国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Greece sees increasing Chinese visitors amid closer ties
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> 150,000 <span word="and">and</span> 200,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="GNTO">GNTO</span>).</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kyriakos">Kyriakos</span> <span word="Mitsotakis">Mitsotakis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> 500,000 <span word="by">by</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="Ioakim">Ioakim</span> <span word="Tsimpidis">Tsimpidis</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="indirect">indirect</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 65 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 161 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tsimpidis">Tsimpidis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span>." <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pillar">pillar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparative">comparative</span> <span word="data">data</span>. "<span word="China">China</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="top">top</span> 20 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="number">number</span> 20 <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="demonstrating">demonstrating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tsimpidis">Tsimpidis</span>.</p>
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