18th TPO Executive Committee Meeting held at Howard Johnson Resort Sanya

On April 12, the 18th TPO (Tourism Promotion Organization) Executive Committee Meeting was held at Howard Johnson Resort Sanya Bay, Sanya. More than 30 delegates of 10 cities from 6 countries attended the meeting to discuss ways to promote the tourism industry development in some Asia Pacific regions.
 
The 10 cities include Guangzhou, Busan, Ipoh, Vladivostok, Ho Chi Minh, and Fukuoka.

As an international tourism organization between Asia and Pacific regions, the aim of TPO is to build a city network to realize the tourism prosperity and development between cities in the Asia Pacific regions.
 
In 2004, Sanya has joined in the organization and was selected as the executive city member in 2010.

During the meeting, Mr. Hwan Myung Joo, the Secretary General of TPO Secretariat said he is impressed by the rich natural resources in Sanya and looking forward to further communicating with the Sanya government to promote mutual tourism industry.