations, enterprise representatives and news media participated in the event. This promotion conference took the opportunity of Double Third Festival to promote Guangxi's high-quality cultural tourism resources to tourists nationwide in the form of performance+ promotion.
Source: Guangxi Tourism Association
China Tourism Group and Jiangxi Provincial People's Government Signed a Cooperation Agreement
On March 26th, China Tourism Group and Jiangxi Provincial People's Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Nanchang City. The agreement states that both parties will adhere to the principles of "being complementary advantages, seeking practical results, achieving strategic win-win outcomes, and promoting mutual development". They will actively promote the comprehensive alignment and deep integration of Jiangxi's cultural and tourism resources, unique location advantages, policy environment, and other strengths with China Tourism Group's brand, channels, talent, technology, and other advantages. Emphasis will be placed on carrying out deep, comprehensive, and substantial cooperation in areas such as strategic research on the transformation of tourism resources, investment and operation of scenic spots, tourism product development, tourism marketing promotion, hotel management, and duty-free sales. This cooperation will facilitate the sustained development of China Tourism Group in Jiangxi while also helping Jiangxi become a popular tourism destination.
List of National Cultural Industry Demonstration Bases hits 384
On March 26th, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced a new batch of National Cultural Industry Demonstration Bases and those that have passed the re-evaluation. Overseas Chinese Town Holdings Group (OCT Group) and Guangzhou Chimelong Group successfully passed the re-evaluation. Since the establishment of the National Cultural Industry Demonstration Bases program in 2004, it has cultivated a large number of leading cultural industry enterprises, playing an active role in expanding the scale of cultural market entities and promoting the rapid development of the cultural industry. The newly named and re-evaluated demonstration bases feature distinct cultural characteristics, significant quality and efficiency, and prominent levels of innovative development and demonstration leadership.
Yunnan World Dinosaur Valley Tourist Area. Source: OCT Group
Huazhu Group implements new "Scenic Area + Hotel" integration model in Huangshan, Anhui
On March 27th, Huazhu Group announced the implementation of its new "Scenic Area + Hotel" integration model, with the official opening of the Taiping Lake · Manxin Hotel, a hotel project strategically partnered with Huangshan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. It is reported that the newly opened Taiping Lake · Manxin Hotel belongs to Huazhu Group's mid-to-high-end hotel brand, Manxin Series, and is characterized by its local experiences, selected services, and aesthetic design.
Source: Huazhu Group
Gansu Cultural Tourism Group partners with Shanghai Spring International Travel Service Group to attract visitors to Gansu
Recently, the Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism held a promotional conference for attracting investment and promoting the cultural tourism industry chain in Shanghai. Leveraging this platform, Gansu Cultural Tourism Group signed a contract with Shanghai Spring International Travel Service Group for the "Shanghai-Qingyang Tourism Charter Project", playing a positive role in attracting visitors to Gansu, activating the cultural tourism market, and expanding cultural tourism consumption.
Sunriver Cultural Tourism establishes a New Company in Huangshan
Recently, Sunriver Cultural Tourism has established a new company in Huangshan, named Sunriver Technology Service Co., Ltd. Xu Xingchen serves as the legal representative, and the registered capital is 3 million yuan. The company's business scope primarily includes digital cultural and creative content application services, literary and artistic creation, and digital content production services. According to Qichacha's equity penetration information, this company is indirectly wholly owned by Xiangyuan Cultural Tourism.
OCT Group: current AI application scenarios in the company's theme parks include two aspects
On March 25th, the OCT Group stated on an investor interaction platform that the current AI application scenarios in the company's theme parks include two aspects: first, intelligent customer service applications, continuously improving interactive intelligent answers and other efficiency-enhancing functions to serve tasks such as portraying visitor profiles and improving services; second, digital avatar applications, which can currently complete functions such as report presentations and voice narration through training, providing personalized interactive experiences for visitors.
Change of Chairman of Hainan Tourism Investment Group
On March 26th, Hainan Tourism Investment Group disclosed the change of the chairman of the company. According to the approval of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Hainan Province, Ge Yongqi temporarily acts as the chairman and legal representative of the group and carries out relevant work according to regulations. According to the information, Ge Yongqi is currently the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of Hainan Tourism Investment Group. He has served in many positions such as Xi'an Qujiang Cultural Tourism (Group) , Xi'an Qujiang Tourism Investment (Group), Tianyu Ecological Environment Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Tourism (Holdings) Group Co., Ltd.
Dahua Technology and Wanfenglin Tourism Group have reached a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build a smart cultural tourism strategic production and research base
Recently, Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xingyi Wanfenglin Tourism Group Co., Ltd. and held a ceremony to award the base for intelligent cultural tourism strategic research and development. At the signing ceremony, both parties had in-depth exchanges on promoting the construction of intelligent scenic spots and carrying out new types of cultural tourism cooperation. The signing of the strategic cooperation agreement marks a new stage of close cooperation and common development between the two parties. In the future, both parties will jointly explore innovative development models in the cultural tourism industry through resource sharing and technology collaboration, constantly explore the development needs of various scenarios in the cultural tourism industry, provide personalized solutions, and serve the development of the cultural tourism industry more diversely and intelligently, so as to support the construction of a world-class scenic spot in Wanfenglin Scenic Area.
Source: Dahua Technology
Ctrip Group and Japan Airlines reached a strategic cooperation
On March 27th, Japan Airlines and Ctrip Group officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai, aiming to achieve closer and all-round cooperation and provide passengers with more convenient, comfortable and diversified air travel experiences. After reaching the intention of strategic cooperation, the two parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in ticket products, membership systems, marketing and promotion, etc., and further launch more air travel products that meet market demand.
China UnionPay and major acquiring institutions launched the "Project Excellence 2024"cooperation
Recently, under the overall work framework of "Project Excellence 2024", China UnionPay signed business cooperation agreements with 17 national acquiring banks, including ICBC, ABC, BOC, CCB, Bank of Communications, Postal Savings Bank, CITIC, Ping An, Huaxia, Pudong Development Bank, Industrial Bank, Minsheng Bank, China Merchants Bank, Guangfa, Everbright Bank, Bank of Beijing, Bank of Shanghai, and major payment institutions such as Yinshang, Tonglian and Fuyou to jointly optimize the acceptance environment of payment methods such as cards, codes and Pay.
Recently, under the overall work framework of "Project Excellence 2024", China UnionPay signed business cooperation agreements with 17 national acquiring banks including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Postal Savings Bank, China CITIC Bank, Ping An Bank, Huaxia Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Industrial Bank, Minsheng Bank, China Merchants Bank, Guangfa Bank, Everbright Bank, Bank of Beijing, Bank of Shanghai and other major payment institutions such as Yinshang Payment, Tonglian Payment and Fuyou Payment to jointly optimize the acceptance environment of payment methods such as cards, codes and Pay.
*This article is comprehensively collated by the Official Wechat, Weibo and website of the IMTA
*The bold units in the text are the member of the IMTA
Editor Ⅰ: Zhang Wenwen
Editor Ⅱ: Wu Dan
Editor Ⅲ: Liu Guosong
