[双语刊]The immediate outlook for Asia's tourism industry remains bleak as most major markets report sharp falls in visitor arrivals. There are hopes a recovery will come in 2010.

因为大部分主要旅游市场的旅游人数锐减，亚洲旅游业短期前景仍不乐观。旅游业有望在2010年复苏。

The Pacific Asia Travel Association expects visitor arrivals in Asia to fall by more than four percent this year, because the global economic slump and concerns about the swine flu discourage travelers.

亚太旅游协会预计，受全球经济低迷和猪流感的影响，今年到亚洲旅游的人数会减少4%以上。

Greg Duffell, president of PATA, says rising unemployment in many countries is causing the decline.

亚太旅游协会主席杜弗尔说，许多国家不断上升的失业率导致了旅游人数下滑。

"The majority of countries are still showing negative growth and the majority are not showing any sign of a turnaround at this point in time they're looking for," Duffell said.

他说：“大部分国家仍然显示负增长。而且目前他们寻找的转机还没有出现。”

Many Asia tourism markets continue to see dramatic declines in traveler numbers. Singapore reports arrivals down more than 30 percent from a year ago. In South Korea, arrivals have declined as much as 40 percent some months this year.

许多亚洲旅游市场的旅游者人数仍在减少。新加坡报告说，旅游者人数比去年降低了30%以上。在韩国，今年某几个月的跌幅达到了40%。

In Japan, foreign visitor arrivals in May fell by more than 30 percent.

在日本，5月外国旅游者的数量下降了超过30%。

John Koldowski, PATA's director of strategic intelligence, says lower economic growth forecasts combined with a loss of business confidence and the spreading H1N1 flu virus have hurt both the business and leisure travel markets.

亚太旅游者协会的战略情报中心主任张科德说，对经济增长预测偏低，商业信心的丧失以及H1N1病毒的传播都对商务旅游和休闲旅游造成了伤害。

"We've actually got the economic situation out here - we've got this pincer movement with things like H1N1 coming in from the other side which is compounding that from a tourism perspective," Koldowski said. "It may not affect the GDP, but from a travel and tourism point of view all of these things make the traveller very, very nervous."

他说：“实际上，我们腹背受敌。一方面，经济形势就摆在那里。另一方面，从旅游的角度来说，H1N1病毒又加了进来。也许它不会影响国内生产总值。但是从一个旅行和旅游的角度来看，这些事情让旅行者非常非常紧张。”

In Thailand, where foreign tourists contribute about six percent of gross domestic product, the number of arrivals is expected to drop to 12 million this year, instead of the 14 million originally  阅读全文>>