Qing CHEN, a native of China with over ten years of experience in Germany, is a well known figure in the development of China’s online travel industry. Mr. Chen manages Dragon Trail’s Shanghai office, and leads the development of critical travel trade relations in China to further help our international clients connect with Chinese consumers.Mr. Chen joins Dragon Trail directly from his previous post as Managing Director for Care Insurance China, which is owned by the second oldest health insurance provider in Germany, HanseMerkur. He established the company in the Chinese market, and developed its Chinese online presence. Previously, Mr. Chen was the Country Manager China for Hotelzon, where he established the company’s Chinese online presence and market strategy, developed a 24/7 toll-free call center, and generated 15% sales growth for the company. Hotelzon offers online hotel booking solutions and hotel distribution technology to business travelers, hotels and travel professionals.In 2002, Mr. Chen was in charge of operations of one of the earliest online travel distribution companies in China, 4Oceans, which was later acquired by Blackstone. 4Oceans connected global hotels via its booking platform to over 6,000 travel agents in China. Before joining 4Oceans, Mr. Chen established the Chinese presence for the leading online hotel booking portal, HRS (Hotel Reservation Service), first as a Product Manager in Cologne, Germany, and later as Chief Representative Asia in Shanghai.With deep roots in the China outbound travel market, Mr. Chen started his career as a tour guide and translator for Chinese tour operator, CITS. Fluent in Chinese, German, and English, Mr. Chen was educated at the Foreign Studies University of Tianjin, China with a Bachelor in German Language and Literature, and holds a Master's degree in German as Foreign Language with focus on Intercultural Communications from Germany’s prestigious Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich.