TPO City Members Destination Directory TPO Contact Information Address. TPO Secretariat, No.7 Jonghabundongjang-ro, Yeonje-gu, Busan 47500, Korea TEL. +82-51-502-2984~7 FAX. +82-51-502-1968 E-mail. secretariat @ aptpo.org Web Site. http: www.aptpo.org TPO Members 300 TOURISM SCOPE 301 IA A A N S N E A S I R P U H O A R C J K TPO City Members DESTINATION DIRECTORY CONTENTS 02 ABOUT TPO 136 MALAYSIA EI IP 06 CHINA 152 PHILIPPINES A T E S E N I 44 CHINESE TAIPEI 156 RUSSIA H C 52 INDONESIA 162 THAILAND ND A IL A H T 60 JAPAN 166 VIETNAM 76 KOREA 176 INDEX M A IA ES A SI S IN N Y E P T N P E A I I L O L V A D L I M N I H P About TPO TPO is a network of Asia TPO, A Centre for Tourism Marketing TPO, A Centre for Tourism Network Pacific cities and a growing TPO performs various marketing activities in major tourism markets in TPO has more than one hundred member organizations including international organization the Asia Pacific region to support its member cities’ tourism promotion city governments, NGOs, and private businesses across the Asia in the field of tourism. and marketing. Such as holding the TPO Travel Trade Event, running Pacific region, setting up an extensive and powerful network for A powerful city network TPO Joint Promotion Booths at international travel fairs, and organizing proactive inter-city tourism exchange and cooperation. based on intergovernmental official visits to overseas travel agencies to develop member cities’ cooperation, TPO has provided tourism products. invaluable opportunities TPO, A Centre for Inter-City Cooperation for the development of the TPO, A Centre of Tourism Information TPO pursues a positive and cooperative relationship with its member tourism industry in the TPO has developed effective media channels to distribute information to cities by designing and implementing a wide range of activities for Asia Pacific region. travelers round the world, including the TPO web site www.aptpo.org, TPO raising spirit of cooperation and friendship. magazine Tourism Scope, and TPO E-newsletter Tourism News Patrol. TPO also holds a high-quality tourism education program called TPO Tourism School to train tourism officers for its member cities and to provide them with up-to-date information on the daily movements, issues, and concerns of the tourism industry. TPO Members 2 TPO Members 3 TPO Activities TPO Executive Committee Meeting Conferences The TPO Executive Committee deliberates on the significant issues Joint Projects Tourism Education Program regarding the operation of TPO, such as budget plans, and the approval TPO Tourism Investment Showcase TPO Tourism School TPO General Assembly of new members. It makes decisions on the current issues of TPO within With the annual growth of tourist arrivals, city governments need more To improve the tourism management capacity of the government officials The TPO General Assembly, the supreme decision-making body of the the framework of the TPO General Assembly. It is held twice a year infrastructures and facilities to accommodate the increasing number of in the member cities, TPO runs the high-quality education program called organization, is comprised of all members and is convened every two years and special meetings may be held, if necessary. tourists. The projects aim at supporting member cities to attract foreign TPO Tourism School. Invited tourism experts give lectures on destination in one of the member cities. It makes decision on significant TPO issues. investment into their tourism industry. TPO holds tourism investment marketing and management. Through case study and on-site inspection TPO Regional Meetings for Member Cities seminars with invited investors and showcases with booths. on the local tourism organizations and facilities, the participants can TPO Forum Regional Meetings are held to collect ideas from member cities and share the latest information in the tourism sector and exchange their The TPO Forum aims to discuss current issues in the tourism industry revitalize members’ participation in TPO projects. Meetings discuss on Overseas Joint Marketing Program views on the tourism policies. and to share knowledge and experience among officials of member projects to meet the demands of each member city, the promotion of To promote member cities' tourism resources and their brands, TPO cities. The TPO General Assembly and TPO Forum are held alternatively TPO joint projects, the project plans for the regional members, and so on. operates the Overseas Joint Marketing Programs. every other year. The member cities can effectively conduct marketing activities with less cost, encouraging mutual collaboration among member cities. Tourism Information Service In this purpose, TPO holds: TPO Official Web Site: www.aptpo.org • TPO Travel Trade Event annually in major To introduce the Organization and its members, TPO operates the official cities of Asia Pacific region. web site www.aptpo.org. We post the events and the news release of • FAM Tour for overseas major travel agencies. member cities. The site services in the four languages of English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Student Travel Exchange Program TPO Student Travel Exchange Project (STEP) is an annual event, which takes place in one of the member cities of TPO. Its TPO Official Magazine: Tourism Scope main purpose is to create stable future tourism demands and to offer young To introduce and promote member cities' tourism resources and their people opportunities to experience the culture, language and tourism events, TPO publicizes its official magazine 'Tourism Scope.' It is issued resources of member cities. in E-book (PDF) in the four languages of English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. English version is printed for postal delivery. TPO Travel Agency Network Project The Travel Agency Network project is to build a network for travel TPO Official E-Newsletter: Tourism News Patrol agencies recommended by TPO member cities. Through the network, Tourism News Patrol contains trends within the tourism industry and the travel agencies or TPO industry members are encouraged to participate news of TPO and its members. It is issued Online monthly in the four in the projects of TPO and to create business opportunities. languages of English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Advertisement Exchange Project for TPO Member Cities The Advertisement Exchange Project is to provide member cities with opportunities to promote their tourism resources and products to other cities’ citizens through mutual exchange of advertisement. TPO member cities bilaterally exchange their tourism-related promotional articles without actual costs. These articles are posted or published on the mass media outlet (i.e. official newsletter, magazines, web sites etc.) managed by the corresponding cities. Selection of TPO Friendship Event In order to strengthen mutual exchange and cooperation among member cities, TPO annually selects events hosted by member cities as the TPO Friendship Event and encourage other member cities to participate in the event. CHINA A region that covers East Asia, Central Asia, and the West Pacific Ocean. A communist country founded in 1949, China is a vast country with a great diversity of people. 56 different ethnicities and subcultures are living in harmony under one race, Chinese. With its people united, China has risen to become a major economical powerhouse in the world. The Capital city is Beijing, the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. TPO Members 6 TPO Members 7 SPOT SHOPPING ENJOY Location Home to the Giant Panda a national treasure, Chengdu is located in the Southwest region of China Wangjianglou Park Jinli Street Enjoying Sichuan Food Area 12,132km 2 This park was built to commemorate the A replica street of China’s Three Kingdom The general name of local regional food. Spicy Chengdu Population 7,815,000 (2015) memory of a Tang Dynasty female poet, Xue period. You can enjoy tasty street food, and in but not greasy are its distinct features. As the Currency Yuan/CNY Tao. This is a unique point because a woman alleys see traditional memorabilia. Entering the area is far from the sea and spared from The provincial capital of the Sichuan Province, which is known as the Language Chinese backed then lacked social status. The park is street will make one feel as if he had extreme hot and cold weather, spicy food of "Heavenly State", also translated as the "Land of Abundance". famous for the Wangjiang Tower. Located crossed over to ancient China. It is located various spices: garlic, green onions, and pepper Climate While Chengdu experiences four distinct seasons, It benefited greatly from the 256B.C. Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, the average annual temperature is 16.3°C and it is southside of the Jinjiang River, the tower is one beside the Wuhou Temple. have been developed over the years. Mapa and the land is pregnant with natural resources. As the main transport spared from both the bitter cold and intense heat. of three important cultural relics in Chengdu Address Jinli Street, Chengdu Tofu, Sichuan fried rice, and the local Hot Pot hub of the whole region, most travelers in Southwest China are bound Rainfalls are plentiful during the summer, and the Qin along with the Wuhou Temple and Du Fu's are the most popular with visiting tourists. Mountains to the north block the cold Siberian winds. to pass through the city at some point. Thatched Cottage. Address Wangjiang Rd, Wuhou, Chengdu Telephone 86-28-8522-3389 Experiencing the Traces of Kingdom of Shu Wuhou Temple Chengdu was the Capital city of Shu Kingdom A temple in honor of Zhuge Liang, the Marquis during the Three Kingdoms Era. Remembering Wu of the Three Kingdoms Period, it is the most Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, and famous and influential of temples dedicated to other heroes of this period is a joyful him and does a great job displaying his experience.