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，就沒有再進行過類似的統(tǒng)計，但旅游行業(yè)代表估計，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(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”。