The European Travel Commission (ETC) has launched a vast pan-European promotional campaign targeting Chinese Free Independent Travelers. The promotional campaign aims at enhancing awareness of extraordinary travel experiences in European destinations and help build a distinctive image of Europe by broadening perceptions of what the continent has to offer. The campaign is co-funded by the European Union.
In total, 35 European destinations in Europe have joined forces to promote Europe as a tourism destination in China. The cooperation includes partners from Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Switzerland (please see below for the full list of partners). The campaign will also receive support from several Chinese and European industry and media partners including ETOA, Weibo Travel, Global Blue, Rail Europe, Vins de Provence and Eurostar. EuroPass, a European agency specializing in the Chinese outbound tourism market, has been appointed to carry out the campaign.
The promotional campaign will take place from September 2020 to February 2021. It will highlight the friendship between Europe and China as well as the wealth and diversity of European travel experiences, revolving around five themes:
Several communication channels will be utilized, including: Weibo, WeChat, Douyin and Mafengwo. Each of the destinations will also have the pleasure of welcoming Chinese influencers who will share their experiences on their respective platforms. Additionally, the mini program WeChat Travel Experience will present the points of interest of each destination in detail, offer interactive challenges with numerous prizes and allow the Chinese audience to personalize and dream about their next trip to Europe in 2021. Through this campaign, European tourism stakeholders hope to manifest their affection towards the Chinese public and their trust in a future reunion.
A video (in Chinese) presenting the launch of the campaign can be found here.
Full list of destinations participating in the campaign:
Belgium:
Czech Republic:
France:
Germany:
Poland
Spain:
Italy:
Switzerland
