STORY: Over 80 countries, regions participate in int'l travel fair in Shanghai
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:01
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the fair
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Representative of a Swedish travel agency
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Representative of a Danish travel agency

STORYLINE:

The China International Travel Mart 2024, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, kicked off Friday in Shanghai, bringing together exhibitors from over 80 countries and regions.
   
The three-day fair has attracted more than 1,000 international exhibitors and nearly 600 travel agencies, according to the organizers.
   
Covering an exhibition area of 53,000 square meters, the fair will feature diverse fields, including Chinese and international cultures and tourism, tourism-related technologies, cultural creative products, as well as tourism services.
   
Some overseas travel agencies are expected to take this opportunity to conduct market research on tourism routes across various Chinese provinces and cities, the organizers said.
   
China has implemented unilateral visa-free policies for some countries, including France and Germany, as part of efforts to boost international travel.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Representative of a Swedish travel agency
"I have a lot of meetings, so I will stay three days in Shanghai.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Representative of a Danish travel agency
"The purpose is to get a lot of ideas and to see how, I come from Denmark, and to see how Danish people can be attracted to go to China, and to see what possibilities there are. And we have already seen a lot of different things which could be interesting for the Danish tourists. And I was one of these people that I was traveling here, and then I went to the visa office and then the same day I got a measure that I was visa-free, so it's going to be so easy and so nice."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China.
(XHTV)