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A Look Back at Active America China 2018 in Atlanta—Part Two

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We closed out last week’s photo journey of Active America China in Atlanta with Monday’s luncheon. The rest of the day featured a busy afternoon of one-on-one business appointments between Chinese tour operators and U.S. travel suppliers, followed by an evening social function at the World of Coca Cola.

 

Anastasia Belashov (left), travel trade manager, Niagara Falls Canada; and Abbie Arnott, manager, international leisure trade sales, Niagara Parks.

 

Tu Ai ling, assistant general department manager; Chengdu China Youth Travel Service

 

Danie Wentao, products manager, CITIC International Travel (Guangdong) Co. Ltd.

 

Ron Kuhlman (right), vice president, tourism marketing and sales, Virginia Beach CVB, and Chinese interpreter Lily Li.

 

At the Coca Cola World reception—Leo Yao, Asia-Pacific representative, tourism, for Visit Houston

 

Nick Dong (left), CrossBlue Marketing Consulting; and Ding Hai Yang, vice president of Suzhou Tourism Union

 

Marilou Morado-Castro, regional vice president, Amerilink International Corporation; and Jake Steinman, founder and CEO, NAJ Group
Charlie Whinham, public information officer, Louisiana Office of Tourism; and Matt Grayson, president, Americas, Dragontail.

 

Jinyang Zhu, intern at Georgia Department of Economic Development and translator at Active America China

 

Teresa Ou-young, tourism manager, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with Coca Cola polar bear

 

Aki Lu, sales manager for JBS Hotels; and Jake Steinman, founder and CEO, NAJ Group, with Coca Cola Polar Bear

 

Opening the door to the vault purportedly containing the secret Coca Cola formula is Louis Lu, international sales manager, Destination DC.

 

Sabine Chilton, international sales manager, The Florida Keys and Key West; and Stefanie Zinke, international sales manager, Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau

 

Day Three: A morning breakfast program featured Alaska’s two top destinations—Anchorage, which will host the 2019 Active America China Summit, and Fairbanks—and a luncheon by Delta Air Lines and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The business appointment sessions were full right up to the closing bell. For the evening, delegates were treated to food, music and entertainment in a program hosted by Travel South USA.

David Kasser, vice president, tourism development and sales, Visit Anchorage, introduces the Alaska team that is already working on Active America China for next year in Anchorage.

 

 

Zhang Yong (left), general manager, Beijing Xuanye Air Service; and adventure tour operator Max Chen.

 

Marsha Barton, tourism sales manager, Visit Anchorage

 

Jiyeon Juno Kim (right), tourism sales manager, Visit Anchorage; and Tracy Zadra, passenger sales account executive, Alaska Railroad.

 

Standing before the Anchorage display is David Kasser, vice president, tourism development and sales, Visit Anchorage.

 

Scott McCrea, director of tourism, Explore Fairbanks

 

Candy Wang, vice manager of Europe, America, Australia and Africa Department, Zhejiang Everbright Bravo International Travel Company

 

Sally Berry, tourism sales and marketing manager, Corning Museum of Glass; Elizabeth Davis, director of international sales, Destination Niagara USA; and Lian Lu, managing director, Hippo International

 

Nick Dong, CrossBlue Marketing Consulting

 

David Penilton, president, America’s Hub World Tours

 

Yue Ho, who helped coordinate the team of Chinese language translators at AAC for the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, with volunteer translator who chose to remain anonymous

 

Demin Fan, general manager, US China Connection Inc.

 

“Delta is working hard to be the most China friendly airline,” Rebecca D. King, sales account representative, Asia specialty sales, Delta Air Lines, told delegates during a luncheon presentation.

 

T.J. Jackson, travel industry engagement manager, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

 

Xiaolin Xia, marketing manager, Jiangsu Comfort International Travel Service Company

 

Displaying a popular rubber duckie handout wearing the company colors is Jennifer Guire, travel trade representative for Roaring Camp Railroads.

 

Carolyn Feimster, travel and tourism manager, Shop•Dine•Play•USA and interpreter stop between appointments long enough to have their photo taken.

 

AAC delegates make the short trek up a hill for the closing night reception at The Estate in Atlanta.

 

Shirley Davis Conner (left), director of sales, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc./Graceland; and Lisa Catron, international sales manager, Memphis CVB

 

Liz Bittner, president and CEO of Travel South USA, which hosted the closing night reception at AAC
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