"It is not only fulfilling the wishes of travellers' but also what the government and tourism industry have been striving for, in terms of making travelling more convenient and making journeys more pleasant to take," Chen Fen, deputy director of Jiangsu Tourism Administration, said at the summit. The interconnectedness of tourism activities, the summit's theme, implies installing a smart "engine" on travelling and serving consumers' needs in smarter ways with the support of the internet, mobile internet, and IoT technologies, Chen said.

Chen also mentioned that Wuxi, one of the National Pilot Cities for Smart Tourism, is active in promoting this concept.