Wednesday, February 28, 2024
AVIAREPS, in collaboration with the Shanghai Municipal Government, has unveiled a pioneering B2B travel platform named SmoothTravel, aimed at revolutionizing global business interactions with the Chinese travel market.
This innovative platform serves as Shanghai’s official online gateway for the global travel industry, designed to facilitate connections with inbound and outbound Chinese travel agencies, tour wholesalers, online travel agencies (OTAs), and MICE agents within the East China market. SmoothTravel is strategically positioned to bridge international travel businesses with the burgeoning Chinese travel market, catering to a wide array of industry segments worldwide, including major destinations, receptive tour operators, hotel groups, attractions, and more.
SmoothTravel boasts several key features designed to streamline the engagement process with the Chinese travel market. One of its standout offerings is the China Partner Search, which allows overseas members to identify and connect with new travel trade partners in China.
This feature is supported by a Member Matching Manager, ensuring introductions to qualified Chinese partners based on specific business requirements. To mitigate risks associated with new partnerships, SmoothTravel provides a unique payment guarantee system and a comprehensive travel insurance program for Chinese members, alongside a bilingual mediation system to resolve any disputes.
The platform also offers invaluable China Outbound Market and Consumer Insights, leveraging extensive resources from the Chinese government and industry to deliver the latest research, trends, and consumer preferences. This is complemented by a comprehensive training platform offering specialized courses for both overseas and Chinese members, alongside the opportunity for members to commission custom-tailored tourism market research.
Edgar Lacker, CEO of AVIAREPS, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership with the Shanghai Government, highlighting SmoothTravel’s potential to serve as a powerful tool for the global travel industry to expand its business in China. Zhu Yihong, Director of the Shanghai Government’s Tourism Market Quality Center, emphasized SmoothTravel’s critical role in enhancing the quality and safety of overseas travel products offered by the Chinese travel trade, strengthening ties between global and Chinese tourism industries. The launch of SmoothTravel is seen as a significant development, promising to inject new vitality into Shanghai’s tourism industry and contributing to the healthy development of China’s inbound and outbound tourism market, offering unparalleled opportunities for global travel businesses to thrive in the dynamic Chinese market.
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