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12 hours on China Outbound Tourism’s development around the world

September 24th, 2014

from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. GMT(6 a.m.-6 p.m. Central European Summer Time,

noon to midnight Beijing Time)

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Introduction

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COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, Dragon Trail Interactive, and GBTIMES are organizing the first ever “Welcome China Global Webinar” focusing on the Chinese outbound tourism market.

Sponsored by COTTM China outbound Travel and Tourism Market, TripAdvisors (daodao.com), Global Destination Brand and Tripshow this webinar will feature events such as (but not limited to) interviews, panel discussions, best practice examples, and live Q&A sessions with the most up-to-date and relevant insights on Chinese Outbound Tourism in the first ever online event of this kind on September 24th, 2014.

The Welcome China Global Webinar is a 12 hour online and free of charge event that will be broadcasted around the world. 12 COTRI Country Partners - from New Zealand to Kenya, and Australia to Finland - will provide information, discussions, and personalized interactions regarding the different practices and experiences with Chinese Outbound Tourism in their countries and regions.

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Why attend?A unique online seminar on China, the #1 international tourism source market, that brings together experts from the travel & tourism field across multiple time zones to discuss the key issues of travel in their region - regulations, opinions, market research, visa guidelines, future trends, and much more.

The Welcome China Global Webinar will be streamed live by GBTIMES from Tampere, Finland and hosted by the Director of COTRI, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt. It will give participants the chance to communicate with the host, the panelists, and the speakers at any time during the webinar by sending their comments and questions.12 COTRI Country Partners and the experts from COTRI, Dragon Trail Interactive, and GBTIMES will discuss the most up-to-date data, experiences, and insights about Chinese Outbound Tourism in their countries and regions in the form of presentations, interviews with major players from government and industry, panel discussions, and interaction with participants.

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The timetable: Welcome China Global Webinar will be organised in four regional slots: 4 a.m. - 7 a.m. GMT Oceania (NZ, Australia) and Asia (China, South-East Asia)7 a.m. - 8 a.m. GMT Africa (Kenya)8 a.m. - 12 noon GMT Northern Europe (Finland, Austria, Scotland, England)12 noon - 4 p.m. GMT Southern Europe (Western Balkan, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal) 12 noon GMT = 8 a.m. New York, 2 p.m. Berlin, 8 p.m. Beijing. More items (information from co-organisers and sponsors, panel discussions, interview with COTRI Country Partners from other countries and regions) will also be broadcasted. A more detailed schedule will be published on www.welcomechinaglobalwebinar.com

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Register now:The webinar will be made accessible to all free of charge without registration by simply visiting www.gbtimes.com/webinar on the 24th of Sep. However, by registering either before or during the webinar at www.welcomechinaglobalwebinar.com, you will have the opportunity to download the content of the webinar for free after the broadcast.

Further information is available from COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, the world's leading independent research institute for information, training, quality assessment, research, and consulting relating to the Chinese outbound tourism market. You can also click on the following links for more information.• Event Website: www.WelcomeChinaGlobalWebinar.com• Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaOutbound • COTRI: www.china-outbound.com• Dragon Trail Interactive: www.dragontrail.com• GBTIMES: www.gbtimes.com • Event sponsor COTTM China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market: www.cottm.com• Event sponsor TripAdvisor China (daodao.com): www.daodao.com• Event sponsor Global Destination Brand: www.global-destination-brand.com• Tripshow: www.tripshow.com

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGSFirst visit to People’s Republic of China in 1978Owner of Inbound Tour Operator China -> Europe from 1991-1999 (offices in Beijing and Berlin)COTRI founder and director since 2004Professor for International Tourism Management

at West Coast University of Applied Sciences (Heide)Visiting Professor at several universities in China and United KingdomFellow Royal Geographical Society (London)Research Fellow Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo)Member of Industry Committee and Education and Training Committee PATA

Latest publication: Editor ofZhang Guangrui: China’s Tourism Development COTRI eBook

COTRI Blog at Forbes.com:www.forbes.com/sites/profdrwolfganggarlt

Editor:China Outbound MarketIntelligence

Looking forward to meeting you online on Sept. 24, 2014!