19th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference kicks off

The 19th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference is held in Anshun, Guizhou. [Photo/ddcpc website]

The ‌19th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference‌ opened in Xixiu district, Anshun, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on April 10.

During the opening ceremony, Guizhou launched several initiatives, including the digital avatar "Huang Xiaoxi", the Guizhou tourism industry large-scale model, the upgraded "One Code Tour Guizhou 3.0" platform, and Anshun's "21°C City" climate brand.

The establishment of a red tourism alliance and the kickoff of the cultural tourism creative design competition, which is part of the China Youth Create Youth Campaign, were also announced. Attendees enjoyed a Tunpu cultural performance and later visited the Anshun Ancient City after the opening ceremony.

Additional events held during the conference include the Guizhou cultural tourism investment promotion conference and the travel agents conference & Guizhou tourism product promotion session.

In recent years, Guizhou has been promoting tourism industrialization, placing emphasis on ‌market orientation‌, ‌operational management‌, and ‌tourist experience‌. Summer retreat tourism is leading in the latest trends, and the transformation of tourism has accelerated.

The conference provides an important platform for ‌sharing the benefits of economic growth and ‌deepening mutually beneficial cooperation‌. Guizhou will continue to develop new tourism models, enhance services, and create a favorable environment to increase the ‌attractiveness‌, quality‌, and ‌business-friendliness of its tourism industry, striving to build itself into a ‌world-class tourist destination‌.