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Beijing hotel occupancy up slightly during first Olympic days

Hotel occupancy in the Olympic host city Beijing was up slightly since the Game's Aug. 8 opening, the Beijing Times reported on Friday. Beijing Statistics Bureau (BSB) figures revealed the city's star-rated hotels received about 78,000 guests on... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Aug 15 2008

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