Hundreds of cultural and tourism industry players, as well as travelers from around the world, gathered at the Global Traveler (Tianjin) Conference in the municipality on Friday.

The event was hosted by the Trip.com Group and TripAdvisor and sought to boost the country's culture and tourism industries, and help Tianjin become an international designation.

The conference featured in-depth discussions and promotions of inbound tourism, while driving the coordinated development of the cultural tourism, exhibition, and business sectors, according to Zhang Ling, vice-mayor of Tianjin.