
The international trade fair will run from April 15 – May 6, 2025, but the deadline for registration at NESS TRAVEL is March 25
NESS TRAVEL is offering interested economic operators three different packages of 2.5 million FCFA, 3.5 million FCFA, and 5 million francs CFA
The annual international trade fair in Guangzhou China known as THE CANTON FAIR GUANGZHOU will this year run from April 15 – May 7, 2025, and NESS TRAVEL has once more mobilized to assist economic operators including startups, that want to attend the international fair where there are always lots of business opportunities.
In this light, a team from NESS TRAVEL, which included the General Manager of the enterprise, NESTOR NDENI, granted a press conference at Geneva Hotel in Douala on March 13, 2025, to explain the nature of the assistance that the enterprise is offering interested economic operators, that want to attend the annual international trade fair, THE CANTON FAIR GUANGZHOU. Interestingly enough, participants at the press conference were of more actors in the economic sector, interested to know more about the international trade fair in China, as well as in what ways NESS TRAVEL assist economic operators going for the fair.
Speaking at the press conference, the General Manager of NESS TRAVEL and some of his collaborators explained that though there are a number of trade fairs in China each year, they opted for THE CANTON FAIR GUNAGZHOU, because it is an international trade fair that can be beneficial to economic operators from Cameroon in different domains, who do attend. “China has a lot to give us”, they asserted. The stated that the international trade fair is attended by producers, investors, suppliers, consumers among others, from across the world.
Three Categories of Packages Offered By NESS TRAVEL
The management of NESS TRAVEL explained that they are three categories of packages that the enterprise offers to economic operators in Cameroon, interested in attending THE CANTON FAIR GUANGZHOU in China. There are packages for 2.5 million FCFA, 3.5 million FCFA and 5 million FCFA. The division into three packages in meant to take care of different categories of economic operators with their different means, including startups.
It was explained that NESS TRAVEL assists the economic operators to follow up their visa, arrange for their flights to China and back, handle their lodging in China, handles the payment of their tickets to attend the trade fair, provide transportation means in China, provide free SIM and unlimited access to internet so as to enable the economic operators to be able to maintain communication with their families, enterprises, or friends back in Cameroon, as well as arrange for meetings with potential business partners, among other facilities.
Deadline For Registration Is March 25
Meanwhile NESS TRAVEL has set March 25, 2025, as the deadline for economic operators who want to attend THE CANTON FAIR GUANGZHOU in China, to register with the enterprise. As the top management personnel of the enterprise explained at the press conference, the deadline of March 25 for registration of interested economic operators, is to enable the enterprise have time to follow up visa, arrange for flights, arranged for lodgings in China, and so on. In response to a question on the duration of the visa, the management of NESS TRAVEL stated that the visa usually given by the Chinese Embassy for the trade fair or business trip is one month. The management in response to another question, disclosed that somebody who wants to take money to China to buy goods at the trade fair or elsewhere, can pay the money at the NESS TRAVEL office in Douala, and collect it at the office in China in the local currency there.
It should be noted that NESS TRAVEL is an old enterprise that is specialized in the handling of cargoes by air and maritime transport. So the enterprise is present on the ground in some countries like China. In fact it was just some five years ago, that the enterprise added this other aspect of facilitating things for economic operators in Cameroon who want to attend THE CANTON FAIR GUANGZHOU in China. So for those economic operators from Cameroon going for the trade fair who will buy goods in China. NESS Travel will also be available to arrange for the transportation of the goods to Cameroon, if they so wish.
The Giving Of Tips Is Considered Corruption In China
Meanwhile the management of NESS TRAVEL also explained that before the economic operators in Cameroon leave the country to attend the international trade fair in China, the enterprise always sensitize them on the dos and don’ts in China. The management for example explained that there are certain things that are accepted in Cameroon but which in China are not accepted. For example in Cameroon it is normal for somebody to give a tip to a worker in a restaurant or in snack, or to a driver and so on, as appreciation for his good service. But the management of NESS TRAVEL disclosed that in China a tip is considered as corruption< Thus so somebody from Cameroon might think that he is doing something good by giving a tip to a worker at the hotel for example, I but instead runs into trouble on accusation of corruption.
BELOW ARE THE THREE DIFFERENT PACKAGES THAT NESS TRAVEL IS OFFERING TO ECONOMIC OPERATORS WHO WANT TO TRAVEL TO CHINA FOR THE CANTON FAIR GUANGZHOU:
“‘DECOUVERTE” (2,500,000 FCFA)
- Air ticket (Economic class – to China and back)
- Assistance to obtain visa
- Lodging (standard)
- Breakfast
- Insurance for the journey
- Participation fee
- Free SIM card and VNP (for use while in China
“BUSINESS STARTER” (3,500,000 FCFA)
- Air ticket (Business class – to China and back)
- Visa (Takes complete charge)
- Lodging (Lodged in a luxurious room (and from where you can also have a good view of the town).
- Breakfast including buffet
- Insurance (Complete coverage)
- Participation fee at trade fair’
- VIP access to the Canton Fair in Guangzhou
- SIM Card and VPN (unlimited access to internet)
- ‘Transfert aeroport’ (Aller – retour en vehicule de luxe’)
- Professional guide to facilitate movements in China
“BUSINESS PRO” (VIP) 5,000,000 FCFA
- Air ticket (Economic class to China and back)
- Lodged in a 5 star hotel (with an individual room), with breakfast and dinner included
- Assistance and visa (takes complete charge)
- 3 rendezvous arranged with Chinese suppliers
- Exclusive access to events and to VIP salons at The Canton Fair.
- Professional translator at your disposal for five days.
- A private vehicle and driver for 5 days
- Insurance for the trip (Complete coverage)
- Free SIM Card and VPN (Unlimited internet)
- ‘Transfert aeroport’ (‘Aller –retour en vehicule de luxe’)
THE CONTACT OF NESS TRAVEL IN DOUALA IS: (237) 656 34 48 03
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