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Project overview
While exchanging information, participating cities build a tourism network, send out information via portal site, and collaborate for mutual tourism promotion, to attract visitors from North America, Europe, Oceania and other countries in Asia.
Expected results
- Attraction of new types of tourists through creation of new tourism resources
- Increase in the variety of tourist spots offered and enhancement of the appeal of cities as tourist destinations
- Creation of opportunities to attract visitors in manners that cannot be done alone
Activities to date
| FY | Description (host city) | Participating cities (number of cities) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1st Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Tokyo) |
Beijing, Delhi, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
| 2003 | 2nd Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Hanoi) |
Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (8) |
| 2004 | 3rd Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Delhi) |
Beijing, Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (7) |
| 2005 | 4th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Taipei) |
Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| 2006 | 5th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Delhi) |
Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
| 2007 | 6th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Kuala Lumpur) |
Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo (7) |
| 2008 | 7th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Hanoi) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| 2009 | 8th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Tokyo) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Taipei, Tokyo (4) |
| 2010 | 9th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Kuala Lumpur) |
Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| 2011 | 10th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Jakarta) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| 2012 | 11th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Hanoi) |
Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
| 2013 | 12th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Kuala Lumpur) |
Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
| 2014 | 13th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Tokyo) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
| 2015 | 14th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Taipei) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| 2016 | 15th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Jakarta) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Taipei, Tokyo, Tomsk (7) |
| 2018 | 16th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Hanoi) |
Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Hanoi, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
| 2020 | 17th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Online) |
Jakarta, Hanoi, Manila, Taipei, Tokyo, Tomsk (6) |
| 2021 | 18th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Online) |
Delhi, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, Tomsk (7) |
| 2022 | 19th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Online) |
Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| 2023 | 20th Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Tokyo) |
Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo (7) |
| 2024 | 21st Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (Online) |
Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Manila, Taipei, Tokyo (6) |
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