Golden Week holiday spurs car-rental frenzy
<p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Flash">Flash</span> <span word="Player">Player</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fledgling">fledgling</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="than">than</span>-<span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span>.</p><p><span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="outstripping">outstripping</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="Rental">Rental</span> <span word="Holdings">Holdings</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>1, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> 35,000-<span word="car">car</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Jianfeng">Jianfeng</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brisk">brisk</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancelation">cancelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="waived">waived</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> - <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="Tomb">Tomb</span> <span word="Sweeping">Sweeping</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 236 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="licensed">licensed</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.58 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 7 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p>
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