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Tourism of The Czech Republic——Class 4：Abby, Moreen, SnowThe Czech Republic, a country with an area of 78,864 square kilometers and the population of 10,509,000, is regarded as a modern and dynamic travel destination for its rich history and unique natural beauty. What’s more, its tourism contributes a substantial income to the Czech economy. In 2001, the total earnings from tourism reached 118 billion CZK, making up 5.5% of GNP and 9% of overall export earnings. The tourism industry employs more than 110,000 people – over 1% of the population. In 2011, Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, became the sixth most visited city in Europe. What’s worth to say is that its tourism receipts rose to $8,004.7 million dollars in 2013.Special tourisms At the very beginning, Czech tourism started with its cultural heritages and unique natural beauty, but in recent years its tourism becomes more modern, healthy, technological and ecological. Medicine tourism is a representative for modern tourism in the Czech Republic. More and more patients and visitors from all over the world are attracted there for its high standard healthcare facilities, certified hospitals and clinics, highly trained staffs and quality care at all level. People go there to look for the better health care in many aspects, such as cardiology, bariatric, plastic surgery, eye surgery, reproductive medicine. They can put themselves in the hands of top Czech doctors with absolute trust. This encourages the Czech Republic to put more attention to develop medicine tourism.At the meanwhile, the Czech Republic also aims to develop international meeting tourism. Its rich tourism resources likeperfectly preserved beautiful buildings of Prague, beer spas, delicious local foods, have attractedmany international organizations to hold meeting there. There are not only a number of beautiful attractionsin the Czech Republic,but also anadvanced environment, which make meetingparticipants feel comfortable, safe and happy.