Invitation: China Workshop in Helsinki 4.5.2016

Dear Travel Professional, Chinese ourbound travel increased last year to over 135 million visitors! Finland has gained some of thisgrowth too! Last year there were from mainland China 181 716 bednights and the average length ofstay was 1,5 nights. Same time from Hongkong the bedights were 28 677 bednights and the averagelength of stay 1,6 nights. We organize this time a workshop event for all those companies which are handling Chinese visitors intheir countries (Baltic states, Nordic countries and Western Russia) but the same those are focusingFinnish and Russian market as new business partners. The event will be hosted in Chinese, English andFinnish. The venue place is actually on the ship ”Princess Maria” which is owned by St.Peter Line. Those who want, you are able to take a cruise to St.Petersburg and meet tourism companies and therepresentative of St.Petersburg City Tourism Office on 5.5.2016. We will put into our website the ratesfor those reasonable priced packages in the beginning of March. www.toolboxtravel.fi Time and Place4.5.2016, from 12.00 to 16.oo Helsinki. West Harbour (Länsisatama), St.Peter Line, “Princess Maria” cruise ship. Registration fee450 € + VAT 24 % (one representative).600 € + VAT 24% (two representatives from the same company) Price includesWorkshop table; the table is rounded one existing at nightclub Coffee/tea and snack during the workshop.    Price doesn’t include  Travel, accommodation or brochure delivery or freight costs.  Note!You need valid passport or European Union identity card on board. No travel lisence or social security card (KELA card in Finnish) are valid to get on board “Princess Maria”. There are plenty of parking space in West Harbour. Tram lines 6T and 9 are operating between Railway station and West Harbour. If you are having any food restrictions, allergies, inform the organizers of the event beforehand. You may bring roll-ups with you into the workshop area. Brochures needed is approx. 50 copies.  Registration and more informationnot later than 8.4.2016 sending by mail to:kari.halonen [at] toolboxtravel.fi