Xinhua Silk Road, Singapore, April 9th (Reporter Liu Chuntao) – The press conference of the first Asia Pacific Tourism Summit Forum was held on the 8th at Banyan Tree Resort in Singapore. This event is organized by Xinhua News Agency Asia Pacific Branch and Singapore Global Economic and Trade Center, and hosted by Huayun Tourism and Puli International Education and Culture Group. It is one of the series of activities celebrating the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore.
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Cai Shuya, Chief Reporter of Xinhua News Agency Singapore Branch, announced at the press conference that the first Asia Pacific Cultural and Tourism Summit Forum with the theme of “Wonderful Chinese Charm in Southeast Asia” will be held in late September this year, and the event will officially launch. The forum activities will focus on promoting the deep integration of “culture+tourism+industry”, especially the mutual learning and exchange of new cultural and tourism formats with humanistic value in the Asia Pacific region, including intangible cultural heritage and art, special regional innovative products, etc., exploring new forms and contents of cross-border cooperation.
Li Liangyi, Chairman of Huayun Tourism, highlighted the “Most Popular Tourism Route Selection”, “Most Popular Cultural and Tourism Institution Selection”, and “Most Popular Cultural and Tourism Resort Hotel Selection” activities as highlights of the forum. An online voting platform was also set up simultaneously, and through preliminary selection, mass online voting, and expert evaluation, scores were jointly given based on customer experience, cultural characteristics, social reputation, social responsibility, and contribution standards. This will provide a new stage for showcasing high-quality cultural and tourism resources, further stimulating the vitality of the cultural and tourism industry and improving service quality.
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The Executive Chairman of Singapore Global Economic and Trade Centre, Jacqueline Chan, introduced and analyzed the new trends in the cultural and tourism industry in recent years due to changes in geopolitical and technological innovation. The integration of cultural resources with characteristic tourism products, technological innovation and creative industries with study tours, and the integration of technology based cultural and tourism projects have been favored by capital and become hot new formats and models.
It is reported that the forum activities will combine with the new formats of the cultural and tourism industry to hold a series of supporting activities such as special lectures, cultural salons, and exhibitions of characteristic cultural souvenirs, allowing the public to experience the rich cultural and tourism charm of the Asia Pacific region on multiple platforms.
The first Asia Pacific Tourism Summit Forum will be a high-quality, international cultural and tourism feast. According to the press conference, multiple countries including China, Singapore, Oman, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia will participate in the forum activities. The forum will invite renowned scholars and industry experts to exchange ideas on topics such as history, culture, and cooperative development, to explore the potential of Asia Pacific cultural and tourism cooperation and promote win-win cooperation in the Asia Pacific region.
According to the organizers of the forum, this year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore, as well as the 60th anniversary of Singapore’s founding. A series of activities will be held to solemnly present this special historical year. The Cultural and Tourism Forum is a key project of the series of activities celebrating the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore. The series of activities also includes a collection of essays on the stories in the hearts of China and Singapore, a series of interviews on the stories in the hearts of oral history, a photo exhibition showcasing the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore, the Asia Pacific Handmade Carnival Expo, as well as several distinctive forum activities in finance, economy and trade, culture, education, health, and more.
Nearly 100 people, including representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Singapore, the Chinese Culture and Tourism Office in Singapore, Singapore’s tourism industry, various news media, relevant industries, and enterprises, attended the press conference on that day.
