国际英语资讯:Interview: Los Angeles expects more Chinese visitors, says industry insider
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ernest">Ernest</span> <span word="Wooden">Wooden</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>., <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="Board">Board</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>, <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> 5.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>' 2018 <span word="visitation">visitation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 6.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="over">over</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Non">Non</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> 4.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wooden">Wooden</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wooden">Wooden</span>, <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>.</p>
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