SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group CEO
Jane Sun today welcomed Italy's Minister of Tourism, Ms Daniela Santanchè, and her delegation, at the
Group's office in Shanghai. Ms.
Santanchè delegation included Ms. Erika
Guerri, Head of Cabinet, Ms. Tiziana
D'Angelo, Consul General of Republic of Italy in Shanghai, Ms. Ivana
Jelenic, CEO of ENIT, and other officials.
Ms Sun and her team hosted Ms. Santanchè and her delegation to a
tour of the Group's premises, and thereafter engaged in a
discussion which focused on travel and tourism, and women's
empowerment, among others. During the discussion, Ms Sun also
highlighted Trip.com Group's strengths, including technology,
content marketing and customer service, and ways to deepen
cooperation between both sides.
Ms Santanchè said: "The meeting with Ms. Sun and her team
offered many interesting ideas, both on present and future
perspectives of collaboration between Italy and China, as well as an overview of the methods
of promoting Italy to an audience
of high-spending users."
Ms Sun said: "It is our honour and privilege to welcome and host
Minister Daniela Santanchè and her
delegation. It was a great discussion during which we shared our
Group's initiatives to promote destinations in Europe, including Italy, to high-spending tourists who are
seeking quality tourism experiences. We also appreciate the
opportunity to share insights and exchange views with the Minister
on potential growth opportunities and challenges ahead. My
colleagues and I are looking forward with excitement to
strengthening our collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism to
position Italy as a destination of
choice."
Based on Trip.com Group's recent data, search volumes and
bookings of travel products related to Italy have been increasing. Flight search
volume to Italy rose by 363% in
August 2023, as compared to the
previous year, while accommodation bookings during the same period
increased by 283%.
About Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider
comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar. Across its
platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make
informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and
services and enables partners to connect their offerings with users
through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and
resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps,
websites and 24/7 customer service centres. Founded in 1999 and
listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has
become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the
mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world". Find out
more about Trip.com Group here: group.trip.com.
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