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1、外文原文EconomyHotelDevelopmentTrendsinMainlandChina(ByLiChenandFionaFang,Jan15,2008)DemandforEconomyHotelsinMainlandChinaChinahasbecomeanimportanttourismdestinationinAsiaandthefifth-largesttourismcountryintheworld(measuredinnumberofinternationaltouristarrivals).[1]Th
2、einflowofforeigntouristsrunsbesideastrengtheningstreamofdomestictourists,whosenumbersreachednearly1.4billionin2006.DomestictourismalonegeneratedUS$78.19billionin2006,nearly2.5timestherevenueof2000.Source:ChinaNationalTourismAdministrationAsteadyriseinthepersonalin
3、comeofChineseworkersservesasaresourceforleisuretravelandthedevelopmentofChina’stourismindustry.Timeistheotherkeyresource,andthefive-day-per-weekworkschemeinstitutedin1995,followedbyaholidaylong-vacationschemein1999,hasgiventravelerstheleisuretimetospendtheirbroade
4、ningincomesonhotelsandattractions.InternationaltourismtoChinahasincreasedexponentiallyalongwiththecountry’sremarkableeconomicdevelopment,whichhasbecomemoreandmoreapparent9外文原文totheeyesoftheworld.China’sdynamiceconomy,whoseGrossDomesticProductwasestimatedat$10.21tr
5、illionin2006,[2]alsostimulatesmorebusiness(hereafter“commercial”)travel.Newandimprovedinfrastructure—roads,railways,andairlines—haveliterallypavedthewayfortheincreasedtravelthatthegovernmentandtheeconomyofChinacontinuetomakepossible.AstudyconductedbytheChineseAcad
6、emyofSocialSciences(CASS)TourismResearchCentershowedthat90%ofeconomyhotelguestsaredomestictravelersand10%areinboundtravelers.Thisstudyalsoreportedthatbusinesstravelersarethemajordemandgeneratorsforeconomyhotels,representingroughly65%oftheeconomyhotelmarketin2006.T
7、hemeetingandgroupcontingentcomprised9%ofthetotal,andleisuredemandgeneratedtheremaining26%.Source:2007ChinaEconomyHotelDevelopmentReportbyCASSTourismResearchCenterTheredoublingnumbersofcommercialandleisuretravelersistheprimaryreasonformassiveeconomyhoteldevelopment
8、acrossChina.Theeconomyhotel,asweheredefineitandastheChineseareembracingit,featuresmostofthefundamentalsofitsmoreupscalecompetition:cleanandcomfortablero