LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- At 6:00 PM on the evening of May 15th, local time in Los Angeles, Touroverseas, a brand under Ctrip, hosted the event “Luxury Voyage Begins, Cruise Around the World – Touroverseas 2015 Cruise Gala: Launching a Refined and Leisurely Journey” at the Pacific Palm Resort. Attendees included Touroverseas Co-founderandPresident Allen Wang,Touroverseas Co-founder and Tours4fun CEO Kevin Du, as well as relevant industry guests.
Group photo of Touroverseas Co-founders and regional managers of the world’s top three cruise lines
The event aimed to promote Touroverseas Cruises, characterized by an innovative model that blends traditional travel agency practices with e-commerce approaches. It successfully launched the world's first online real-time Chinese-language cruise booking system, breaking away from the limitations where traditional travelers could only rely on agency services, allowing users to instantly book their preferred cruise itineraries from anywhere in the world.
Founded in Los Angeles in 2006, Touroverseas has its China headquarters in Chengdu, the Land of Abundance in Sichuan Province. It currently operates three independent websites: the Chinese-language www.toursforfun.com, the English-language Tours4Fun.com, and the Spanish-language Tours4Fun.es. It is the preferred overseas travel platform for Chinese globally, with nearly 300 employees across China and the U.S., serving over 1.5 million customers cumulatively. It is among the earliest, most reputable pioneers and industry leaders in destination travel across the Americas.,The most reputable pioneer and the leading navigator in the industry.
In January 2014, China’s online travel giant -- Ctrip -- made a strategic investment of nearly 100 million USD in Touroverseas, giving it a significant boost and accelerating its expansion rooted in the Americas,as well as toward Europe, Australia, and the rest of the world.
This May, Touroverseas integrated all Chinese-speaking local ground service resources in U.S. cities with cruise ports, such as Hawaii, Alaska, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Miami, and more. This enables Touroverseas travelers to not only choose the most suitable,cost-effective cruise options, but also to pair port-city experiences with various land tour packages, independent travel, or high-end customized bundled products, making their itineraries richer and offering greater flexibility..
Guests attending the event included regional managers from the world’s top three cruise companies: Carnival,、NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line),、and Royal Caribbean International; Chinese enterprises present included the Los Angeles Chinese Enterprise Association, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Unicom, China Telecom,,Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd.,,and TravelSky Technology Limited, with presidents from these companies attending as guests.tothe event and listened to an engaging presentation by the cruise company. TUFENG Travel, through its strong collaborations as an agent for all major cruise products worldwide,,is promoting TUFENG Cruise Travel — a new online travel platform model — to the global stage.
The conference agenda included: a welcoming speech by the President of TUFENG Travel, who introduced the company in detail to the attendees and expressed gratitude; a specially invited professional theater troupe performing Sichuan face-changing, a rare act in Los Angeles; and open sessions where guests could engage in dialogue with the regional heads of the world’s top three cruise companies..
This conference is of epoch-making significance.According to the “2030 China Shipping Development Outlook Report” by the Shanghai International Shipping Institute, it is predicted that by 2030, China is expected to surpass countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom to become the world’s largest cruise tourism market. Although the current penetration rate of cruises in China is relatively low, it is anticipated that cruise tourism will gradually become a mainstream travel option. In 15 years — by 2030 — the outbound tourism market of Chinese residents is projected to reach nearly 400 million trips, making China’s outbound cruise tourism the largest in the world.
TUFENG Travel seized the opportunity by establishing its Cruise Division in 2014 and quickly signing agreements with globally renowned cruise enterprises, maintaining close cooperation to realize strategic planning and development. This event marks the inaugural launch of TUFENG Cruise Travel, reaching out to the world and embracing a brand-new future.