Mongolia Aims to Receive 400,000 Tourists from China
During the visit of the Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyu-Erdene to China, Minister of Environment and Tourism B. Bat-Erdene met with representatives of 22 leading companies, including Chinese tourism group North China Region, CTG Travel Service Corporation Ltd., China Gaund Tourism Group, Ctrip International Travel Service, UTour Group Co., Ltd., and Tuniu Tour, etc., and introduced them new activities and events in the Mongolian tourism industry. The parties agreed to carry out the following activities between the two countries. They include:
• Reviving the tourism activities of three countries in the scope of the "Great Tea Road" ;
• Cooperation in border tourism;
• Cooperation with the online "Ctrip" agency to import and trade Mongolia's travel products;
• Providing comprehensive tourism support within the "Belt and Road" economic corridor;
• Cooperation with the TOP 22 Chinese tourism entrepreneurs in receiving Chinese tourists;
• Supporting investment in the tourism industry.
As part of the "Visit Mongolia Years" being implemented by the Government of Mongolia, our country aims to receive 400 thousand tourists from China.
The Head of China's Beijing Foreign Cultural and Trade Association, Pan Ching Lin, expressed support for collaboration and coordination between Mongolian and Chinese tourism companies for realizing the goal of receiving "One Million" tourists this year, specifically 400 thousand tourists from the southern neighbor. In addition, both sides emphasized that the Silk Road or "Belt and Road" project is an opportunity to start new relations in the field of tourism between the two countries.
