英国签证将中国顾客拒之门外
<p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Bain">Bain</span> & <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="out">out</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p>来自贝恩咨询公司(<span word="Bain">Bain</span> & <span word="Co">Co</span>)的数据显示，中国消费者贡献了全球三分之一的奢侈品销售额，而且很多中国人在出国旅游时也喜欢购买奢侈品。但英国奢侈品行业正在错失机遇——而英国政府也开始意识到这一问题。</p><p><span word="Bureaucracy">Bureaucracy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>: <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> 26 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> – <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="entry">entry</span>.</p><p>官僚主义是拦路虎。访问英国和欧洲的中国游客必须申请两个签证：一个是可以游览26个欧洲国家的申根签证(<span word="Schengen">Schengen</span>)，另一个是入境英国所需的单独签证。</p><p><span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Visa">Visa</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> 6 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="visa">visa</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="paperwork">paperwork</span>?</p><p>游说组织英国对华签证联盟(<span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Visa">Visa</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span>)进行的一项研究显示，在赴欧洲旅游的中国人当中，只有6%的人费神额外申请了英国签证。既然单凭申根签证就可以去巴黎、米兰等奢侈品购物中心，而无需递交额外的申请文件，他们又有什么理由申请英国签证呢？</p>
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