Beijing, China, 24 Nov – The Chinese are traveling in ever greater numbers, with 25.6 million having traveled abroad in the first 10 months of the year, an 8% increase year-on-year, a Chinese National Tourism Administration (CNTA) official has said.中國,北京,11月24日-中國國家旅游局官員稱,2005年前10個月,有2560萬中國游客出國旅游,這個數(shù)字是有史以來最多的,同比增長8%.
According to Liu Kehzi 76 countries and regions are currently involved in receiving groups of Chinese tourists.中國國家旅游局國際司司長劉克智稱,中國游客出國旅游的國家達76個。
Foreign trips for Chinese tourists began in 1997 with destinations such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines as well as Hong Kong and Macau.中國游客出國旅游開始于1997年,旅游地也僅限于泰國、新加坡、馬來西亞、菲律賓、以及香港和澳門。
That year 5.2 million Chinese citizens took a trip. 1997年中國公民出國旅游達520萬人次。
Since then the numbers have forged ahead, said Liu Kehzi.自1997年后,出口旅游人數(shù)穩(wěn)步增長。
In 2002 the figure hit 16.6 million and last year it totaled 28.85 million. 2002年,達1660萬人次,去年達2885萬人次。
A significant detail, according to Liu Kehzi is that the number of Chinese citizens traveling abroad on state business has become less significant every year.劉克智說,有一個細節(jié)很重要,中國公司因公出國旅行的比例每年都在減少。
According to figures form the World Tourism Organization, Chinese citizens that traveled abroad in 2002 spent over USD 15 billion, an annual increase of 11%, placing China in seventh place in the world ranking.世界旅游組織的數(shù)字表明,2002年,出國旅游的中國公民花費150億美元,年增長11%,世界排名第7.
According to Liu Kehzi 76 countries and regions are currently involved in receiving groups of Chinese tourists.中國國家旅游局國際司司長劉克智稱,中國游客出國旅游的國家達76個。
Foreign trips for Chinese tourists began in 1997 with destinations such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines as well as Hong Kong and Macau.中國游客出國旅游開始于1997年,旅游地也僅限于泰國、新加坡、馬來西亞、菲律賓、以及香港和澳門。
That year 5.2 million Chinese citizens took a trip. 1997年中國公民出國旅游達520萬人次。
Since then the numbers have forged ahead, said Liu Kehzi.自1997年后,出口旅游人數(shù)穩(wěn)步增長。
In 2002 the figure hit 16.6 million and last year it totaled 28.85 million. 2002年,達1660萬人次,去年達2885萬人次。
A significant detail, according to Liu Kehzi is that the number of Chinese citizens traveling abroad on state business has become less significant every year.劉克智說,有一個細節(jié)很重要,中國公司因公出國旅行的比例每年都在減少。
According to figures form the World Tourism Organization, Chinese citizens that traveled abroad in 2002 spent over USD 15 billion, an annual increase of 11%, placing China in seventh place in the world ranking.世界旅游組織的數(shù)字表明,2002年,出國旅游的中國公民花費150億美元,年增長11%,世界排名第7.