CHONGQING, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing:
From November 25-29, Chongqing played host to two major tourism events, spotlighting its role as a global travel destination. The 2024 Chongqing International Travel Agent Conference, attended by around 400 guests from over 30 countries and regions, featured representatives from international tourism boards, airlines, and prominent travel agencies. Meanwhile, the 2024 Lancang-Mekong Tourist Cities Alliance Exchange Activity gathered nearly 200 participants to explore cross-border tourism opportunities among the Lancang-Mekong countries. Both events underscored Chongqing's commitment to positioning itself as a world-renowned tourist destination, leveraging its "8D magical mountain city" identity and enhancing partnerships in the global tourism market.
2024 Chongqing International Travel Agent Conference
The conference showcased Chongqing's booming tourism sector, with cultural and tourism industries generating over 1,200 billion RMB last year. The guests were invited to explore Chongqing's iconic attractions, including Hongyadong and the night ferry. The visit also extended to Wulong, highlighting UNESCO sites such as the Three Natural Bridges and the enchanting Fairy Mountain.
A highlight of the event was the signing of partnership agreements between Chongqing travel agencies and international counterparts. The event also emphasized Chongqing's accessibility, with 116 international air routes and innovative visa services that simplify entry. The city welcomed 920,000 international visitors from January to October 2024, a 203.2% year-on-year increase.
2024 Lancang-Mekong Tourist Cities Alliance Exchange Activity
The exchange activity provided a platform for representatives from China, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam to deepen tourism cooperation. Officials, experts, and industry leaders discussed sustainable tourism development, regional integration, and cultural preservation.
Yuthasak, the chairman of Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and former Governer of Tourism Authority of Thailand, emphasizes the need to implement "demand stimulation that emphasize tourist quality and sustainability for long-term sustainable growth and revenue."
Key outcomes included the launch of the Lancang-Mekong Tourism Promotion Season, which will see alliance cities conducting roadshows and exhibitions in key markets to boost visitor numbers. The guests also toured landmarks like Dazu Rock Carvings and Hechuan's Diaoyu Fortress, gaining insights into Chongqing's rich history and cultural offerings.
Chongqing is expanding its international influence, fostering connections with global travel professionals. These dual events highlighted the city's unique attractions, infrastructure advancements, and commitment to forging sustainable tourism partnerships, cementing its place on the world tourism map.
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Bridging Borders: International Travel Agents and Lancang-Mekong Partners Gather in Chongqing
SINGAPORE, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Xiaomi Internet Partner Conference (MIPC Singapore 2025) successfully concluded on November 27th in Singapore, bringing together over 100 leading partners from across the industry.
During the conference, Mr. Qiang Song, General Manager of Xiaomi's International Internet Business Department, outlined the department's business strategy. Through its extensive device network and HyperOS platform, Xiaomi enables seamless connectivity across user scenarios. This foundation supports a comprehensive and efficient application and game ecosystem, alongside content and service solutions, enhancing user experience. The company offers partners comprehensive business solutions to accelerate growth, including advertising-based user acquisition, in-app ad monetization, and game publishing services.
In the realm of apps and games distribution, Xiaomi's official app store, GetApps, is now available in over 100 markets, with over 260 million monthly active users and more than 30 million daily installations.
Beyond popular applications, GetApps offers curated content and exclusive discounts of up to 10% on in-app purchases. For developers, it provides an open ecosystem powered by Xiaomi's proprietary OEM capabilities. The platform's Minicard feature enables frictionless app distribution across Xiaomi devices through end-to-end optimization, helping developers achieve 26% higher conversion rates and a 20% increase in Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) when integrated with Xiaomi Payment Solution for monetization.
In content and service distribution, Xiaomi has established a new content ecosystem featuring Granular Services, powered by Xiaomi HyperOS for instant accessibility. By deconstructing apps into core service modules, Xiaomi allows users to add these services as widgets directly to their home screens with a single tap. These widgets provide live previews with real-time status updates, eliminating the need to download full apps. Through a professional widget store operating across various scenarios, users can access developers' core services more quickly and conveniently, significantly enhancing conversion rates.
Xiaomi also excels in digital marketing through its OEM native ad experience and AI-powered platform. Using OS-level data, intelligent algorithms, and a wide range of touchpoints, developers can execute highly effective user acquisition campaigns on Xiaomi's platform. These unique capabilities helped secure Xiaomi's No. 3 ranking in the 2024 AppsFlyer Power Ranking for Android Non-Gaming.
For monetization, Xiaomi maximizes the commercial value of applications through the Columbus Monetization Platform. This platform helps developers boost in-app advertising revenue by combining premium direct clients with demand-side platforms, providing SDK integration for standard ad formats and processes, and offering support from a dedicated team of specialists. It has successfully integrated three mainstream mediation platforms and collaborates with over 1,500 apps across 30 regions. Combined with on-device capabilities such as Minicard, the platform delivers improved monetization performance, achieving a 10% increase in Effective Cost Per Mille (eCPM).
Xiaomi's overseas internet business continues to show strong momentum. According to Xiaomi Corporation's Q3 2024 quarterly results, revenue from Xiaomi's internet services reached a record high of RMB 8.5 billion, with a gross profit margin of 77.5%. Notably, overseas internet revenue grew by 18.3% year-over-year to RMB 2.7 billion, also reaching a historical high, accounting for 32.5% of the total internet services revenue.
"Through our core system capabilities, we remain committed to building a sustainable open ecosystem for apps, services, and content that delivers optimized user experiences and efficient user acquisition, while offering partners competitive monetization opportunities," said Mr. Qiang Song, "Staying true to our user-centric vision and 'Grow with Xiaomi' strategy, we will continue to create value and explore boundless possibilities for our users and partners."
About Xiaomi Corporation
Xiaomi Corporation was founded in April 2010 and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9, 2018 (1810.HK). Xiaomi is a consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an IoT platform at its core.
Embracing our vision of "Make friends with users and be the coolest company in the users' hearts", Xiaomi continuously pursues innovations, high-quality user experience and operational efficiency. The company relentlessly builds amazing products with honest prices to let everyone in the world enjoy a better life through innovative technology.
Xiaomi is one of the world's leading smartphone companies. In September 2024, global monthly active users ( "MAU") reached 685.8 million. The company has also established the world's leading consumer AIoT (AI+IoT) platform, reached 861.4 million smart devices connected to its platform (excluding smartphones, laptops and tablets) as of September 30, 2024. Xiaomi products are present in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. In August 2024, Xiaomi was included in the Fortune Global 500 list for the sixth year in a row.
Xiaomi is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng TECH Index and Hang Seng China 50 Index.
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Grow with Xiaomi: Building a Sustainable Open Ecosystem for Apps, Services and Contents
