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While most global industry leaders are charting their courses cautiously, some are looking at creating exciting new opportunities or entering new markets in the midst of the crisis. China remains the hotspot of the world's travel market by achieving a 13.2% growth rate in the number of domestic travelers 2011. China's air traffic also exceeded a 9.2% growth rate on a year-to-year basis.

Just how different are current entry strategies, and what tactics offer the best chance at making a real breakthrough in the China market and navigating through this challenging time? How are travel and tourism organizations collaborating to enhance market share and to revitalize the tourism and travel economy?

Over 600 C-level executives and senior management leaders from travel and tourism will take center stage at the China Travel Distribution Summit September 12-13, 2012 to address the core issues affecting the heart of their industry. Be part of this distinguished gathering and be instrumental in facilitating new ideas and driving improvements for the travel industry.

"Innovation and Inspiration" are the main themes of China Travel Distribution Summit 2012. For global companies, China is no longer the future. It is the present. China has become the focus of a world that is looking for a way out of the recession, and nobody can afford to ignore this lucrative market.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Trends of China's online travel market: How Chinese travelers purchase travel products on Internet? How they embrace mobiles and social media to do travel research and shopping?
• How can China's online travel companies go global?
• How will innovative models including group buying, private sales, last-minute and C2B shape the future of China's travel distribution industry?
• How will Google change travel planning and search by its recent moves in the travel industry?
• Will social media become the next platform for travel research and booking?
• How will mobile applications reform the travel distribution industry?
• What impacts will AirBnB and other daily rental companies bring to traditional hospitality industry?
• Investment opportunities in China's travel industry
• TravelDaily Lab Pitch