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People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serous problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

Erosion of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it had become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland.Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.

With the increase in the number of tourists to resort areas, the demand for accommodation was on the rise, especially in peak seasons. Increasingly, people found it difficult to make reservations from year to year obtain space in a popular hotel at a certain time of the year. In order to be guaranteed space, guests began prepaying for rooms for a specified time of the year ahead to ensure they would obtain the space they wanted all the hotel of their choice. As the concept of repayment of hotel room grew, organizations were established to handle the coordination of this between the guests and the hotels.

Along with the numerous opportunities, however, China will continue to encounter strong challenges. China’s tourist industry is not as effective as it could be in the face of powerful international competition. Asia as a whole sees Europe and North America as its main toruist-generating markets. All of the tourist destinations in the region vie with each other for the same markets with similar products. Although China had many advantages in its diversity of tourist resources, these may not be brought into full play due to inadequate facilities, tight transportation, inflexible business operations, ineffective promotion, and undesirable service. Other Asian countries and areas are more competitive in this region owing to their successful economies, well-developed tourism infrastructure, quick access to information, flexible business operations, wide international connections, and effective promotion with the help of powerful regional tourist associations.

通货膨胀率

烹饪艺术

视觉污染

人口稠密的城市

保险范围

蓬勃发展的旅游业

口碑

住宿和其他辅助设施