Invitation: Chinese Tourist Welcome Award 2015

China is the biggest international tourism source market and best practice solutions on how to attract Chinese visitors are sought after around the world. The ‘‘CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Award’’, organised already for the twelfth time by COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, celebrates such model examples.COTRI invites all tourism organisations, destination marketing companies, tourism service providers and private companies globally from the leisure, tourism and hospitality sector as well as transportation and retail companies to apply with their products, services or projects for the “CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Award 2015”.COTRI is asking all CCPs to nominate appropriate companies or organisations for the CTW Award. Please send us the information before February 23rd, so we can contact the candidates if they are exhibiting at ITB.The CTW Award will be bestowed in five categories:- Product Innovation- Internet/Media- Service Quality- Marketing- Overall PerformanceFor each category Gold, Silver and Bronze CTW Award is presented. An international jury including Chinese and Non-Chinese tourism experts will evaluate the applications and select the winners.With 109 million border-crossing from mainland China estimated by CNTA for 2014, the Chinese outbound tourism market is not only consolidated as the No.1 international source market, but also shows a rapid increase in self-organised travellers and offers great opportunities for niche product and lesser-known destinations worldwide.COTRI Chinese Outbound Tourism Research Institute has continuously emphasised the importance of the Chinese market. Today all National Tourism Organisations, Destination Marketing organisations, tourism services providers and private companies agree that it is necessary to prepare themselves to offer quality services to Chinese customers.Here is enclosed informal Application for the Award Board. If you want official one, please contact ToolBox -travel marketing & consulting: office(at)toolboxtravel.fi Chinese Tourist Welcome Award 2015 Application We hereby apply for the CTW Award 2015. The application is free of charge. The CTW Award ceremony will take place on April 15th, 2015 during the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM) in Beijing. Deadline for application: March 31st, 2015 (arrival date)Name of Organization/Company:  Contact Person:              Phone Number:E-Mail Address:             Website:      Website in Chinese (if existing): Postal Address:                                       We are presenting our activities regarding Chinese outbound travel market: Electronic form by e-mail to desk3 [at] china-outbound.comPrinted materials in three copies by post to: COTRI, West India House,Eiffestr. 68,20537 Hamburg, Germany. Date/Place:Name (in bold letters):                                   Signature:    If you want to attend at COTTM Fair, ToolBox -travel marketing & consulting is having a stand “Green North – Scandinavia, Baltics and Russia”. See Marketing Actions and there East Asia, China. Fair fee is 1600 euros + VAT 24 %. Welcome!