The Airport Cities 2016 (ACE 2016) was recently held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Qingdao, a coastal city of east China's Shandong province.

The Airport Cities 2016 (ACE 2016) was recently held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Qingdao, a coastal city of east China's Shandong province.

Organized by Qingdao municipal government, the conference provides a global platform for interactive networking and updating on airport city development trends.

Themed with driving regional growth and economic prosperity, the 15th edition of ACE 2016 attracted about 400 people from over 30 airport operators of more than 20 countries.

Since its establishment in 2002, China has hosted four times respectively in Hong Kong, Beijing, Chengdu and Qingdao.