There are still plenty of hotel rooms available for the Beijing Olympics.
Director of Beijing’s Tourism Bureau Zhang Huiguang says the crunch that was predicted doesn’t seem to be happening.
About 500,000 foreigners were expected for the games, she said, a figure Beijing officials have long been predicting.
She said Beijing’s five-star hotels are booked at 77 percent of capacity during the Aug. 8-24 Olympic Games, and the four-star hotel rate is 44 percent. And it’s even lower for three- and two-stars.
One reason could be China’s crackdown on visa procedures, targeting students and others on short-term stays who might be activists intent on protesting during the Olympics. Another could be airline fees and the cost of fuel at home.
The Associated Press
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