The hospitality and tourism industry in China : new growth, trends, and developments

"This new volume, The Hospitality and Tourism Industry in China: New Growth, Trends, and Developments, is an insightful look into the great changes in the hospitality and tourism industry in China in recent years. The steady growth of the GDP in China, the increasing middle-income population, life style changes of the Chinese people, and fast infrastructure development (speed trains, airports, highways, and seaports, linking many mega cities, mid-level cities, and townships) have all had a significant effect on the Chinese hospitality industry, which is booming in China. The volume looks at the value drivers that have impacted hotels, restaurants, meetings and conventions, cruise line industries, tourist attractions, and destination developments. With much more money in their pockets, the Chinese are spending more than 60% of their disposable income on food and travel. International food and hotel chains have responded by increasing their presence in China, and in turn, new domestic restaurant and hotel chains have sprung up to compete for the business"--