The FINANCIAL — According to The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, An online poll of 1,000 netizens showed that Olympic host city Beijing is the country's top destination for sightseeing after the Games.
August is traditionally a prime month for traveling, but the attraction of the Olympic Games made would-be tourists opt to stay home to enjoy the events on TV, the poll suggests. As many as 90 percent of respondents indicated that they had made plans for vacationing after the Olympic Games conclude.
Beijing won the hearts of up to 60 percent of the respondents, and co-host cities Hong Kong (which staged Equestrian events) and Qingdao (headquarters for Sailing events) attracted almost 40 percent of those polled.
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