ETC, in cooperation with the European Tourism Association (ETOA) and the European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association (ECTAA), co-organised the Partnerships in European Tourism (PET) programme. The PET was made up of 7 conferences and B2B matchmaking events in both Europe and China specifically designed for small and medium tourism operators and businesses.
In these events, a total of 1,030 European suppliers met with 770 Chinese buyers, who were selected among top Chinese tourism operators. More than 21,000 one-to-one meetings were assigned over the course of the matchmaking events, which took place in Venice, Beijing, Berlin, Macau, London, Shanghai and Chengdu.