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SUMMARY:It's Your Business: Welcoming China to Ithaca
DESCRIPTION:How can your business and our community be more inclusive of Chinese travelers? What is necessary to assure a non-English speaking visitor from China feels more comfortable at your location?\n\n\n\nHow can you better prepare for Chinese travelers? What is UnionPay and how can you incorporate it to support travelers and tourists?\n\n\n\nThese questions and more will be answered at It's Your Business: Welcoming China to Ithaca\, a program specifically designed to better prepare Tompkins County to engage with\, and welcome\, Chinese travelers. \n\n\n\nThere are more than 9\,000 students from China and other Asian countries enrolled at our local university and colleges. Many reside here for four to seven years and will encourage their family and friends to visit them. \n\n\n\nThe average Chinese visitor spends more than $15\,000 in the US over a 2-week period! They are looking for authentic experiences\, interesting shopping\, and getting to know people here. Almost every Chinese tourist visiting the US carries UnionPay cards\, which are credit cards that can be processed through the Discover network and several others. \n\n\n\nIs your business and our community welcoming and ready for these visitors?\n\n\n\nLearn more about the growing Chinese travel industry\, the visitors who come to\, and reside in\, our community\, and the opportunities to engage with these visitors.\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentations from:\n\nBoyd Group International\n\nChina Ni Hao\n\nI Love NY\n\n\n\nSponsored by:\n\nWarren Real Estate\n\nWith support from:\n\nTompkins County Chamber of Commerce\, Visit Ithaca\, Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport & the Tompkins County Tourism Program.\n\n\n\nKindly RSVP by May 1\, 2018\n\nHospitality\, Retail\, Housing\, Healthcare\, Education & Tourism Industries are encouraged to attend.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#696969\;"><em><strong>How can your business and our community be more inclusive of Chinese travelers? What is necessary to assure a non-English speaking visitor from China feels more comfortable at your location?<br />\n<br />\nHow can you better prepare for Chinese travelers? What is UnionPay and how can you incorporate it to support travelers and tourists?</strong></em><br />\n<br />\nThese questions and more will be answered at <strong>It&#39\;s Your Business: Welcoming China to Ithaca</strong>\,&nbsp\;a program specifically designed to better prepare Tompkins County to engage with\, and welcome\, Chinese travelers.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nThere are more than 9\,000 students from China and other Asian countries&nbsp\;enrolled at our local university and colleges. Many reside here for four to seven years and will encourage their family and friends to visit them.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 14px\;">The average Chinese visitor spends more than $15\,000 in the US over a 2-week period!&nbsp\;They are looking for authentic experiences\, interesting shopping\, and getting to know people here.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#696969\;">Almost every Chinese tourist visiting the US carries UnionPay&nbsp\;cards\, which are credit cards that can be processed through the Discover network and several others.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nIs your business and our community welcoming and ready for these visitors?<br />\n<br />\nLearn more about the growing Chinese travel industry\, the visitors who come to\, and reside in\, our community\, and the opportunities to engage with these visitors.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Presentations from:</strong></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 14px\;">Boyd Group International</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#696969\;">China Ni Hao<br />\nI Love NY<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Sponsored by:</strong><br />\nWarren Real Estate<br />\n<strong>With support from:</strong><br />\nTompkins County Chamber of Commerce\, Visit Ithaca\, Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport &amp\; the Tompkins County Tourism Program.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Kindly RSVP by May 1\, 2018</strong><br />\nHospitality\, Retail\, Housing\, Healthcare\, Education &amp\; Tourism Industries are encouraged to attend.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Emerson Suites at Ithaca College 953 Danby Road Ithaca\, NY 14850
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DTSTAMP:20260430T103939Z
URL:https://business.tompkinschamber.org/events/details/it-s-your-business-welcoming-china-to-ithaca-188120
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