年全球旅遊總收入增長率有望達6.7%
Global tourism revenue is expected to grow by 6.7% in 2018, much higher than the forecast growth rates of global GDP, according to a world tourism report.
根據一份世界旅遊報告顯示，2018年全球旅遊收入預計將增長6.7%，遠高於機構預測的全球國民生產總值的增長率。In 2017, the total number of global tourist arrivals increased to 11.9 billion, up 6.8% year-on-year, and global tourism revenue was estimated to hit $5.3 trillion, said the report released by the World Tourism Cities Federation based in Beijing.
總部位於北京的世界旅遊城市聯合會近日發佈的這一報告稱，2017年，全球旅遊總人次增至119億，同比增長6.8%，全球旅遊收入估計將達5.3萬億美元。Last year, China contributed 4.5 billion tourist arrivals, the most, while the US reaped the highest total tourism income.
去年，中國貢獻的旅遊人次最多，達45億；而美國的旅遊總收入最高。
The report forecasts the total number of global tourist arrivals will reach 12.7 billion this year.
該報告預計，今年全球旅遊總人次將達127億。The overall momentum of global economy, improvement of tourism infrastructure, tourism marketing and favorable visa policies of many countries will accelerate global tourism economy, said Song Rui, head of the Tourism Research Center under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
中國社科院旅遊研究中心主任宋瑞稱，全球經濟的整體勢頭、旅遊基礎設施的改善、旅遊營銷、許多國家優惠的簽證政策都將促進全球旅遊經濟的發展。Founded in 2012, the WTCF has currently 128 city members covering 62 countries and regions.
成立於2012年的世界旅遊城市聯合會，目前已經擁有覆蓋全球62個國家和地區的128個城市會員。
