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        	  Finland has been named as the Partner 
			  Destination of ITB China, scheduled to take place from 16 to 18 
			  May 2018. 
			  Around 50 delegates from Finland, which has a strong 
			  presence on the show floor, will be representing the country at 
			  ITB China this year. 
			  “Finland has proven that it is attaching a great 
			  importance in enhancing Chinese tourists’ travel experience,” said 
			  David Axiotis, General Manager ITB China. “Finland is running a 
			  multitude of visa centers in China, working on e-visa solutions 
			  for Chinese tourists and has opened up for Chinese mobile payments 
			  systems adding a lot of convenience for Chinese visiting Finland. 
			  These are just some examples clearly proving Finland’s devotion to 
			  the Chinese travel market, which is a perfect precondition to 
			  being ITB China’s Partner Destination.” 
			  	
			   
			  As Partner Destination, Finland will be the co-host of ITB 
			  China’s official opening dinner with some 600 guests attending and 
			  will also organise numerous events during the fair, such as a 
			  dedicated networking reception on the evening of 16 May, 
			  attracting some 300 attendees. 
			  Paavo Virkkunen, Executive Vice President, 
			  Business Finland & Head of Visit Finland commented, “Chinese 
			  travellers are a very important tourism source market for Finland, 
			  and the growth in visitor numbers has been impressive in recent 
			  years. From January to November 2017, the number of overnights 
			  from China to Finland has reached to 321,172 with a 34.3% growth 
			  compared to January to December 2016. China represents the 5th 
			  largest group of travellers to Finland. We are continually working 
			  to enhance our partnership with travel trade partners in China to 
			  provide unqiue travel products to Chinese travellers and ITB China 
			  provides us with a great platform to present Finland to Chinese 
			  decision makers.2018 also marks the EU China Tourism Year for 
			  which ITB China is an official partner event of. As a member of 
			  the European Union, Finland is thrilled to contribute to this year 
			  of cooperation and celebration between China and Europe and we are 
			  looking forward to a successful ITB China 2018.”  
			  
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