China to Become Top Travel

Destination by 2030
November 22, 2018
6 Intermediate Asia

Exercise 1

Vocabulary
overtake /ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/
Verb to become more successful, important, etc. than
someone or something else

The brown horse overtook the others and won.

We are hoping that we will overtake the
competition by the end of the year.
It is clear that Toy Magic will overtake Fun Town in
total revenues this year.
Brazil has overtaken Germany in the FIFA world
rankings.
Our favorite baseball team has been overtaken in
the rankings by two other teams.

middle class /ˌmɪdl ˈklæs/

Noun a group within society whose members are neither very
rich nor very poor

His campaign promises appealed to the middle

class.
originate /əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪt/
Verb to come from a particular place, time, situation, etc.

Karate originated in Japan.

host /hoʊst/ .
Verb
Sydney hosted the Olympic Games in 2000.
 My wife likes to host dinner parties at our home.

A group of students have gathered to host the

event as a tribute to the late English professor.
Honolulu will be hosting the international
conference next September.
Many different cities are competing to host the
next Olympics.
She is hosting a party this Wednesday.
The actress was asked to host the award show.

concern /kənˈsərn/ something that one is worried about

Noun
Global warming is a growing concern.
His face is filled with concern.
The United States has expressed concern at North
Korea's nuclear plans.
Our main concern is that the lack of rain will affect
our crops.

Exercise 2

Article
China to Become Top Travel Destination by 2030

China is likely to overtake France as the world's number one tourist

destination by 2030 thanks to increased travel in the Asia-Pacific
region, according to research group Euromonitor International.

Euromonitor says there will be 1.4 billion international trips made in

2018, up 5 percent from last year. By 2030, this number is expected
to rise by another billion.

Much of this growth is happening in the Asia-Pacific region, where the

number of trips taken is expected to increase by 10 percent this year.
Many countries in the region have fast-developing economies as well
as growing middle classes that want to spend more on travel.

Euromonitor's travel expert, Wouter Geerts, said that tourism in Asia

is growing because changes to visa rules have made travel easier. The
report noted that 80 percent of arrivals in the region originated in
Asia.

With Tokyo hosting the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and Beijing the
2022 winter games, Geerts said sporting events will further increase
tourism in the Asia-Pacific region.

"Tourism is a key [part] of the Chinese economy," he said, adding that

a lot of money has gone into this industry.

Other countries expected to see an increase in tourism include Egypt,

Tunisia and Turkey, which have seen major drops in tourist numbers
over the past few years because of security concerns.

The number of Chinese tourists is also growing quickly. In 2000,

Chinese citizens took around 10 million international trips. Last year,
that number was up to 145 million, according to the China Outbound
Tourism Research Institute.

Exercise 3

Questions
1. How many trips are expected to be made in 2018, according to
Euromonitor International?

2. Why is tourism in the Asia-Pacific region on the rise, according to

Wouter Geerts?

3. Why have countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey seen a decrease in
tourist numbers recently?
Exercise 4

Discussion
1. Do you find it surprising that China may become the top travel
destination by 2030? Why? Why not?

2. Have you been to China? If so, what parts did you visit? If not, would
you like to?

3. Why do you think France is currently the world's number one tourist
destination?

4. Has your country seen an increase in tourism in recent years? Why do

you think that is?

5. Would you rather visit Egypt, Tunisia, or Turkey? Why?

Exercise 5

Further Discussion
1. Have you been to many countries? If so, which did you enjoy the
most? If not, do you plan to?

2. What would you say are the top tourist destinations for people from
your country? Please explain your answer.

3. What do you imagine are the main reasons foreigners visit your
country? Please explain your answer.

4. Would you rather attend Tokyo Summer Olympics or Beijing Winter

Olympics? Why?

5. The best education I have ever received was through travel. - Lisa
Ling. What do you make of this statement?