MorePeopleChoosingOverseasDestinationsforTheirHolidays
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMorePeopleChoosingOverseasDestinationsforTheirHolidaysbasedonthestatisticsprovidedinthechartbelow.Pleasegiveabriefdescriptionofthechartfirstandthenmakecommentsonit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
MorePeopleChoosingOverseasDestinationsforTheirHolidays
Fromthechartgivenabove,wecanobservethatthenumberofpeopletravelingabroadexperiencedsomechangesduringthepastseveralyears.From1993to2003,thenumberofChinesepeoplechoosingoverseasdestinationsfortheirholidaysincreasedrapidlyfromlessthan5millionto20million,andthento70millionin2011.
Whatexactlycontributetothisphenomenon?Reasonscanbelistedasfollows:foronething,theauthoritieshaveissuedsomepreferentialpoliciestopromotethedevelopmentoftheoverseastourismindustry,whichencouragesasuddenemergenceoftravelagenciesthatcanprovidecustomerswithconvenientoverseastourismservices.Foranother,withtheimprovementoffinancialstatusandpurchasingpower,aconsiderablenumberofChinesepeoplecanaffordtheonce-deemed-expensivetravelingexpenses.
Byobservingthepasttrends,wemayforecastthatthegrowthtendencywillcontinue.However,itisalsoahighlyvariableindustrywhichisvulnerabletoseasonsandclimates,internationalpoliticalsituation,fluctuationsinexchange.