El Salvador president Nayib Bukele meets with Trip.com Group CMO Sun Bo

SHANGHAI,Dec. 10,2019 --During El Salvador president Nayib Bukele's recent visitto China,Trip.com Group CMO Sun Bo was invited to attend President Nayib Bukele's entrepreneurs symposium in Shanghai. During the meeting,Mr. Sun gave a presentation on the opportunities for cooperation and development in the tourism sector between China and El Salvador to the president and provided advice on several topics including initiating non-stop flights between the two countries,simplifying the visa process and creating a world-class surfing destination.

El Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele (left) meets with Trip.com Group CMO Sun Bo

Born in San Salvador in 1981,Nayib Bukele is a renowned businessman and politician who became El Salvador's new president in June 2019. Henoted thatalongside China's rise on the world stage,Chinese tourists have also become an increasingly important demographic. With the establishment and improvement of diplomatic relations between the two nations,El Salvadorhas opened its doors to Chinese tourists,andwill strive to provide more convenientmeans of travel to and fromEl Salvador within the near future.

At the symposium,Mr. Sun spoke with President Bukele about the current status and course of development of Trip.com Group. "Trip.com Group is Asia's largest as well as a world-leading online travel agency,connecting tens of millions of Chinese tourists with the world every year.In the future,we hope to cooperate with El Salvador tomake the visa applicationprocess more convenient,initiate non-stop charter flights and launch destination marketing campaigns,in order to promote the development of tourism in both countries." Mr. Sun's speech received high praise from President Bukele and was well-received by the audience.

El Salvador,one of the birthplaces of ancient Mayan culture,is home to several of world's most well-known volcanoes,the attractive and expansive central plateau,various lake landscapes,a beautiful and long coastline as well asstunning beaches. In addition to rich cultural and natural tourism resources,El Salvador is also an ideal destination for surfing,having garnered much popularity among enthusiasts.

Trip.com Group CMO Sun Bo (right) presents memorable souvenirs to El Salvador's Minister of Tourism Morena Ileana Valdez Vigil

El Salvadorian Minister of Tourism Morena Ileana Valdez Vigilnoted thatChina and El Salvador were embarking on an entirely new beginning and with limitless opportunities for exchanges across the board,sincelast year'sestablishment of diplomatic relations."We hope that our collaboration with Trip.commwill help us toconvey the appeal ofEl Salvador's tourism sector to more Chinese travelers and have them choose our country as a holiday destination," said the Minister.

Mr. Sun echoed this sentiment,addingthat the Group hopes to explore additional collaborative possibilities with El Salvador as part of the strategic partnership,and is looking forward to enhancing the experience that tourists can enjoy when visiting the country via the strategic cooperation. "Trip.com would like to work together to upgrade the quality of the tourism sector in El Salvador through digital avenues,and to transformEl Salvador into an idyllic tourism paradise in the eyes of the world's travelers," said Sun.

In recent years,Trip.com has further acceleratedits process of international expansion and has continued to broaden its cooperation with Chile,the Dominican Republic and other Latin American countries in a move to enhance its status as a global integrated tourism service provider. The meeting with the El Salvadorian government officials further cements the success of the Group's market expansion in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Although thousands of miles away,Chinese tourists traveling to Latin America can expect their experience andsafety to continue to be vastly enhanced by Trip.com's participation in the improvement of Latin America's inbound tourism infrastructure. As Sun explained during his presentation,Trip.com has 13 call centers and more than 10,000 customer service personnel locatedacross the globe,and the Trip.com SOS platform can provide comprehensive protection for tourists when faced with disaster,whether it be a volcanic eruption,an earthquake,a typhoon and any other kind of emergency situation. Trip.com's ticket,hotel,vacation and other divisions also continue to work together 24/7,to provide uninterrupted services to tourists in both China and abroad.

About Trip.com Group:

Trip.com Group is a leading one-stop travel service provider comprising of Trip.com,Ctrip,Skyscanner,and Qunar. Across its platforms,Trip.com Group enables local partners and travelers around the world to make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services,through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related information and resources,and an advanced transaction platform consisting of mobile apps,Internet websites and 24/7 customer service centers. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003,Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel brands in the world,with the mission of 'making every trip the perfect trip'.

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