backgrounp of singapore tourism 求关于新加坡旅游业背景的英语文章

backgrounp of singapore tourism 求关于新加坡旅游业背景的英语文章
backgrounp of singapore tourism 求关于新加坡旅游业背景的英语文章

backgrounp of singapore tourism 求关于新加坡旅游业背景的英语文章
The number（数量） of tourists（旅游者） visiting Singapore（新加坡） rose（上升） 12.7 per cent from a year ago to 1.88 million（百万） in the first three months of 2000,due to（由于） an increasing（上升的） number of visitors from Asia（亚洲）,official said yesterday.
The largest number of tourists in the first quarter（季度） were from Indonesia（印尼） accounting for（占） 340,448 followed by（随后） Japan with 235,208,the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a statement（陈述,声明）.
In March alone（仅）,the number of tourists continued（继续） to grow at a double-digit（二位数字） rate（速度,比率） of 10.4 per cent from a year ago to 640,692,with visitors（游人） from Asia up by 15.3 per cent.
Tourism（旅游） is a key revenue（主要收入） earner for Singapore.
Singapore's tourism receipts（收入） in 1999 rose 11.7 per cent to 10.01 billion（十亿） Singapore dollars（新加坡元） (US$5.9 billion).
Its goal（目标） for the year is to attract（吸引） a record（纪录） 7.4 million tourists,an increase（增加） of 6 to 7 per cent from 6.96 million last year and topping（高达） the all-time high（有史以来最高） of 7.29 million in 1996.
STB------Singapore Tourism Board 新加坡旅游局The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is an economic development agency for one of Singapore's key service sectors - tourism.The mission of the Board is to develop and champion tourism,so as to build the sector into a key driver of economic growth for Singapore.
With its strategic tourism units covering the key purposes of visit by tourists,the STB will work towards revitalising traditional segments ranging from sightseeing and attractions to business travel,as well as actively tap into emerging segments such as healthcare and education services.
These initiatives will be reinforced by STB's international operations which cover the key markets in Asia,Oceania,Europe and Americas,with expanded resources to capitalise on growth markets like China and India.
STB's goal is to create exciting and innovative experiences for our visitors,in close partnership with the trade industry,thus etching forever in visitors' minds an image of Singapore as a unique and compelling destination.