英语新闻视频 Hot booking for golden week tours

 

The week-long National Day holiday starts on October 1.
Now is the time to sign up for package tours. But with fewer flights available this year, top destinations such as Xinjiang and Yunnan may already be sold out.
Every National Day golden¹ week brings out huge numbers of tourists.
With two weeks to go, they've already started signing up for popular destinations such as Xinjiang, Yunnan and Hainan.
Zhang Lingjie, China Travel Agency², said "People who want to go to the popular places should book their trips early. Flights at Beijing International Airport are down 20% due³ to its expansion⁴ project, and this has driven prices up."
Hotel rooms and entry tickets also cost more. Tour packages are up about 20 percent over last year.
In Beijing's outbound tourism market, tour bookings for Europe and Australia have closed. Trips to east and southeast Asian countries have only a few spaces left.
Zhao Yuping, China Travel Agency, said "Registration⁵ for trips to Asian countries will end next Tuesday, except tours to Japan, which will end this week."
Fewer flights and higher ticket prices have also hit the outbound market. Travellers⁶ going to southeast Asia will have to pay five to fifteen hundren yuan more than last year.

1 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

2 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

3 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。

4 expansion   

n.扩张，扩充；扩大；扩充物；扩展部

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion.这个计划将促进工业的扩展。

5 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

6 travellers   

n.旅行者( traveller的名词复数 )；旅游者；旅客；游客

参考例句：

• The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers. 异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The travellers looked weather-beaten, there was little spit and polish. 旅客们满面风尘，仪容不整。 来自《简明英汉词典》