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THE LEADING THOUGHT-PROVOKING PLATFORM FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY OVER 10 YEARS
Coverage
86
Countries & Regions represented
Participation
14,000+
 Heads of states, Ministers, C-Suite Executives, and Academic Experts​
706
World-renowned Speakers
2.4 Million+​
Online Global Audiences
Exposure
1,400
Regional Journalists attended
USD 600M+
Media Value generated worldwide
2 Billion+
Readership
GLOBAL AUDIENCE COVERAGE 
5
Continents and Regions
86
Countries
Europe
France
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Latvia
Bulgaria
Belgium
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Great Britain
Netherlands
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Spain
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Hungary
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Finland
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Serbia
Albania
The Middle East
Jordan
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Korea
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India
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South Africa
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Morocco
Nigeria
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Angola
CHINESE AUDIENCE COVERAGE
24
Chinese Provincial-level Administrative Regions
Municipalities / Provinces / Special Administrative Regions
Beijing
Shanghai
Tianjin
Chongqing
Hong Kong
Macao
Guangdong
Sichuan
Zhejiang
Jiangsu
Hubei
Shaanxi
Taiwan
Henan
Liaoning
Hunan
Fujian
Jilin
Heilongjiang
Anhui
Jiangxi
Guizhou
Yunnan
Shandong
10 YEARS TRACK RECORD OF PARTNERING WITH
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES AND CHINESE PROVINCES
2023
Theme:
A Decade of Leadership, Innovation and Empowerment: Advancing Sustainable Development of Global Tourism
Featured Chinese Province:
Shanghai
Partner Countries:
Italy
2020
Theme:
Belt and Road Initiative: Unleashing the New Dynamics of Cultural Tourism
Featured Chinese Province:
Gansu
2019
Theme:
Tourism and Leisure: Roadmap to a Beautiful Life
Featured Chinese Province:
Jiangsu
Partner Countries:
Argentina, Brazil
2018
Theme:
Strategic Partnership in a New Era, Rising Momentum for a Shared Future
Featured Chinese Province:
Guangdong
Partner Countries:
European Union
2017
Theme:
Regional Collaboration Towards A Better Future
Featured Chinese Province:
Guizhou
Partner Countries:
16 Central and Eastern European Countries
2016
Theme:
The Growing Consumer Class – Rethinking and Reshaping the Future Tourism Landscape
Featured Chinese Province:
Beijing
Partner Countries:
France
2015
Theme:
Belt and Road Initiative: Unleashing the New Dynamics of Cultural Tourism
Featured Chinese Province:
Zhejiang, Fujian, Tianjin
Partner Countries:
Pacific Alliance
2014
Theme:
Maritime Silk Road – From Macao We Begin
Featured Chinese Province:
Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi, Shandong
Partner Countries:
Kazakhstan
2013
Theme:
Regenerate our Economies: Invest in Travel and Tourism
Featured Chinese Province:
Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Xinjiang
Partner Countries:
Portugal, Spain
2012
Theme:
Growth Driving Growth: Examining the Synergistic Interplay between Tourism and Economic Development
Featured Chinese Province:
Gansu
ENDORSEMENT FROM GLOBAL LEADERS
The Central Government will support Macao in hosting the annual GTEF, building a series of conference brands with international renown.
Former Premier, People’s Republic of China
LI KEQIANG
The Global Tourism Economy Forum charts its course of making Macao ‘the next Davos’ for visitors.
Secretary-General, UN Tourism
ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI
The Global Tourism Economy Forum has significantly contributed to the economic diversification and sustainable development of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
Vice Chairman, The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
GAO YUNLONG
GLOBAL LEADERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED GTEF
Former Prime Minister of Cambodia
HUN SEN
Former Vice President of Islamic Republic of Iran
MASSOUD SOLTANIFAR
President & CEO of World Travel & Tourism Council
JULIA SIMPSON
Chair of Pacific Asia Travel Association
PETER SEMONE
A FORUM FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE
Participation from International Tourism Organizations & Academies
Participation from International Tourism Organizations & Academies
Participation from International Corporations
Participation from International Corporations
Participation from Major Chinese Corporations
Participation from Major Chinese Corporations
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
MAINLAND CHINA MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
MAINLAND CHINA MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS