Wednesday

14 November 2007

Time

Venue/speakers

Details

South Gallery room (21&22)

Registration (book now)

From 09:00

Peter de Jong, PATA

Roy Graff, ChinaContact

Wolfgang Arlt, China Outbound Research Institute

Olivier Dombey, Pegasus Solutions

Rosita Yiu, Accor Hotels

Welcome speeches & Session 1:

China outbound tourism market overview

Market movements, trends, policies and changes over the last 12 months.

10:00-11:15

Break

Coffee and networking

11:15-11:30

Rosita Yiu

Serge Dive, ALTM

Jacquie Craig, Value Retail

Erwin Van Cooth, Ni Hao Europe

Session 2:

Working with China's tourism sector

Q&A panel

11:30-12:30

Lunch at Superstar Chinese restaurant,

Excel, London

Networking lunch

Optional

Networking for delegates and speakers .

Learn about Chinese food and Chinese dining etiquette while enjoying the real tastes of China with a great Dim Sum menu.

12:30-14:30

Sandie Dawe, VisitBritain

Chad Lion-Cachet, Sportsworld

Martine Ainsworth-Wells, Visit London

Session 3:

On the junction between Sports and Tourism

opportunities and challenges for Western travel companies in light of China’s Olympic dreams and growing interest in sports.

14:30-15:30

Break

Coffee and networking

15:30-16:00

Roy Graff

Wolfgang Arlt

Olivier Dombey

Session 4:

Meet the experts

Interactive workshops on China tourism business development, covering all aspects of marketing to Chinese

Announcing results of the first global survey on the international tourism industry's attitudes to China’s tourism potential.

16:00-17:30