Recently local governments in Asia Pacific region, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, India, etc all are seeking global investment for local attractions to promote local tourism property industry and attraction industry. Many world- class super mega projects are under planning or under construction.
Being an emerging market, Chinese tourism industry grows rapidly in recent years and is expected by UNWTO to be the largest tourism destination country by 2020. In November 25, 2009, the State Council of PRC defined tourism as a strategic pillar industry for our national economy among Suggestions about Accelerating the Development of Tourism Industry. This makes tourism Property industry flourish to meet the demands of tourists, including accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment, etc.
After the successful development of "Nanhai Legend" of Hainan, "Boao National Tourism Leisure Resort" of Sanya, a lot of tourism property projects are under planning, construction, and promotion, and have got great market effect. Under this situation, Tourism Property concept and style has become active. Recently, being promoted by tourism economy and property capitals, tourism property development has enter into one flourishing era. With the continuous development of property hotel, timeshare Property, service apartment, leisure villa, etc., many world-class theme park, luxury resort and Eco Island, etc. super mega project are under planning and construction positively.
Zhang Jianzhong
Director of Policy & Regulation
National Tourism Administration
Dr THONG Khoh
Minister of Tourism
Ministry of Cambodian Tourism
Li Luming
Deputy Director
Ecomomic Development Bureau,Adiministrative Committee of Binhai Tourism Area,Tianjin, China
Shen Yongpin
Director General
Chongming Tourism Trade Association
Fei Zhenxuan
President of Tourism Attraction Branch Association
Shanghai Municipal Tourism Trade Association
Shen Fei
Secretary General, Great China
National Real Estate Assoication
Peter Wong
Vice President - Asia/ Business Development
Universal Parks & Resorts
Steve Shears
Site Search and Acquisitions Director
Merlin Entertainments Group
Mike Bartok
Executive Vice President
Recreation For Paramount Licencing Group
Jim Pattison
President
Ripley Entertainment
Aaron Soo
CEO
Sunway Lagoon
Adron Leow
Business Development Director
Sunway Lagoon
Mike Barclay
CEO
Sentosa Development Corporation
Dr. Wadad AlSuwayeh
CEO
OQYANA Limited
Jiao Qing
President
Zhongkun Investment Group
Jiang Hong
General Manager, Group Investment
China National Travel Service(HK) Group
Bo Baohua
Deputy General Manager
China National Travel Service(HK) Group
Qiu Zhonghong
Managing Director
Shanghai Dongtan Wetland Park (Attached to Siic)
Zhou Xinxin
GM Assistant, Manager of Business Division, and Managing Director of Guoao National Stadium Management Company
Guoao Investment
Gai Qidong
President
Pengda Group
Steven Jong
CEO
Great China International Group
Zeng XiaoCheng
CEO
TravelFortune.cn
Olivier Horps
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Club Med
Don Li
Vice President of Development, Asia Pacific
Wyndham Hotel Group
David KWAN
Vice President, Development (China)
Langham Hotel International
Max Ng
Vice President Development, China
Moenpick Hotels & Resorts Management FZ-LLC
Alfonso Romero
Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific
Sol Melia Group
Michael Sengol
CEO
Meritus Hotels & Resorts
John DICK
Vice President - International
Eaton Hotels
Rachel Wang
Representative of China
Relais & Chateaux
Umang Pabaru
Managing Director of Consumer Research and BASES, Greater China
Shanghai will become the world focus in the year of 2010. In Nov. 4, 2009, Shanghai municipal government officially announced that Shanghai Disney project has got the approval of national government. Disney theme park will cost USD3.5billion and will be opened to the tourism guests in 2014 the earliest. In the May 1,2010, The World Expo2010 will kick off in Shanghai and “Better City, Better Life?is the theme of the expo. At the same time, in Oct. 31, 2009, Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge has been contracted and put into use; this will further promote the world-class Eco Island construction of the Shanghai Chongming Island which is the third largest island in China.
This conference has got the support of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Trade Association, supervised by Shanghai Municipal Tourism Trade Administration.
Based on the extensive success of our former events Asia Tourism Resort & Attraction Summit 2008, 2009, the scale and level of this event will be greatly increased this year. This conference will have 200+ attraction and tourism property industry business leaders to gather together, discussing investment, development, project cooperation, etc.
