Events of 2014 Hunan Tourism Industry Expo

Time: Sep. 19-21, 2014

Place: Chenzhou International Convention and Exhibition Cente

1. Time schedule

Preparing: Sep. 15-18, 2014

Exhibition: Sep. 19-21, 2014

Closing: Sept.22-23 afternoon, 2014

2. Scale and place

The estimated scale for this expo is 30,000 square meters, including 1+1+13+11+N special stands and 400 standard exhibition stands.

The second floor is for special exhibition zone, standard exhibition zone and comprehensive service zone, which is mainly for the exhibition of the tourism image and products and other operational types of tourism. The outdoor north square is the zone for limo, sailing boat, cruise liner, and outdoor equipment (about 9000 square meters), and for Carnival (about 6000 square meters).

(1) Claims: all exhibitors should follow the requirements issued by organizing committee to set up and decorate their stands. Photo, text, video, model, real product and other ways are acceptable, especially for the high-tech and energy saving measures.

(2) Special stands: the key point for this expo is the theme image show for Hunan province, cities and districts. It will follow the model of “1+1+13+11+N” which refers to 1 tourism theme pavilion of Hunan province, 1 tourism theme pavilion of Chenzhou city, 13 tourism theme pavilions of other cities and autonomous prefectures of Hunan province, 11 tourism theme pavilions of the counties and districts of Chenzhou city, and N tourism theme pavilions which includes the pavilion of international tourist city, theme pavilions of Shaoguan city of Guangdong province, Ganzhou city of Jiangxi province, and other cities near Hunan province and Chenzhou city, comprehensive image pavilion of Hunan provincial key counties with special county economic and cultural tourism industry, comprehensive image pavilion of Hunan provincial strong tourism counties, comprehensive image pavilion of large scale tourism enterprises, and etc.

(3) Standard stands: this main body of the expo is mainly for the exhibition of tourism enterprises and their products, such as travel agencies, classic tourism routes of Hunan province, special tourism products of foreign countries and other provinces of China, and etc.

3. Zones

There are 9 zones for this expo, including greeting zone, tourism theme pavilion of Hunan province, tourism theme pavilions of cities and autonomous prefectures of Hunan province, other provinces and international pavilion, tourism industry pavilion, ecological tourism pavilion, counties and districts of Chenzhou city, and N tourism theme pavilions, experience zone of smart travel in Hunan province, outdoor travel equipment zone, and carnival zone.

(1) Greeting zone: it is the celebrations square where is the main entrance of this expo and the central stage of all the celebration events. This multifunction square is not only the gate for Chenzhou city’s connection with Hunan province, world and the ecological tourism industry, but also a platform for gathering the professionals of tourism industry in the 5th Hunan Tourism Expo.

(2) Tourism theme pavilion of Hunan province: it focuses on the introduction of the achievements gained by Hunan tourism industry in recent years, preview of the development trend of future Hunan tourism and the decision of Hunan government to develop tourism industry to be a sustainable development industry. This pavilion covers 10% of the whole exhibition area

(3) Tourism theme pavilions of cities and autonomous prefectures of Hunan province: according to the administrative division of Hunan province, 14 pavilions which handled by relative tourism bureaus are set in this zone. As the host city, Chenzhou city will place an important role in this expo. All will focus on the introduction of the travel routes, tourism products, special tourist commodities, and etc. New operational types of tourism, investment attraction projects, unique performances of local cities and autonomous prefectures, and other events will be presented on the pavilions as well. This zone covers 25% of the whole exhibition area.

(4) Other provinces and international pavilion: it is mainly used for the exhibitors of other provinces of China and some overseas exhibitors. The tourism of 7 cities (81 counties and districts) as Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Ganzhou, Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Hezhou and Guilin city where are near Nanling area in Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Hunan province, and the cities and counties of Xinjiang province and Tibet where assisted by Hunan province will be highlighted in this pavilion. Tourism promotion of large scale outbound travel agencies and the overseas travel agencies from HK, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Korea, and etc. will be presented in this pavilion as well. This pavilion covers 10% of the whole exhibition area.

(5) Tourism industry pavilion: it is an industry trade zone which includes tourism company, hotel, resort, theme park, sports tourism (golf course, spa club, and cruise liner route), tourism retailing, outdoor products and tourism equipment, travel service industry, and etc. essential purchase for travel ( special tourist commodity, tourist souvenir, tourist fashion product, and excellent works of tourist commodity contests). This pavilion covers 10% of the whole exhibition area.

(6) Ecological tourism pavilion: all the resorts and natural scenic which are guided with the concepts of “ecological tourism”, “responsible tourism”, “sustainable tourism”, upgrading of local people’s living condition, and etc. will be welcome to join in this pavilion. It covers 10% of the whole exhibition area.

(7) Experience zone of smart travel in Hunan province it is an exhibition zone for the achievements and simulate scenic experience of Hunan smart travel demonstration city construction, achievements of Hunan travel planning and universities’ tourism innovations. Assisted with the interactive games and innovative concept experience, the audience will have more passions on travel and learn more details of the charm of Hunan province and Chenzhou city. This pavilion covers 13% of the whole exhibition area.

(8) Outdoor travel equipment zone: it is mainly for the exhibition of some outdoor tourism equipments as latest limo, beach buggy, ATV, SUV, yacht, paramotor, camping devices, sports clothes, and etc. It covers 15% of the whole exhibition area

(9) Carnival zone: series performances as music carnival, outdoor sports, interactive games, Chenzhou local customs performance, and etc. will be shown there.