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KUNMING, Nov. 17-- Vivian Wu, an experienced online travel business professional from the United States, has been busy meeting her Chinese suppliers and seeking opportunities at the 2019 China International Travel Mart (CITM) which concluded Sunday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Wu has been working in the online hotel business for the China market since 2004 and began to expand her career in the online tour business segment in 2017 for TripAdvisor, the world's major travel platform. "In the past 15 years, China's online travel industry has grown rapidly. The China market has huge potential no matter if it's from the perspective of local tour operators or the consumer booking behavior," said Wu, regional manager of Greater China, TripAdvisor Inc. In early November, TripAdvisor Inc. reached a strategic partnership with Trip.com Group Limited, China's largest online travel agency, to expand global cooperation, including a joint venture, global content agreements and a governance agreement. The strategic partnership will expand TripAdvisor's global reach and help outbound Chinese travelers plan more meaningful trips, said Wu, who has participated in the CITM many times. "I am here to look for potential targeted suppliers and to understand the latest market trends of China's tourism. Of course, it's also a great opportunity to catch up with many of my existing suppliers from all over China," she said. | 
