|
When reminiscing of her travels, Wang Yuanwang thinks back fondlyto a 10-day kayaking trip she took in Russia with severalclassmates when she studied there in 2004. "We fished, picked mushrooms and wild fruit to feed ourselves. Aswe paddled we had a great view of the northern European landscape,"said Wang, now a stewardess for Hong Kong Airlines. "At night, we'dmake camp on one of the many thousands of islands in the area,light a bonfire and watch meteors streak across the sky. The 10-daytrip was like living in a fairy tale," she said. It's safe to say that Wang has the "travel bug." Since 1997, shehas set foot in 12 countries, including the United States, NorthKorea, Singapore, Japan and England. She is just a small drop inthe torrent of outbound Chinese tourists, who made 70.25 milliontrips abroad in 2011, a 22.4-percent year-on-year increase from2010, according to the Annual Report of China Outbound TourismDevelopment 2012 compiled by the China Tourism Academy. "China has witnessed a surge in outbound travel," said Shao Qiwei,Chairman of China National Tourism Administration. In 2012, China's overseas tourism will have more opportunities asthe year marks China-Russia Tourism Year, the 40th anniversary forthe normalization of diplomatic relationship between China andJapan and 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomaticrelations between China and South Korea. China is anticipated tobecome the world's fourth biggest source of outbound travelers by2015, said Shao. In 2001, when China gained admission to the WTO, the number ofoutbound tourists was only 12.13 million and only 17 countries andregions granted tourist visas to Chinese nationals. With mainlandoutbound tourists surging to 70.25 million and 140 countries andregions that agree to grant tourist visas to Chinese nationals in2011, the country has become the largest outbound tourism source inAsia and the fastest developing outbound travel market in theworld. In Shanghai, at least 64,344 people traveled abroad during theSpring Festival rush from January 15 to 28 this year, up 11.59percent year on year, according to the city's tourism bureau. While traditional destinations, such as Japan, South Korea, HongKong, Macao, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Europeancountries remained popular this year, new destinations includingSri Lanka, Hawaii, New Zealand and Maldives are also drawingChinese crowds. Behind the prosperity Several factors have contributed to the outbound travel boom,including China's surging economy, the relaxation of visaapplication procedures, the new concept for travel, increasingsupport from the Chinese Government, and the appreciation of theChinese currency. Most importantly, more Chinese chose to spend their spare timetraveling abroad because they have more money in hand. "When the per-capita GDP in a country ranges from $3,000 to $5,000,the country will enter a phase of leap-forward development inexpenditures on casual activities," said Mao Peiqi, a professor atRenmin University of China. "The per-capita GDP in China hassurpassed $4,000, making traveling a more important component forpeople's daily life. With more money and 115 days off each year,more Chinese people are bound to go abroad to see the outsideworld.". I am an expert from roll-formingmachinery.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Beam Welding Line , Wind Tower Production Line, H Beam Welding,and more.
Related Articles -
Beam Welding Line, Wind Tower Production Line,
|
