For the eighth time, the “CTW Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award” has been successfully organized by the COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute with the support of Tarsus Co. (London) and ChinaTravelTrends.com (Beijing). The ceremony was held during the COTTM China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market on April 14th, 2011 in Beijing. The number of Best Practice Examples in the Chinese Outbound Tourism market is growing. Chinese Tourists Welcoming(CTW) Awards 2011 given to 21 destinations and companies.

Mr. Shan Ding (Right), Operations Director of CBN Travel & MICE accepted the CTW Awards on behalf of Zambia Tourist Board

Some of the CTW winners had been receiving long time support from China Business Network and World Travel Online, such as:
• Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board  - Gold Award of Overall
　 performance
• Croatia and Slovenia National Tourist Boards - Silver Award of
　 Product Innovation
• The British Museum - Silver Award of Overall performance
• Zambia Tourism Board - Bronze Award of Internet / Media