China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM), the only business-to-business event dedicated to outbound travel and tourism in China, has announced a new partnership with the International Forum on Chinese Outbound Tourism (IFCOT), the leading travel industry conference. COTTM is taking place 14-16 May 2007 at the China World Trade Center in Beijing (CWTC) and will be preceded by the high-profile conference attracting travel industry experts from across China and the rest of the world.

IFCOT is widely recognised as the leading authority on the Chinese outbound tourism market and is now in its third successful year. The conference programme will focus on a wide range of issues including outbound tourism trends, future challenges, commercial opportunities and government policies affecting the outbound market in the short and long term.

The Third International Forum on Chinese Outbound Tourism is supported by: China National Tourism Administration; China Tourism Association; China Association of Travel Service; UNWTO; and PATA.

IFCOT and COTTM compliment each perfectly with a great combination of the educational and business-to-business platforms, providing a must attend event for travel trade professionals.