Tourists visiting UK between April and June has reached a record number. Official figures showed that 10.75 million people visited UK in the second quarter of 2017. This figure is 8% higher than the same period last year, and highest of any quarter since 1980.
According to UK’s Office for National Statistics, holiday makers increased by 20% while business travelers were down by 4%. There was a 29% jump for visitors from North America, and a 3% increase for European visitors.
Flight booking data from Forward Keys, a global traveler intelligence company, shows that bookings from China are up 20%, and those from US are 23% higher.
UK’s tourism agency VisitBritain forecasts a 6% increase in the number of international visitors in 2017, as well as a spending increase of 14% by these visitors.
"The currency is in our favour. It might motivate more people to come. This continued growth demonstrates the industry’s increasing importance as a key driver of economic growth, " VisitBritain's director, Patricia Yates, said.
Weaker value of pound since the Brexit referendum has made UK an attractive destination for many foreign tourists. A total of £6.2bn were spent by tourists in the quarter.
"Very often people budget in their own currency. They're getting more pounds for their money, and we can see their spend going up," says Patricia Yates.
通貨価値下落が、英国の観光業界に貢献
観光業界は、最近の英国経済の最も成功した側面の1つであり、これを影で支えるのはEU離脱となっています。英国によるEU離脱の国民投票が行われて以来、ポンドの価値は下降を続け、他国から英国への旅行が今までにないほど安価に。現に、多くのヨーロッパからの旅行客、アメリカ人、中国人がこの国を訪れるようになりました。この旅行者の増加は、バッキンガム宮殿近くの通りを歩けば、はっきりと体感できるもので、様々な言語や英語のアクセントが飛び交っています。 「ユーロのお陰で、ロンドンはフランスよりも高価ではなくなった」と嬉しそうに語るのは、フランスからの観光客。一方、ドイツ人のある男性は、ユーロとポンドのレートについて「非常に喜ばしい」ことだとコメントしています。
さらにコーンウォールのビーチ、エジンバラのロイヤルマイルなどの定番観光地を楽しむ海外観光客の実に3分の2は、EUの他の地域からの人々。同国観光局のVisitBritainは、2017年には海外からの旅行者数は6%の増加を記録するだろうと予測しています。この観光ブームが、2012年開催のオリンピック、英国の歴史的な町や村、美しい国立公園の存在により、大きく後押しされている点も注目に値します。航空便予約の調査・追跡を専門に行うForward Keys提供の最新のデータによると、今年8月から10月にかけての英国への国際線による渡航量は 、2016年の同期間に比べて9%増加する見込みです。
受益于英镑贬值,英国旅游业蓬勃发展
受到英国脱欧的影响,旅游业近来以成为英国经济中最成功的产业之一。
一位来访的美国游客说:“到英国旅游相比几年前便宜了不少。”
法国游客补充说:“感谢欧元,伦敦的物价现在不比法国贵了。”
旅游局VisitBritain预测,2017年国际游客人数将会上升6%,其中有很大一部分游客来自法国。
不仅游客越来越多,游客在英国花的钱也越来越多。 VisitBritain预测,今年游客的支出将会大幅上涨14%。
美国大型连锁酒店希尔顿在英国拥有138家酒店,并计划再开设30家酒店,部分原因是由于英镑贬值导致的旅游业增长。
另一方面英国客户的消费需求也在不断增长,因为国内游在英国正变得越来越受欢迎。
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