The establishment background of foreign-related tourism

With the rapid internationalization of transportation, communications and other industries and the increase in social leisure time, traveling has become an important lifestyle for people in the 21st century. According to statistics from the World Tourism Organization, tourism has surpassed traditional export industries such as petroleum, automobiles, and mechanical and electrical products to become the largest "export industry" in the world. Even in 2003, due to the impact of the Iraq war and the SARS epidemic, coupled with rampant terrorist activities, and the relatively sluggish world economic situation, the world's total international tourism revenue in 2003 was US$514 billion, an increase from 2002 $40 billion. It can be seen that the number of global inbound tourists continues to grow, and the number and market of outbound tourists are expanding rapidly. Tourism has become the "sunrise" industry in the world economy that develops the fastest, earns the most foreign exchange, drives the widest range, and is the most open.

From 1994 to 2003, China made nearly 100 million outbound trips. Among them, in 2003, the total number of outbound tourists reached 20.22 million. China has ranked among the top ten in global outbound tourism consumption and has become the fastest growing emerging tourist source exporting country in the world. According to the prediction of the World Tourism Organization: by 2020, China will become the fourth largest tourist exporting country and the largest tourist reception country in the world, receiving 137 million inbound tourists, and the total tourism revenue will be equivalent to 10% of the national GDP. 8%. The Party Central Committee and the State Council fully affirmed the great achievements of my country's tourism industry and proposed the goal of building my country into a world tourism power by 2020.

With the further expansion of the tourism market, there is a shortage of talents who understand foreign languages ????and are familiar with business. Under such background conditions, the foreign-related tourism major offered by our department can complement the tourism talent market. This is not only a basic requirement for international tourism, but also an urgent need for my country’s economic and social development.