年最受遊客歡迎的十個城市
London, the city of the Tower Bridge(with a new glass walkway), drinks as dinner, royal babies and the world's greatest tabloid headline writers, is forecast to be the most popular travel destination of 2015.
倫敦有標誌性建築塔橋（最近新修了一條玻璃走廊）、用酒當晚餐、有皇室寶寶，還有全世界最厲害的小報標題作家，這座城市預測將成爲2015年最受歡迎的旅遊目的地。
Can't say we're surprised.
不過這並不讓人覺得意外。
MasterCard has just released its annual travel study, the Global Destination Cities Index, ranking 132 destination cities around the world in terms of total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending.
萬事達卡公司近期發佈了其年度旅遊研究結果——全球目的地城市指數。該研究根據國際入境過夜旅客總人數以及跨境消費額兩項數據，對全世界132個受調查的旅遊目的地城市進行排名。
London came first in the study for the second year in a row.
倫敦已經連續兩年蟬聯冠軍了。
Bangkok lost its first place ranking in 2013, largely due to political unrest.
曼谷在2013年的排名中錯失了榜首之位，主要是由於當時泰國的政治動亂。
But the report suggests that the Thai capital is showing signs of recovery and closing the gap with London.
但研究表明，泰國首都曼谷正顯示出復甦的跡象，並在縮小與倫敦的差距。
London will welcome 18.82 million overnight visitors in 2015 whereasBangkokwill receive 18.24 million.
2015年，倫敦將迎來1882萬過夜遊客，而曼谷的預計遊客數爲1824萬。
Not only will London have the most travelers, it's estimated to see the most visitor spending, at $20.23 billion in 2015.
據估計，2015年倫敦不僅將迎來最旺的遊客人潮，還將迎來202.3億美元的最高消費額。
New York came second in visitor spending at $17.37 billion.
紐約的遊客消費額位列第二，高達173.7億美元。
Paris followed with $16.61 billion.
巴黎緊隨其後，消費額預計爲166.1億美元。
London and Bangkok have taken the top two spots in the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index for the last five years.
過去五年間，倫敦和曼谷一直霸佔着“萬事達卡全球目的地城市指數”的前兩名。
"This is an impressive achievement and it is similar qualities that have kept them both at the top," said Eric Schneider, group head of MasterCard Advisors, Asia-Pacific.
“這是個了不起的成就，是類似的城市品質使倫敦和曼谷這兩座城市皆能位列前茅，”萬事達卡顧問公司亞太組負責人埃裏克•施奈德說道。
"Despite their size, they are both relatively easy to navigate for a tourist, and even in Bangkok, English is often all you need to get around.
“撇開兩者的規模差距，對遊客而言，在這兩座城市遊走都相對容易，即使身在曼谷，你只要會說英語就夠了。”
"Food and culture are also available in abundance.
“兩座城市的美食和文化也都很豐富多彩。”
"Finally, it's the unique and seemingly limitless heritage, from temples to palaces in Bangkok or churches and castles in London, that keep enticing tourists to make the trip."
“最後一點，各具魅力的獨特性以及看似無窮的文化遺產，比如曼谷的寺廟和宮殿及倫敦的教堂和城堡，使得這兩座城市的遊客絡繹不絕。”
The ranking is heavily tilted toward Asia.
該排行榜上的亞洲城市比例頗重。
Of the top 10 destinations, five are in Asia:Bangkok(no. 2),Singapore(no. 7),Kuala Lumpur(no. 8),Seoul(no. 9) and Hong Kong(no.10).
在排名前十的旅遊目的地中，有五個是亞洲城市，包括曼谷（第二名）、新加坡（第七名）、吉隆坡（第八名）、首爾（第九名）以及香港（第十名）。
"Against a background of generally weak global economic growth and anemic pace of exports, a vibrant tourism sector is providing a powerful boost to income and job creation in Asia-Pacific," said Dr. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, chief economist and chair of the Academic Advisory Council at the MasterCard Center.
萬事達卡中心學術顧問委員會主席、首席經濟顧問王月魂博士表示：“鑑於普遍疲軟的全球經濟增長背景及低迷的出口形勢，充滿活力的旅遊業正有力地推動着亞太地區的收入增長，並創造了更多的就業機會。”
The report points out a lack of diversity in the source of tourism arrivals for some Asian cities.
報告指出，某些亞洲城市的到訪遊客來源比較單一。
The top five visitor groups coming to Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for example, are all from the Asia-Pacific region.
例如，到訪曼谷、新加坡、吉隆坡和馬來西亞等地的前五個遊客來源都在亞太地區。
Istanbul has the most diverse visitors, with half of its inbound tourists coming from 33 different countries.
伊斯坦布爾的遊客來源最具多樣性，其半數入境遊客分別來自33個不同的國家。
Diversifying sources of visitors means a higher resilience against long term economic instability, according to the report.
研究報告表明，遊客來源多樣化意味着長期的經濟不穩定性具有更高的反彈力。
Among the 10 fastest growing cities in the world (based on data gathered over the last six years), seven are inAsia.
在全球發展最快的十大城市中（基於過去六年內收集的數據），亞洲城市佔了七個。
Sri Lanka's capital city ofColombois first in growth with a staggering 21% surge, withChengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, following in second.
斯里蘭卡首都科倫坡以21%的驚人增長速度位列第一，而中國四川省會成都緊隨其後位列第二。
Abu Dhabi, capital of theUnited Arab Emirates, ranked third in terms of growth;Riyadh,Saudi Arabia, placed fifth.
阿拉伯聯合酋長國的首都阿布扎比，增長排名第三；沙特阿拉伯的利雅得市，名列第五。
Lima, Peru, is the wold's ninth-fastest growing city, and the fastest growing city in South America.
祕魯首都利馬增速排名第九，同時也是南美洲經濟增長最快的城市。
Houstonis the fastest growing city in North America since 2009 and is the only city in the United States to register double-digit growth over that period.
美國休斯頓是自2009年以來北美洲經濟增長最快的城市，也是在此期間美國唯一一個經濟增長達到兩位數的城市。Top 10 destination cities for 2015 (by projected visitor arrivals)
2015年十大旅遊目的地城市（根據預測的入境遊客人數來排名）
on 18.82 million
倫敦 1882萬
kok 18.24 million
曼谷1824萬
3. Paris 16.06 million
巴黎1606萬
i, UAE 14.26 million
阿聯酋迪拜1426萬
nbul 12.56 million
伊斯坦布爾1256萬
York 12.27 million
紐約1227萬
apore 11.88 million
新加坡1188萬
a Lumpur,Malaysia 11.12 million
馬來西亞吉隆坡1112萬
l 10.35 million
首爾1035萬
10. Hong Kong 8.66 million
香港866萬
Top 10 cities for international overnight visitor spend for 2015
2015年國際過夜遊客消費額前十大城市
1 London $20.23 billion
倫敦202.3億美元
2 New York $17.37 billion
紐約173.7億美元
3 Paris $16.61 billion
巴黎166.1億美元
4 Seoul $15.24 billion
首爾152.4億美元
5 Singapore $14.65 billion
新加坡146.5億美元
6 Barcelona,Spain $13.86 billion
西班牙巴塞羅那138.6億美元
7 Bangkok $12.36 billion
曼谷123.6億美元
8 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $12.02 billion
馬來西亞吉隆坡120.2億美元
9 Dubai, UAE $11.68 billion
阿聯酋迪拜116.8億美元
10 Istanbul $9.37 billion
伊斯坦布爾93.7億美元
Vocabulary
anemic: 無力的，疲軟的
resilience: 反彈能力
staggering: 驚人的
