Tourism during 2008 Beijing Olympic

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Tourism during 2008 Beijing Olympic

The Olympic Games is the most watched sporting event in the world (China 35 . When Beijing was selected as the host country for the 2008 Olympic games , it did not only boost the country 's pride and leadership but it also brought enormous business opportunities and pushed the nations development into the new economy (China 25 . The Olympic spirit created and will continue to create numerous jobs to its citizens and the country will benefit from of the modernization of related sports

br venues and facilities , which have been constructed under international standards . Strategies in maximizing tourism opportunities before , during and after the Games are being develop in Beijing (Higham 55 . The impact is significant to the growth of the city 's tourism industry (China 25 It is expected that tourist will flock the city and arrivals could increase to 20 percent during the year of the Games (China 26 . It is estimated that 2 to 3 percentage points would be added every year in the city 's Gross Domestics Product growth from the infrastructure spending and gain from tourism income (China 26 . Sports venues include 37 stadiums for 28 sporting events are constructed in six different sites in China : Beijing , Shenyang , Qinhuangdao , Tianjin , Qingdao and Shanghai (China 30 . Beijing will host 27 of the sporting events , which will take place in 32 stadiums located in the city (China 30 . The cultural and some of the sports activities will be held at Wukesong Sports Center in Southwest Beijing . The Beijing Country Horse Racetrack , located in the Northern Tourist District will expedite tourism in the suburban area (China 32

Due to the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games , the focus will be on international arrivals , whose dollars will help boost the city 's economy (Donald 46 . Beijing 's infrastructure is constantly being upgraded to provide utmost satisfaction to tourists who will spend their dollars in the city . The 20 billion budget for the Games is the largest amount in the history of Olympics (Barnet n .pag . An estimated 12 billion will be dedicated for improving the country 's environment while the remaining amount will be allocated in improving and building modern facilities and infrastructure . An estimated profit of US 19 million will be pocketed by the host 's economy from the Olympic Games

As compared to other sector , the industry of tourism will benefit more from the Olympic games (Li n .pag . However , arranging tourists accommodations is a major challenge that came along with the opportunity . Development demands upon hotels and other tourism infrastructure are now very demanding in Beijing because of major events that the city host , particularly the 2008 Beijing Olympics . Beijing Olympic Economy Research Association expects an extra 600 ,000 foreign tourist that will spend a domestic visitors that are expected to spend around US 19 .7 billion to US 20 .5 billion during the Games . The city will enjoy a higher revenues that will have a positive impact on...