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      ITB China 2024 highlights booming market with new travel destinations

      2024-05-28 21:10 Last Updated At:21:37

      The highly anticipated ITB China 2024 kicked off in Shanghai on Monday, with over 600 exhibitors from more than 80 countries and regions gathering at one of the world's leading travel fairs.

      This year's event is themed "Thrive in Transformation, Reach New Heights. Together", which focuses on adaptability and innovation,with its sights on maximizing the booming Chinese travel market.

      The annual three-day trade fair is complemented by a conference program and networking events. The event features 50 conferences with 100 well-known speakers, covering a wide range of topics including travel technology, China's inbound and outbound tourism, and a dialogue between China and Europe.

      Highlights of this year's exhibition include thirteen new destinations on the show floor, such as Georgia, Hawaii, Morocco, Peru, and Romania.

      "It's at the beginning, we are not having so many in this moment. But we are looking for bigger and bigger groups because we have the infrastructure, we have the hotels. And besides this, we have the activities made over there for you guys to come and visit us. So, in the next years hopefully the market will be bigger and bigger for sure," said Dan Cernaianu, representative of Holiday to Romania DMC.

      One key development is Georgia and China introducing mutual visa-free policies on Tuesday, a milestone for the tourism industries of both countries.

      "The hospitality of Georgian people is well known. And [in]the gastronomy culture and tradition we have reach, that's why we invite all international travelers to Georgia. We are participating [for] the first time in ITB China and we hope to interact and interest more people to visit Georgia," said Tinatin Zoidze, head of Tourism Department of Batumi, Georgia.

      For the first time, ITB China will introduce a China Inbound Tourism section, inviting experts to explore opportunities for growing inbound travel in line with domestic and outbound trends. As one of the world's most important travel markets, China is regaining its momentum after the COVID-19 pandemic.

      ITB China 2024 highlights booming market with new travel destinations

      ITB China 2024 highlights booming market with new travel destinations

      A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on all peace-loving countries to promote the implementation of the two-state solution as it is the sole viable solution to the Middle East issue.

      The call was made by China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang at a commemoration marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe" in Arabic) which was held by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

      The Nakaba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It remains a deeply traumatic event in the Palestinian collective memory and continues to shape their struggle for justice and for their right to return to their homes.

      Urging steps to realize a comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian question, Geng stressed that only through the implementation of the two-state solution can the Nakba be consigned to history.

      Seventy-seven years ago, more than half of the Palestinian people were expelled or fled from their homes during the Arab-Israeli war, and they have since embarked on the arduous journey of striving for their legitimate rights and interests, Geng said.

      "Today, 77 years later, the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people has not only remained unaddressed, but has even worsened," he pointed out.

      Noting the question of Palestine, at the core of the Middle East issue, bears on peace, stability, and long-term security of the region, Geng said the implementation of the two-State solution is the only viable way to resolve the question.

      The imperative now is to immediately realize a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian disaster, Geng said, urging Israel to implement the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, comply with the International Court of Justice provisional measures and advisory opinion, and immediately cease all military attacks and violations of international law, especially the International Humanitarian Law.

      "On the question of Palestine, China, upholding fairness and justice, remains steadfast in its support for the justice cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights for the early establishment of the fully sovereign and independent State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and for the early admission of the State of Palestine as a full member of the United Nations," Geng added.

      Chinese envoy stresses two-state solution as sole viable solution to Middle East issue

      Chinese envoy stresses two-state solution as sole viable solution to Middle East issue

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