受恐襲事件影響 赴法遊客數量大幅下降

Terrorist attacks are taking their toll on France's tourism industry, with Paris bearing the brunt of a drop in visits by holidaymakers from outside Europe.

恐怖襲擊正傷及法國旅遊業，其中巴黎受到主要衝擊，從歐洲以外地區前往巴黎的度假者數量減少。

Overnight stays fell about 10% on average this year through July, with high-spending travelers from the US, Asia and the Gulf states reacting strongly to the attacks, according to French Secretary of State for Tourism Matthias Fekl.

法國旅遊國務祕書馬蒂亞斯·菲克爾近日表示，截至今年7月底，該國接待的過夜遊客人次平均下降約10%，來自美國、亞洲和海灣國家的高消費遊客對襲擊事件做出了強烈反應。

Luxury accommodation was the worst hit, but travelers from Europe haven't canceled their plans, the minister said.

這位祕書長表示，高檔住宿受創最嚴重，但是來自歐洲的遊客並沒有取消他們的計劃。

Tourism is big business for France, which has been hit hardest among European countries by Islamic State-inspired killings since the start of last year.

旅遊業是法國的一大產業，去年年初以來，由"伊斯蘭國"組織發起的殺戮事件對歐洲國家造成影響，其中法國受到的影響最大。

The murder in July of an elderly priest in Normandy and the Bastille Day massacre in Nice followed assaults last year in Paris on concertgoers and a satiric newspaper.

繼去年發生在巴黎的針對音樂會聽衆、諷刺報紙的襲擊事件後，一位老年牧師今年7月在諾曼底遇害，尼斯也發生了國慶日屠殺事件。

International flight bookings to Nice dropped 57 percent compared with the previous year from the date of the attack to July 23, while planned arrivals this month and in September were down by about one-fifth.

恐怖襲擊發生後至7月23日，前往法國尼斯的國際航班預定量比去年同期下滑了57%，而計劃於本月底和9月前往的航班預定量也下降了約五分之一。