Sentences with phrase «week holiday a year»

Domestic travel destinations were popular among Chinese tourists during the Golden Week holiday this year.

They realised that for a one - week holiday each year, they'd be paying an initial amount of $ 22,000; and on top of that they'd have to pay $ 500 a year in maintenance fees as well as a $ 100 yearly membership fee.

In 2012 I sold my house and quit my job so that I could do more than a 2 or 3 week holiday a year, to do the thing I loved.

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Similar data for China was not available, but the country's consumption has been growing, Last year, Chinese consumers reportedly spent 840 billion Chinese yuan (just under $ 140 billion) in retail and catering services over the week - long holiday, an increase of 11.4 percent from 2016.

In recent years, holiday traffic has consolidated to two periods of time: the Thanksgiving weekend and the week heading into Christmas.

Goldenvoice's stance may be especially deflating for marijuana - friendly Coachella attendees due to the fact that the final week of this year's festival includes the date of April 20 (a Friday), which is the unofficial holiday for marijuana users worldwide.

And Cook repeatedly noted that Apple's holiday quarter this year has only 13 weeks compared to 14 weeks in the year - ago quarter.

That weeks - long stretch brings in between 30 to 40 percent of all annual retail sales, the NRF states, and this year holiday retail sales are expected to surge between 3 - 4 percent, up from $ 655.8 billion last year.

With the «holiday season» kicking off earlier and earlier every year, if executed effectively, these handful of weeks can deliver massive financial gains.

China is entering week - long Lunar New Year holiday and 6.5 million travelers are expected to be spending that break overseas, splashing billions of dollars over the break, according to a report by country's tourism authority and travel website Ctrip.

The shifting timing of Lunar New Year celebrations in China, seeing the entire nation break for a week - long holiday, often creates seasonal distortions in Chinese economic data during this time of the yYear celebrations in China, seeing the entire nation break for a week - long holiday, often creates seasonal distortions in Chinese economic data during this time of the yearyear.

Every year, a few weeks before Thanksgiving, I'm asked for my top tips on holiday marketing.

The key uncertainty is how much the data has been distorted by the fall of China's annual Lunar New Year holidays, which were in February this year and in January in 2012 and which typically see factories shut up shop for two weYear holidays, which were in February this year and in January in 2012 and which typically see factories shut up shop for two weyear and in January in 2012 and which typically see factories shut up shop for two weeks.

Last year, Twitter found that 48 percent of Twitter shoppers got their holiday shopping done in the three weeks leading up to Christmas.

So the discount chain, hoping to avoid the 1.3 % decline in comparable sales of the 2016 holiday season quarter during the most important time of year, is streamlining the number of promotions and making them simpler and easier to understand, Target executives told reporters at a briefing last week in New York.

[74] In 2008, Corzine approved a law that increased the retirement age from 60 to 62, required that government workers and teachers earn $ 7,500 per year to qualify for a pension, eliminated Lincoln's Birthday as a state worker holiday, allowed the state to offer incentives not to take health insurance and required municipal employees work 20 hours per week to get health benefits.

Walmart announced its holiday layaway program two weeks earlier than last year, dropping the price of eligible items from $ 15 to $ 10.

Just as the Chinese National Day «golden week» holiday came to an end, over 40,000 industry leaders, technology professionals and developers from 58 countries have descended on Hangzhou for what will be the conference of the year for many.

Nervousness is dominant across asset classes, but especially bond markets and major currencies are in the center of attention, with equities struggling to gain footing following the most bearish two months in years, after the volatile holiday - shortened week.

Toys R Us, which plans to hire more than 12,000 part - time workers despite filing for bankruptcy last week, says it will pay weekend rates during peak holiday times and will offer additional employee discounts this year.

Ross» recommendations came in the middle of China's Lunar New Year holiday when government offices and businesses largely shut down for a week.

Traders are expecting a slow week ahead with lower market activity due to the Chinese New Year holiday.

During the holiday - shortened week, the Fannie Mae (FNMA) 3.0 % 30 - year coupon finished -6 / 32, lifting conforming rates higher nationwide, a class of loans which includes HARP 2 mortgages and jumbo - conforming product.

In the four days of trading in the final week of the year 40.94 tonnes were withdrawn — suggesting around 50 tonnes for a full 5 - day week including Jan 1st — which is pretty much on par with other recent weekly withdrawal figures despite any minor disruption from the big Christian Christmas holiday period which has little, but possibly some very minor, impact on Chinese domestic trade.

The «Golden Week» is from 1st to 7th October every year, so what actually happened was that the gold price fell from the $ 1140 ′ s down to around $ 1115 during the days leading up to the 2015 «Golden Week» (while China was open for business) and then rebounded to the $ 1140s while China was on holiday.

Earlier this week, the chain reported a 1.3 % drop in same - store sales during the crucial November and December holiday period and lowered its earnings forecast for the year.

Likewise, during Lunar New Year and the National Day golden week periods, mainland China will usually arrange for seven - day consecutive holidays by reshuffling workdays and weekends.

I got in the holiday spirit early this year, which was a large difference from last year where I felt no festive spirit until the week of Christmas.

A year ago this week, more than 80 faith - based, civil rights, community and labor organizations came together under the title Coalition for Muslim School Holidays.

So every year I give up digesting news and facebook for two weeks, thanks to the house we stay in in France for our annual summer holidays that has no wifi or satellite TV; forcing me to completely switch off.

Besides a handful of national holidays, the typical American worker bee gets two or three precious weeks off out of a whole year to relax and see the world — much less than what people in many other countries receive.

We decided to skip Christmas this year and instead bring the kids on a sort of honeymoon holiday, so we left Stockholm last week and will stay here in Bali for a couple of more weeks.

I made several batches last year when this was first posted and have made about 6 batches in the last week for holiday parties and gifts using both a # 24 and # 30 scoop (baking about 18 minutes).

I made Cranberry Bliss Bars a few weeks ago and have been so into cranberries with my holiday baking already this year — great post!

After a very enjoyable week on holiday in Malta, it's time to turn my attention to the rest of the calendar year in the can making world.

Every Monday for the next nine weeks, I will be sharing with you a different holiday cookie that you may want to put on your list of cookies to bake this year.

Well, we spent a week in Poland during the kids» autumn holidays at the beginning of October last year and I liked the food soooo much, I just had to try to recreate some or better said almost all of the delicious dishes we had there, at home.

Its the beginning of the year which means most of us are coming off of 2 weeks worth of holiday food and libations.

This week, we're shaking off the indulgences of the holiday season and embracing the new year with a healthier muffin.

T - minus 2 weeks until Thanksgiving, my favorite food holiday of the year.

I've been so overwhelmed with the holidays this year and life in general (read: two two year olds) I wasn't planning on posting this week.

This association is driving aggressive sales growth for Tecate during fight week and the week after — two weeks that are among the top 10 selling weeks of the year and are the only two weeks in the ranking not associated with holidays or summer.

With vacation days expiring for many workers at the end of the year, Hilton Hotels & Resorts announces «International Use It or Lose It Week,» a holiday campaign from November 18 — 22, 2013, that encourages working professionals everywhere to use their hard - earned vacation days and enjoy leisure time with friends and family this holiday season.

It's the week leading up to Memorial weekend and it's time to share some recipes to get ready for the first big grilling holiday of the year.

Alexis Sanchez hasn't had a proper break from football for over two years, with the Chilean international only getting a few weeks holiday last summer and even then he was seen training out on the beach.

i will gladly work on my birthday, my wife's and kids plus Christmas day, boxing day, new year eve and new year day plus ALL bank holidays if i earn what these players earn in a week in a year

It was a loooooong three - week break since the last time we stepped on the court, but I hope everyone was able to enjoy their holidays and New Year!

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The player failed to play in any of his clubs last three league games but Rooney's absence was nothing more than precautionary following a similar issue earlier in the year which ruled Wayne out for a month; the # 300k per week hit man is currently holidaying with his fitness trainer and therapist to ensure his body is in tip - top condition for the start of the tournament.

The 30 - year - old striker is still on a three - week holiday after his appearance at this summer's World Cup was extended to the final weekend.