经济型酒店在中国内地的发展趋势----经济管理类毕业论文外文文献翻译.doc

（外文文献翻译部分） 文献题目： Economy Hotel Development Trends in Mainland China 经济型酒店在中国的发展趋势 姓 名: 学 号: 专 业: 学 院: 指导教师: Economy Hotel Development Trends in Mainland China By Li Chen and Fiona Fang, Jan 15, 2008 Since the first opened in 1997, economy hotels in mainland China have spread far and wide, filling a need for millions of business and leisure patrons seeking a convenient, economical, and increasingly comfortable place to rest. Demand for Economy Hotels in Mainland China China has become an important tourism destination in Asia and the fifth-largest tourism country in the world (measured in number of international tourist arrivals).[1] The inflow of foreign tourists runs beside a strengthening stream of domestic tourists, whose numbers reached nearly 1.4 billion in 2006. Domestic tourism alone generated US$78.19 billion in 2006, nearly 2.5 times the revenue of 2000. Source: China National Tourism Administration A steady rise in the personal income of Chinese workers serves as a resource for leisure travel and the development of China’s tourism industry. Time is the other key resource, and the five-day-per-week work scheme instituted in 1995, followed by a holiday long-vacation scheme in 1999, has given travelers the leisure time to spend their broadening incomes on hotels and attractions. International tourism to China has increased exponentially along with the country’s remarkable economic development, which has become more and more apparent to the eyes of the world. China’s dynamic economy, whose Gross Domestic Product was estimated at $10.21 trillion in 2006,[2] also stimulates more business (hereafter “commercial”) travel. New and improved infrastructure—roads, railways, and airlines—have literally paved the w