On December 5, 2011, Mr. Zhai Xingfu, Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in The Bahamas participated in a Tourism Public Relation Exercise during the visit to The Bahamas of Ms. Zhuan Ling, winner of the Best Bahamas Itinerary Contest held by the Bahamian government at Expo Shanghai 2010. Ms. Zhuan Ling and her guest Ms. Jiao Wei, are scheduled to vacation in the Bahamas from December 1-8, 2011 as the prize for the winner.
Ms. Hyacinth Winder Pratt, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, Mr. Robert Sands, Senior Vice President of Baha Mar Ltd, sponsor of the Best Bahamas Itinerary Contest, other Bahamian officials and press personnel also attended. On behalf of the Chinese Embassy, the Bahamian Ministry of Tourism and Baha Mar Ltd respectively, Counsellor Zhai, Permanent Secretary Pratt and Senior Vice President Sands took an official photograph with Ms. Zhuan Ling to welcome her.
Mr. Zhai, Mr. Sands and Ms. Zhuan were interviewed by the press respectively.
Counsellor Zhai thanked the Ministry for holding this Public Relation Exercise. He expressed his warm congratulations to Ms. Zhuan on her wining the contest, hoping she would tell the beautiful scenery and hospitable people of the Bahamas to her relatives, friends and colleagues, and let more Chinese people know about The Bahamas and come here for vacation.
Counsellor Zhai said the Chinese Embassy in The Bahamas is willing to work together with the Bahamian Ministry of Tourism for further development in the tourism cooperation between the two countries. He is fully convinced, with the continuous development of bilateral ties between China and The Bahamas, plus the promotion efforts of the Bahamian Ministry of Tourism, more and more Chinese will choose The Bahamas as their travel destination.