1. 12 hours on China Outbound Tourism’s
www.china-outbound.com
development around the world
September 24th, 2014
from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. GMT
(6 a.m.-6 p.m. Central European Summer Time,
noon to midnight Beijing Time)
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2. www.china-outbound.com
Introduction
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COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, Dragon Trail Interactive, and
GBTIMES are organizing the first ever “Welcome China Global Webinar” focusing on the
Chinese outbound tourism market.
Sponsored by COTTM China outbound Travel and Tourism Market, TripAdvisors
(daodao.com), Global Destination Brand and Tripshow this webinar will feature events
such as (but not limited to) interviews, panel discussions, best practice examples, and
live Q&A sessions with the most up-to-date and relevant insights on Chinese Outbound
Tourism in the first ever online event of this kind on September 24th, 2014.
The Welcome China Global Webinar is a 12 hour online and free of charge event that
will be broadcasted around the world. 12 COTRI Country Partners - from New Zealand to
Kenya, and Australia to Finland - will provide information, discussions, and personalized
interactions regarding the different practices and experiences with Chinese Outbound
Tourism in their countries and regions.

3. www.china-outbound.com
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Why attend?
A unique online seminar on China, the #1 international tourism source market,
that brings together experts from the travel & tourism field across multiple
time zones to discuss the key issues of travel in their region - regulations,
opinions, market research, visa guidelines, future trends, and much more.
The Welcome China Global Webinar will be streamed live by GBTIMES from
Tampere, Finland and hosted by the Director of COTRI, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg
Arlt. It will give participants the chance to communicate with the host, the
panelists, and the speakers at any time during the webinar by sending their
comments and questions.
12 COTRI Country Partners and the experts from COTRI, Dragon Trail
Interactive, and GBTIMES will discuss the most up-to-date data, experiences,
and insights about Chinese Outbound Tourism in their countries and regions
in the form of presentations, interviews with major players from government
and industry, panel discussions, and interaction with participants.

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The timetable:
Welcome China Global Webinar will be organised in four regional slots:
4 a.m. - 7 a.m. GMT Oceania (NZ, Australia) and Asia (China, South-East Asia)
7 a.m. - 8 a.m. GMT Africa (Kenya)
8 a.m. - 12 noon GMT Northern Europe (Finland, Austria, Scotland, England)
12 noon - 4 p.m. GMT Southern Europe (Western Balkan, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal)
12 noon GMT = 8 a.m. New York, 2 p.m. Berlin, 8 p.m. Beijing.
More items (information from co-organisers and sponsors, panel discussions, interview
with COTRI Country Partners from other countries and regions) will also be broadcasted.
A more detailed schedule will be published on www.welcomechinaglobalwebinar.com

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Register now:
The webinar will be made accessible to all free of charge without registration by simply
visiting www.gbtimes.com/webinar on the 24th of Sep. However, by registering either
before or during the webinar at www.welcomechinaglobalwebinar.com, you will have
the opportunity to download the content of the webinar for free after the broadcast.
Further information is available from COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research
Institute, the world's leading independent research institute for information, training,
quality assessment, research, and consulting relating to the Chinese outbound tourism
market. You can also click on the following links for more information.
• EventWebsite: www.WelcomeChinaGlobalWebinar.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaOutbound
• COTRI: www.china-outbound.com
• Dragon Trail Interactive: www.dragontrail.com
• GBTIMES: www.gbtimes.com
• Event sponsor COTTM China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market: www.cottm.com
• Event sponsor TripAdvisor China (daodao.com): www.daodao.com
• Event sponsor Global Destination Brand: www.global-destination-brand.com
• Tripshow: www.tripshow.com

6. Looking forward to meeting you online on Sept. 24, 2014!
www.china-outbound.com
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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
First visit to People’s Republic of China in 1978
Owner of Inbound Tour Operator
China -> Europe from 1991-1999 (offices in Beijing and Berlin)
COTRI founder and director since 2004
Professor for International Tourism Management
at West Coast University of Applied Sciences (Heide)
Visiting Professor at several universities in China and United Kingdom
Fellow Royal Geographical Society (London)
Research Fellow Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
(Tokyo)
Member of Industry Committee and Education and Training
Committee PATA
Latest publication:
Editor of
Zhang Guangrui:
China’s Tourism Development
COTRI eBook
COTRI Blog at Forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/profdrwolfganggarlt
Editor:
China Outbound Market
Intelligence