On December 10th, 2018 Tourism Group Development Forum took place in Beijing. Luo Shugang, minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech.

Luo Shugang said, under the background of the integrated development of culture and tourism, the constriction of tourism market entity should stick to the dream of prospering country with industry and be consistent with national strategy for tourism development; we are supposed to insist on the ethos of serving people and give first priority to tourists’ scarification and quality fulfillment; we should put innovation into an important position so as to continuously improve market vitality and development quality of industry; we are expected to pursue the people-oriented philosophy and take community’s engagement and staff as the first momentum for company’s growth; we need to follow the Party’s leadership for tourism and consciously shoulder the time mission of integrated development of culture and tourism by virtue of the support from the Party committee and governments of different levels.
Luo pointed out that a strong tourism is supported by tourism enterprises featuring many types, large scale and high growth rate. By the end of 2017, there are 27.9 thousand travel agencies and 30 thousand scenic spots. The total trade volume of Top 20 tourism groups hits 1, 530 trillion yuan. With the growing demand for study-based travel, scientific and technological tour, leisure sightseeing, endowment travel and Customized tour, government’s input in culture and tourism public services are on the increase; Cultural facilities, including museums, public libraries and cultural centers, are increasingly available for free; the tourism transportation have been improved; the tourism environment are optimized; its innovation and development are unprecedentedly related with economic and social development. Tourism enterprises will be free to pursue a great cause with a bright future. 
As an annual brand conference in tourism, Tourism Group Development Forum has seen ten-year development. With the purpose of focusing on popular issues, leading the general direction and building strong tourism groups, this forum issued 2018 Development Report of China’s Tourism Group and released the list of Top 20 tourism groups. 
Before the forum, a symposium covering tourism development against the backdrop of the integration of culture and tourism took place between Luo Shugang and some entrepreneurs.
During the forum, Du Jiang, board member and general manager of China National Travel Service Group Corporation Limited, delivered a keynote speech named as the strategy for tourism group’s development in the era of the integration of culture and tourism. Attending the forum are representatives and leaders from domestic tourism groups and companies, as well as officials from the departments and institutions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with a total number of more than 500 people.