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　　Overseas study tours attract younger students: report

　　暑假怎么过?不如来一场海外游学之旅吧!

　　Chinese travel website Tuniu Corp said its overseas study tours have become popular among increasingly younger customers eager to experience Western culture.

　　中国旅游网站途牛公司表示称，该公司的海外游学之旅越来越受到年轻客户的欢迎——他们都非常渴望体验西方文化。

　　Statistics from the website showed teenagers are the main participants in these tours, with 49 percent in middle school and 24 percent in high school. Even elementary students have started joining the trips, accounting for 11 percent. Some parents also brought their pre-school children to participate in overseas summer camps and study tours.

　　据该网站的统计数据显示，青少年是海外游学之旅的主要参与者，其中49%是初中生、24%是高中生。甚至小学生也在海外游学人数占有不小比例，大约11%。一些家长甚至还带着他们的学龄前孩子参加海外夏令营和游学之旅。

　　Families with an annual income of 200,000 yuan ($29,400) are most interested in sending their children abroad during the summer holiday, while those with lower incomes also plan to spend on the study tours, it showed.

　　数据显示，年收入20万人民币(约合2.94万美元)的家庭最想在暑假时把孩子送往国外，而收入较少一些的家庭同样计划在游学上砸钱。

　　Some white-collar workers, about 7 percent, also chose tours that combined travel with studying.

　　一些白领(约7%)同样选择将旅游和学习结合在一起的游学之旅。

　　Among the tourists, 65 percent said they want to broaden their vision and increase knowledge, while 58 percent said they hope to boost their language competency and 52 percent aim to experience Western culture.

　　在游客中，65%的人表示自己想开阔视野、增长见识，58%的人表示希望提高自己的语言能力，而52%的人的目标则是体验西方文化。

　　The top elements affecting destination choices were culture, university reputation, weather, visa policies and safety. The United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia were the top five countries for these trips. Canada, Japan and Singapore are also expected to see more study tourists in future.

　　影响人们旅游目的地选择的最主要因素是文化、大学声誉、天气、签证政策和安全等等。美国、英国、德国、法国和澳大利亚是游学之旅最热门的5个国家。而将来加拿大、日本和新加坡也将迎来更多游学者。

　　Most tourists (45 percent) choose a 2 to 4-week trip, and 30 percent take a 1 to 2-week trip. About 70 percent made their trips during school summer holidays, mainly to the U.S. and U.K, while the rest travelled in January during the winter holiday, mainly to counties in the southern hemisphere.

　　大多数游客(约45%)选择2到4周的旅程，而30%的人选择了1到2周时长。约70%的人选择在暑假时去游学，目的地主要是在英国和美国;而其余的人一般选择在一月份寒假时去游学，主要前往南半球国家。

　　It also found that 47 percent of parents could afford spending an average of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan on overseas study trips while 37 percent chose trips that cost less than 20,000 yuan.

　　调查还发现，47%的父母负担得起平均2万到3万的游学之旅，而37%的人则选择了2万元以下的旅程。

　　Popular choices on the website include a 14-day trip to the east and west coasts of the United States plus a visit to famed universities, a 15-day study trip to San Diego, California, and a 16-day study trip to Canada.

　　该网站上的热门选择包括为期14天的美国东西海岸之旅+名校参观，为期15天的圣迭戈、加州之旅，以及为期16天的加拿大游学之旅。

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