Argentina Welcomes Chinese Travellers With Open Arms

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Trip.com Group Chairman and Co-founder James Liang recently met with Argentine

Minister of Tourism and Sports Dr. Matias Lammens in the capital of Buenos Aires

to discuss opportunities for collaboration in the tourism sector.

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(Aires to discuss opportunities for collaboration in the tourism sector.

Trip.com Group Chairman James Liang (left) meets with Argentine Minister of

Tourism and Sports Dr. Matias Lammens(right))

The meeting opened up possibilities for collaboration in areas ranging from destination

marketing surrounding key events such as the Copa America, to the development of

new products, including tour packages surrounding Antartica and Latin America.

The pair also discussed provisions for breaking down barriers to travel, such as

the implementation of visa concessions.

The partnership comes as Argentina works to ramp up inbound tourism, and looks

to the increasing number of Chinese travellers seeking unforgettable Latin American

getaways to drive this growth.

"Tourism is an important aspect of our economy," said Argentine Minister of Tourism

and Sports Dr. Matias Lammens. "For sports fans, Antarctic explorers and leisure

travelers alike, we have so much to offer. We look forward to working with the leading

travel provider Trip.com Group to share our country with the travellers of the world."

Trip.com Group, which serves 400 million users worldwide on its platforms,

including 300 million users in Mainland China alone, has observed promising

growth in Chinese arrivals in Argentina over the past few years. Data shows

that Argentina-bound flight bookings and hotel reservations both increased by

more than 100% year-on-year in 2019. The destination was also one of the fastest

growing overseas destinations among customers of Trip.com Group platforms in 2018.

Home to world-famous football and sporting tournaments, rich natural assets and

exclusive cultural resources, Argentina has no shortage of selling points for Chinese

outbound tourists. Distance, accessibility and cost, however, have in the past presented

obstacles to developing the inbound tourism industry. As part of the partnership,

the two parties will work to improve the country's capacity to host outbound Chinese travellers,

through the implementation of visa concessions, and provision of regional tour packages.

"Chinese tourists have a growing appetite for in-depth and experience-oriented travel,"

said Trip.com Group Chairman James Liang. "As an exotic Latin American destination,

with a host of world-famous sporting events and close proximity to Antartica, Argentina

possesses a wealth of potential to become a favorite longer-stay, in-depth holiday hotspot,

and a core destination as part of regional itineraries."

Trip.com Group Chairman James Liang and Argentine Minister of Tourism and Sports

Dr. Matias Lammens also shared their confidence in the long-term prospects for tourism,

noting that present setbacks would not hinder the development of people-to-people exchanges

between the two countries. "Argentina welcomes Chinese tourists with open arms," said Lammens.

"We are grateful for the support of Argentina at this difficult time, and are confident of a strong

recovery for the tourism industry, with long-term, sustainable growth to come," said Liang.

About Trip.com Group:

Trip.com Group is a leading one-stop travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip,

Skyscanner, and Qunar. Across its platforms, Trip.com Group enables local partners and

travelers around the world to make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products

and services, through the aggregation of comprehensive travel related information and

resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of mobile apps, Internet websites

and 24/7 customer service centers. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003,

Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel brands in the world,

with the mission of 'making every trip the perfect trip'.

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