Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider, has entered a 2-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tapatrip Pte. Ltd to promote Mongolia as a tourism destination.
The MOU was signed by Trip.com Group's Managing Director and Vice President (International Markets) Boon Sian Chai and Tapatrip founder and chairman Batmunkh Unubukh, and witnessed by Mr Dolgion Erdenebaatar, Advisor to Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, the latter currently on a working visit to Singapore.
Under this partnership, both parties will jointly drive destination and product awareness through various marketing and media activities across the global markets and will also collaborate on various capacity building and knowledge sharing initiatives.
"We are pleased to sign the MOU with Tapatrip, which is testament to the excellent relationships we have with our partners and stakeholders,” said Mr Boon Sian Chai. “We will leverage our strengths and resources to promote Mongolia as a tourism destination to the international community through targeted campaigns."
"In addition, we will also collaborate with our partners in Mongolia to further develop the tourism sector, including the sharing of knowledge and best practices.”
This joint agreement follow the Mongolian government’s announcement of 2023 and 2024 being a year to visit Mongolia. “Therefore, we are cooperating with Trip.com with the mission to bring one million tourists to Mongolia,” said Mr Dolgion Erdenebaatar.
“With the recovery of Mongolian travel industry and the return of city breaks, our partnership comes at a perfect time for travelers to take advantage of the new partnership to explore Mongolia."