2014年，中國(guó)出境游的規(guī)模已達(dá)1.09億人次。

盡管擔(dān)心中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)下滑，但房屋租賃服務(wù)公司Airbnb還是可能押注中國(guó)，希望借助中國(guó)市場(chǎng)實(shí)現(xiàn)首次盈利。

據(jù)《金融時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道，Airbnb統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，在2015年夏天之前一年內(nèi)，通過(guò)Airbnb實(shí)現(xiàn)出境游的中國(guó)客戶增加了700%，根據(jù)這一關(guān)鍵指標(biāo)，中國(guó)已成為Airbnb增長(zhǎng)最快的市場(chǎng)。此外，在Airbnb最新獲得的15億美元融資中，就有一家來(lái)自北京的公司參與了投資，并且Airbnb一直在與中國(guó)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資公司合作，推動(dòng)在中國(guó)市場(chǎng)的業(yè)務(wù)。

為什么中國(guó)對(duì)其如此重要？Airbnb引用世界旅游組織的數(shù)據(jù)表示，2014年，中國(guó)出境游的游客人數(shù)達(dá)到1.09億人次，自2012年以來(lái)，中國(guó)一直是旅游支出最多的國(guó)家。

但這種策略也面臨一定的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。中國(guó)政府傾向于保護(hù)本土公司，尤其是科技領(lǐng)域的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。不過(guò)，叫車服務(wù)初創(chuàng)公司Uber在中國(guó)一直面臨著法律障礙和本土競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的問(wèn)題。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者: 劉進(jìn)龍/汪皓

Chinese travelers took 109 million trips in 2014.

Despite worries of an economic slowdown in China, home-rental service Airbnb may be placing a big bet on the nation with hopes that it could help the startup turn its first profit.

A Financial Times report points to a stat that Airbnb shared over the summer: Outbound travel from Chinese guests through Airbnb grew 700% over the course of a year, making it the fastest-growing market for that key metric. The company also recently secured funds from a Beijing-based firm as part of a $1.5 billion capital-raising round and has partnered with Chinese venture capital groups to push further into the market, the FTreports.

Why is China so important? Airbnb, citing the World Tourism Organization, says Chinese travelers took 109 million trips in 2014 and that Chinese travelers have been the world’s top spenders in international tourism since 2012.

There is some risk to this strategy. The Chinese government prefers to protect its homegrown companies, in particular those that compete in the tech world. Ride-hailing startup Uber has faced its own issues in China where it is challenged by legal obstacles and local competition.