阿拉斯加成中國游客新寵

近年來，到阿拉斯加的中國游客數(shù)量不斷增加。

Alaska is a tourism destination for a growing number of visitors from China.

阿拉斯加是越來越多的中國游客的旅游目的地。

The Anchorage Daily News reports Alaska received relatively little notice from Chinese travelers until recent years.

安克雷奇每日新聞報(bào)道，阿拉斯加一直很少受到中國游客的關(guān)注，直到最近幾年才有所好轉(zhuǎn)。

The number of Chinese visitors has jumped because of social media and increasing interest in winter tourism tied to the Aurora borealis.

由于社交媒體和人們對(duì)與北極光有關(guān)的冬季旅游越來越感興趣，中國游客的數(shù)量激增。

State figure show an estimated 5,000 Chinese travelers visited Alaska in 2016, compared with 2,000 in 2011.

該州的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，2016年估計(jì)有5000名中國游客到訪了阿拉斯加，而2011年這一數(shù)字為2000人。

A similar count has not been attempted since then, but travel industry representatives estimate at least 10,000 Chinese travelers visited the state in 2018.

自那以后，就沒有再進(jìn)行過類似的統(tǒng)計(jì)，但旅游行業(yè)代表估計(jì)，2018年至少有1萬名中國游客訪問了該州。

Sarah Leonard, executive director of the Alaska Travel Industry Association, says “China is definitely the emerging market right now.”

阿拉斯加旅游業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)(Alaska Travel Industry Association)執(zhí)行董事薩拉•倫納德(Sarah Leonard)表示:“中國目前無疑是一個(gè)新興市場。”

Minghui Dong, a Beijing nurse and tour guide, says through an interpreter that Alaska left a “beautiful impression” on her.

北京護(hù)士兼導(dǎo)游董明輝(音譯)通過翻譯表示，阿拉斯加給她留下了“美好的印象”。