English 中文网 漫画网 爱新闻iNews 翻译论坛
中国网站品牌栏目(频道)
当前位置: Language Tips > 每日播报

China's new wealthy head off to see world

[ 2011-01-11 13:20]     字号 [] [] []  
免费订阅30天China Daily双语新闻手机报:移动用户编辑短信CD至106580009009

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手

More than 57 million Chinese tourists are expected to travel abroad in 2011, spending a staggering $55 billion, the China Tourism Academy, a think tank to the tourism authorities, said in a report released on Monday.

According to the annual report, the Blue Book of China's Tourism Economy (2010-2011), the travel boom will send 3 million more Chinese travelers abroad in 2011 than last year, with a larger amount of outbound tourist spending.

"China remains Asia's largest source of outbound tourists as the number of outbound travelers continues to soar," said Dai Bin, head of the academy.

The flourishing outbound tourism market is sending the wealth of China's well-heeled tourists beyond the country's borders.

The report said it is estimated that last year income from 132 million inbound tourists in China reached $46 billion, while the 54 million Chinese outbound travelers spent $48 billion abroad.

"There was definitely a deficit in tourism service trade in 2010," Dai said.

As well as the increasing number of outbound tourists, Dai attributes the deficit to the Chinese outbound tourists' huge power as consumers.

According to Dai, inbound tourism, which was developed after China opened up to the world in late 1970s, resembles a "middle-aged man" compared with the country's outbound tourism market that resembles a "young man" full of vigor.

Li Meng, deputy manager of the outbound tourism department of China International Travel Service, told China Daily that in 2010 the agency's outbound tourism business almost doubled in terms of the number of tourists and the amount of revenue and profit.

Although sales for tour packages during the Spring Festival are not yet drawing to an end, Li estimated that the numbers of outbound tours will increase 20 percent year-on-year, which is "a propitious omen" for the agency's annual business.

Shi Xiaojuan, assistant general manager of the Beijing office of the China Travel Service, told China Daily that tour packages during the Spring Festival accounted for almost one-third of the agency's annual outbound business.

According to Dai, China's fast-emerging middle class, improving transport links, combined with fewer travel problems and more favorable policies have all contributed to the boom in outbound as well as domestic tourism markets.

He said China will implement a "national tourism plan" in the next five years to accelerate the development of the industry.

Questions:

1. How many Chinese tourists are estimated to go abroad in 2011?

2. How much will they spend?

3. What is the estimated year-on-year increase for these numbers?

Answers:

1. 57 million.

2. 55 Billion.

3. 20 percent.

去听写专区一展身手

(中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑)

China's new wealthy head off to see world

China's new wealthy head off to see world

Todd Balazovic is a reporter for the Metro Section of China Daily. Born in Mineapolis Minnesota in the US, he graduated from Central Michigan University and has worked for the China Daily for one year.

 
中国日报网英语点津版权说明:凡注明来源为“中国日报网英语点津:XXX(署名)”的原创作品,除与中国日报网签署英语点津内容授权协议的网站外,其他任何网站或单位未经允许不得非法盗链、转载和使用,违者必究。如需使用,请与010-84883631联系;凡本网注明“来源:XXX(非英语点津)”的作品,均转载自其它媒体,目的在于传播更多信息,其他媒体如需转载,请与稿件来源方联系,如产生任何问题与本网无关;本网所发布的歌曲、电影片段,版权归原作者所有,仅供学习与研究,如果侵权,请提供版权证明,以便尽快删除。
 

关注和订阅

人气排行

翻译服务

中国日报网翻译工作室

我们提供:媒体、文化、财经法律等专业领域的中英互译服务
电话:010-84883468
邮件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn