The Sixth Chinese Tourists Welcoming (CTW) Award organized by the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) was held in Beijing, during the China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM) 2009.

With the patronage of the United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO), the CTW Awards have been recognized inside and outside China as the most important award for the fast growing Chinese Outbound market, with wide coverage by print and electronic media for the travel trade as well as the travelling public.

World Travel Online was presented with the CTW GOLD Award for its dedication and contribution to the Chinese outbound travel market. It was the first and remains the largest one-stop travel information resource on the China Wide Web for the outbound travel trade and Chinese nationals wishing to abroad and the most prominent and award winning travel portal focusing exclusively on outbound travel from China.

The deserving award of the World Travel Online was confirmed by 8 of its clients also received CTW Award 2009 in different categories i.e.:
Jamaica Tourist Board - Golden Award for Service Quality;
Helsinki city Tourist and Convention Bureau - Golden Award for Products Innovation
also
The Voortrekker Monument in South Africa;
Tanzania National Parks and
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority;
Amstar Destination Management Company.
As well as Super Clubs in the Caribbean;
British Virgin Islands Tourist Board.

Background
The CTW Awards are given with a Gold, Silver and Bronze award each in five categories: Product Innovation, Internet/Media, Service Quality, Marketing and Overall Performance. China Business Network was the proud winner for Overall Performance already in 2007.  CBN also helped many of its clients to receive the prestigious CTW Awards over the years such as Puerto Rico Tourism Company, Hard Rock Café, Tanzania Tourist Board, African Network Travel and Tours, Starline Travel and Tours and Malaysia Tourism Board and Jamaica Tourist Board, Ghana Ministry of Tourism and Tourist Board, St. Andrews Luxury Golf, Ethiopia Tourism Ministry and Ethiopian Airlines.

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