Thursday, October 25, 2007

Marriott Expects China Tourism to Overtake U.S., Ming Pao Says

2007-10-21 21:47 (New York)

By Chia-Peck Wong

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Marriott International Inc., the world's biggest hotel operator, sees China overtaking the U.S. as the most-visited country by 2020, Ming Pao reported today, citing an interview with Managing Director Ed Fuller.

Fuller said he is ``very optimistic'' about the prospects of tourism growth in China even after the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Shanghai World Exposition, the Hong Kong-based, Chinese-language newspaper reported.

--Editor: Longid (jhf)

To contact the reporter on this story: Chia-Peck Wong in Hong Kong at +852-2977-6532 or cpwong@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Tom Kohn at +852-2977-6610 or tkohn@bloomberg.net

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