At the invitation of CAFIU, a 6-member delegation of Members of European Parliament (EP) led by Mr. István Ujhelyi, Vice Chair of the EP Committee on Transport and Tourism, and former Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly visited China on June 17-21, 2015. In Beijing, Mr. Qi Xuchun, Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and CAFIU Vice-President met with the delegation. CAFIU Vice-President Mr. Ai Ping was present at the meeting. Mr. Qi Xuchun briefed the delegation on the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy, the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative and China’s latest economic and social development. Mr. Ni Jian, CAFIU Secretary-General presided over the “Workshop on China-EU Tourism Cooperation”, attended by the delegation as well as the  representatives from China International Travel Service, China Youth Travel Service, Air China, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Both sides explored ways and means to further promote China-EU tourism cooperation.

 

The delegation also visited Sanya City, Hainan Province. Mr. Yue Jin, Executive Deputy Mayor introduced about the latest developments in Sanya and the municipal government’s moves to push forward tourism development. The delegation listened to a presentation given by leaders of Sanya Tourism Development Commission of the status quo and prospect of tourism development in Sanya and made a field investigation on some tourist resources.