2018Year4month16-18日，The 14th China Outbound 188bet Live Casino Fair kicked off at the National Agricultural Exhibition Hall (New Hall) in Beijing，Tassus Group Project DirectorMr. Matt Thompson gave a wonderful opening speech.

The following is the content of Matt Thompson’s speech:

As the organizer of China Outbound 188bet Live Casino Fair，On behalf of the entire COTTM team, I would like to welcome everyone to today’s press conference。

188bet Live Casino year is the fourteenth session of COTTM，As for myself，188bet Live Casino is the twelfth time I am sitting here holding a press conference。

Every year，I am shocked by the changes in China’s outbound 188bet Live Casino market。According to the report of China 188bet Live Casino Academy，The number of Chinese outbound tourists in 2017 exceeded 1.300 million，Outbound consumption reached 1152.USD 900 million，Another record high。In fact，China has become a country including Thailand、Vietnam、The largest source market of inbound tourists from nearly 10 destination countries including Russia and Indonesia。

Chinese tourists have higher demands for the quality of outbound 188bet Live Casino，The vast majority of tourists hope to enjoy personalized and customized travel products and high-quality overseas life services。A recent McKinsey report predicts that by 2025, 44% of global high-end customized 188bet Live Casino consumption will come from China。

Talk about expectations for the future，At the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier 188bet Live Casino year，Ctrip’s CEO expects the number of Chinese passport holders to double in the next two years。Currently，China has 1.200 million people hold passports，Only 9% of the total population；And the United States，36% of the population holds a passport。It can be seen from 188bet Live Casino，188bet Live Casino is a market with sustainable growth in the future。Of course，There are other important factors，Such as the appreciation of the RMB、More and more countries have visa-free agreements with China、Visa on arrival or electronic visa are all stimulating the continued growth of China’s outbound travel market。

More importantly，China’s “Belt and Road” national strategy and the establishment of the “Ministry of Culture and 188bet Live Casino” announced by the Chinese government a month ago will have a long-term and profound impact on China’s outbound 188bet Live Casino market。Everyone knows，The Ministry of Culture and 188bet Live Casino was established to coordinate the common development of the culture and 188bet Live Casino industries、Improve the country’s cultural soft power and promote the international influence of Chinese culture。

This action by the Chinese government reinforces its larger foreign policy goals through 188bet Live Casino。The combination of culture and 188bet Live Casino will be culture using 188bet Live Casino as the carrier，Further expand China’s global influence。

In this sense，The Chinese government has increasingly realized that enhancing China’s global influence requires more than just outbound travel by Chinese citizens，We should also consider service providers such as airlines that serve China’s outbound 188bet Live Casino industry、Tour Operator、Technology companies and more front and center。

Based on the above positive environment and factors for the 188bet Live Casino industry，It’s no surprise that our show this year is the largest ever。In the next three days，More than 450 exhibitors from 70 destination countries around the world gathered at COTTM，We will also welcome about 5,000 Chinese outbound 188bet Live Casino operators to purchase products and services from these exhibitors。

As always，COTTM2018 exhibitor types include destination resources、Aviation、Hotel、Inbound operators and technical service providers, etc.。These suppliers come from all corners of the world，From Belgium to Bangladesh、From Ecuador to Egypt、From Maldives to Mexico、From Sri Lanka to Switzerland，Highly reflects the global nature of COTTM。

188bet Live Casino exhibition also welcomed many new destinations，Like Qatar (gold sponsor partner of 188bet Live Casino exhibition)、Sudan、Moldova、Albania、Poland and Romania, etc.。

We are particularly pleased that COTTM has been designated as an official partner of the EU-China 188bet Live Casino Year (ECTY)。Supported by the European Union、The "European Pavilion" organized by the European 188bet Live Casino Council/European 188bet Live Casino Association brought many European products and service providers to this exhibition！We would like to take this opportunity to thank the European 188bet Live Casino Council (ETC)、European Travel and 188bet Live Casino Association (ETOA)、And the European Tour Operators and Travel Agents Association (ECTAA) strongly supports COTTM。

In addition to a large number of tourist destination products available for viewing at the exhibition，We are also actively involved，Provide learning opportunities for all industry players who visit COTTM。a few years ago，We launched the brand "COTTM Conference" to carry 188bet Live Casino function。

We are very pleased to co-host this year's "COTTM Conference" with Zhihui again，And cooperated with Lu Shu on a special forum on "customized travel"。All on-site operators can participate in the activities at the venue for free。After this press conference，Dean of China 188bet Live Casino Academy&Dai Bin, Director of the National 188bet Live Casino Data Center, will deliver a keynote speech；Digital 188bet Live Casino ministers/directors from Africa will discuss Chinese tourists traveling to Africa；The European 188bet Live Casino Commission/European 188bet Live Casino Association will launch the "2018 China-Europe 188bet Live Casino Year" special conference；And outstanding representatives of China’s outbound 188bet Live Casino industry will discuss the trends of the outbound 188bet Live Casino industry、Discuss the impact of new technologies and high-end customized travel and other topics。

In addition，Our exhibition hall also has an "Exhibitor Lecture Room"，Many destination 188bet Live Casino bureaus/service providers will hold press conferences or make product recommendations there。These purposes include Serbia、Madhya Pradesh 188bet Live Casino Board, India、National Travel Association of the United States、Rwanda、Nepal、Jordan、And Qatar， And many high-end and customized travel service agencies。

This is the general content of the 14th China Outbound 188bet Live Casino Fair。

There is a saying in "The Analects of Confucius": "When you want to establish someone, you establish a person"，If you want to achieve yourself, you will achieve others”。COTTM takes this as its value，Never forget our original intention for more than ten years，Bringing global 188bet Live Casino resources to China，Promoted the development of China’s outbound 188bet Live Casino industry，Thus, he also won his status in the outbound 188bet Live Casino industry。

I would like to take 188bet Live Casino opportunity to thank you for your strong support to our exhibition！We sincerely hope that you will achieve greater success by participating in COTTM，We also look forward to seeing you here in 2019！

Thank you!