International tourism industry expo concludes in Guangzhou

The 2017 China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo, covering an area of 90,000 square meters and with 3,000 exhibitors from 55 countries' participation, concluded in Guangzhou on Sept 10.

The three-day event, featuring eight thematic exhibition halls and 4,500 booths, attracted more than 500,000 visitors. More than 20,000 professional buyers attended the event, including 5,000 from overseas.

Distinctive Hainan dance is performed at the 2017 China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo which is held in Guangzhou from Sept 8 to 10. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

At the expo, visitors could not only buy tourism products and try a myriad of distinctive snacks, but also acquired a lot of tourism information.

At the Tourism Hypermarket, one of the highlights of the expo, a total of 100,000 tourism products offering great discount were sold out in merely two days. At China All-For-One Tourism Hall, tourism routes covering destinations in Guangdong province also garnered great popularity among the visitors.

In 2016, the number of Chinese tourists travelling to Europe reached 5 million, an increase of 6 percent. In 2017, the number is expected to increase by another 10 percent. This is the reason a special Europe-themed tourism exhibition hall was established at this year's event with exhibitors from 11 European countries including Germany, France, Denmark and Switzerland showcasing their tourism resources.

With the year of 2017 being the ASEAN-China Year of Tourism Cooperation, a special tourism industry achievement exhibition was held at the expo with more than 50 enterprises from the 10 ASEAN countries showing their tourism resources and distinctive cultures.

At the expo, a special tourism industry financing and investment match-making session was held by Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province and Finance Office of Guangdong Province to promote the integrative development of the tourism industry with other industries including finance, education and agriculture.

A total of 54 tourism projects with an investment of 78.9 billion yuan ($12.2 billion) were sealed during the session.

A special tourism industry financing and investment match-making session is held in Guangzhou with over 600 attendees from banks and other financial institutions. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Tourism promotion seminars are also held during the 2017 China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]