Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has showcased Maldives in China's number one business to business platform, the China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM).
Maldives is represented with 16 participants from 9 companies from April 16 to 18 at the Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Centre, according to MMPRC. During the three-day exhibition, the delegation of Maldives led by Maldivian Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal, along with other government officials from the Maldives Embassy based in China will focus on business meetings with travel industry professionals and exploring potential future collaborations to further promote Maldives in China.
Entering its 14th consecutive year, COTTM is widely recognized as the industry's most important platform and remains the only business-to-business event that focuses solely on the growing outbound tourism market in China. COTTM attracts over 4,300 Chinese trade buyers.
In 2017, the Maldives welcomed 306,530 visitors from China, which represented 22 percent of total visitor arrivals to the country. China has maintained its position of the largest single source market to the Maldives for the past 8 years and will continue to play an important role in the Maldives travel industry.
Therefore, COTTM is one of the most ideal platforms to display Maldives vacation products to a prime audience.