2023 CITM to be staged in Kunming November

The 2023 China International Travel Mart (CITM) will take place in Kunming, Yunnan province from November 17 to 19. Sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Civil Aviation Administration of China and Yunnan Provincial People’s Government, the CITM will be going on at Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center.

With the theme of "Hello, China", this year's travel fair will focus on new changes in global tourism market, new demands in tourist consumption and new trends in tourist products, inviting international tourism businesses to China’s Yunnan for common development, deeper exchanges and all-round cooperation.

The 2023 CITM exhibition will total 90,000 square meters, where six exhibition areas will be specially set up for tourist destinations, cultural tourism, creative products, digital tourism, tourism innovation and Yunnan tourism, displaying global tourist resources, achievements in tourism innovation, international tourism cooperation and more.

The 2023 CITM will be highlighted by policy promotions for cross-border tourism, a conference for global travel services, a seminar on the China-Laos railway tourist economic belt, visits for tourism cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong region and others.

CITM is the largest tourist exhibition in Asia. It has been held for 23 times, 11 of which took place in Kunming, Yunnan province. The others were held in Shanghai.

Reporting by Zhu Hai (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue