澳大利亞正式向中國遊客開放10年簽證

Australia has become the latest country to issue 10-year multiple entry visas for Chinese nationals. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said a few pilot programs are being carried out, and it's hoped the new visa policy will soon be extended to all eligible Chinese travellers. Australia hopes the change will boost the country's tourism industry.

近日，澳大利亞成爲最新向中國公民發放10年多次入境簽證的國家。澳外交部長畢曉普表示，目前正在實施幾個試點項目，希望新的簽證政策不久將能推廣至所有符合條件的中國遊客。澳大利亞期望着這項改變能提升該國的旅遊產業。

Last year, the Land Down Under welcomed over 800 thousand Chinese visitors, a huge boost to local economy.

去年，澳洲共迎來超過80萬的中國遊客，爲當地經濟帶來巨大的提升。

It is expected that China will take over from New Zealand as the country's largest source of tourists in the next four years.

澳大利亞預計，未來4年，中國將取代新西蘭，成爲該國最大的遊客來源國。

"Many countries have relaxed their visa policies for Chinese travellers. For example, some countries like South Korea, Australia, the U.S., and Singapore extended the visas from five years to ten years," Tourism industry expert Zhang Chuanbo said.

旅遊產業專家張傳博表示：“許多國家已經放寬了對中國遊客簽證政策。比如韓國，澳大利亞，美國和新加坡等一些國家將五年的簽證延長到了十年。”

South Korea began issuing ITS 10-year multiple entry visas to Chinese tourists in January. Seoul is hoping the new policy will attract more Chinese tourists to the country and that they will spend more.

韓國已經於今年1月開始向中國遊客發行10年期多次入境簽證。首爾方面希望新的簽證政策能夠吸引到更多中國遊客，這些遊客也會更多地消費。