UK SEES RISE IN TOURISTS AS POUND FALLS|英鎊跌 赴英觀光客趨之若鶩

Two months ago, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Many people are still debating on the pros and cons. Last month, the British pound depreciated to its lowest in 30 years, and this attracted many international tourists to visit Britain. The number of tourists from Hong Kong has grown by 30 percent, and 50 percent more people searched online for UK travel information. Tourists are taking photos in Trafalgar Square. Ever since the UK voted to leave the European Union, the British Pound fell by 10%, this factor has attracted many more international tourists to visit Britain. Tourists are taking advantage of this for a cheaper vacation. ==XIANG YI, Singapore== We Singaporeans love shopping, and my mum loves to shop as well, so I think the pound being weaker definitely encourages her to spend a little bit more here. Flight bookings to Britain rose 4.3% compared to the same period last year. Last month tourists from Hong Kong rose 30.1%, US 9.2%, and Europe 5%. The tourism industry reported number of tourists from Asia countries were among the highest. ==AMY GRAY, Tourism Affairs, Visit Britain Magazine== The pound is down 10 percent against the dollar, 11 percent against the euro, and that means that people who might previously have thought that the UK was an expensive destination are now looking at us with new eyes thinking we might be a good value destination for them. After the referendum, many travel websites show that American searches on UK travel have increased 50%. The terrorist attacks in France and Belgium have turned tourists away, and made UK tourism boom. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 今年六月，英國脫歐公投通過後，英鎊匯率貶至30年新低，吸引不少遊客，前往旅遊。其中香港遊客，成長達到30% 英國特拉法加廣場前，聚集了不少遊客，不少人拿著手機拍起風景。英國脫歐以後，幣值爆跌，意外引發英國觀光潮。從美國到歐洲、香港到新加坡，各國旅客都趁著英鎊貶值，到英國旅遊。 ==新加坡遊客 湘儀(音譯)== 我們新加坡人很愛購物 媽媽也很愛購物 所以我想英鎊貶值絕對可以 鼓勵她多花點時間在這裡(購物) 路透社報導，在脫歐公投結束後的28天內，到英國的航班訂票率，增加了4.3%。英國媒體BBC分析，特別香港的遊客，增加了30.1%、美國遊客，則是增加了9.2%，就連歐洲遊客，也成長5%。旅遊業者統計，增加比例最高的，就是亞洲等需要花長時間搭機的遊客。 ==旅遊雜誌業者 艾咪葛蕾(音譯)== 英鎊兌換美元下跌了10% 兌換歐元下跌了11% 我想這表示群眾以前認為 到英國是比較昂貴的旅遊目的地 但現在他們可以用新的眼光 認為英國可能是個值得旅遊的地方 此外，許多旅遊網站資料顯示，脫歐公投後，美國人查詢英國旅遊資訊的次數，也比過去增加5成，加上在法國、比利時發生了恐怖攻擊，都讓打算到歐洲的遊客，避開相關國家，轉往英國旅行，讓英國業者從中獲益不少。 記者 陳詩童 報導