On May 22, it was learned from the Yichang Municipal Tourism Bureau that tourism industry in Yichang benefited a lot from the Seventh Central China Tourism Exposition.

　　Many tourism enterprises in Yichang signed contracts of tourism products with purchasers from home and abroad at the Tourist Products Introduction and Trade Exposition. Yichang Great Three Gorges International Travel Service signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan Lion Travel Service to sell the tourism products of Yichang. According to the agreement, the key tourism products of Yichang will step into Taiwan market, and the income is expected to reach 12 million RMB. Yichang Branch of China International Travel Service signed a contract of “Presidential Cruise Tour” with Wuhan Yangtze Cruise Company, and the expected annual income will hit 40 million RMB. Yichang Shunda International Travel Service signed a contract with Jiangsu Tourist Center, and the annual income is estimated to be 1.2 million yuan. During the Expo, Hubei Xiazhou International Travel Service received more than 1500 guests with 2 million RMB of business revenue, and their products are tourist products and electronic tickets of scenic spot etc..

　　In the Expo, Yichang was awarded the title of Best Organization, Best Exhibition and Best Prominent City in Promoting Tourism Industry. Hubei Xiazhou International Travel Service won the Marketing Innovation Prize. China High-speed Railway (HSR) Tourist City Media Alliance held the prize presentation of China Tourism Gold Medal, and Yichang was granted the Most Attractive HSR Tourist City. (Reporter: Wang Ying, Correspondent: Fan Ruiqing)