温哥华与上海建立合作伙伴

　　温哥华旅游局和上海旅游局签订合作备忘录：尊敬的加拿大不列颠省旅游，就业和创新部长Pat Bell先生出席了在上海东方商旅酒店举办的旅游届的鸡尾酒会并见证了温哥华旅游局和上海旅游局备忘录的签字仪式。

　　备忘录的签订标志了一个新的市场合作的开始，它将增进双方城市对各自市场的了解，通过共享最佳实施方案来开拓市场，并加快两地的旅客到达数。

　　备忘录由上海旅游局副局长程梅虹和温哥华旅游局副总裁Stephen Pearce签署。

　　温哥华旅游局利用此次机会启动了温哥华特别旅游专家的中文版，一个为中国从事旅游业的同行提供的网上培训计划，以便掌握对温哥华城市的相关旅游信息。次培训计划的目的是为推广和销售温哥华旅游线路的从业人员对产品更深入，更融会贯通的体验目的地而设计的。副总裁Stephen Pearce先生指出，“我们的目的是为那些承诺要深入了解我们城市的一线人员作为温哥华旅游专家以提供这种奖励来识别他们的敬业和专业精神”。

　　温哥华旅游专家计划在网上的地址是：http://www.vsp.tourismvancouver.cn

　　出席此次活动的也有上海旅游界的精英和来自加拿大温哥华市的12家酒店代表包括3位温哥华旅游局的董事会成员。

　　温哥华代表团此次在上海举办一周的与上海的媒体和主要出境旅行社同行交流的推广活动。

　　Shanghai, China: The Honourable Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation for the Province of British Columbia was on hand today at a tourism industry reception to witness the signing of a marketing memorandum (MOU) between Tourism Vancouver and Tourism Shanghai.

　　The MOU marks the beginning of a new marketing relationship that enables both cities to improve their understanding of the market, develop insights through shared best practices, and expedite the flow of visitors between the two regions.

　　The agreement was signed by Tourism Shanghai Vice Chairman, Connie Cheng and Tourism Vancouver Vice President Stephen Pearce.

　　Tourism Vancouver also used the occasion to launch the Chinese version of the Vancouver Specialist Program – an online training program for the Chinese travel trade that represents the first of its kind in Canada. The program is intended to provide key customers interested in selling Vancouver with a deeper, more intimate understanding of the depth of experiences and products in the destination. Vice President Pearce commented, “Our goal is to provide those who have made a commitment to better understanding our city with incentives and rewards to recognize their enthusiasm and expertise as Vancouver Specialists.”

　　The Vancouver Specialist Program is available online at http://www.vsp.tourismvancouver.cn.

　　Also on hand to celebrate the occasion were a number of leaders from Shanghai’s tourism industry and a delegation of 12 leading hotels from the City of Vancouver including three members of Tourism Vancouver’s Board of Directors.

　　The Vancouver delegation is completing their one week mission to Shanghai with meetings with local media and sales calls with key outbound operators in the city.