Saudi Arabia has vast tourism resources from relics to heritage sites. So in what ways can people from other parts of the world to really discover all the charms from Saudi Arabia?
从古迹到历史遗址,沙特阿拉伯拥有丰富的旅游资源。世界其他地方的人们可以通过什么方式领略沙特阿拉伯的魅力呢?
Thank you very much for this question. We decided to unlock the tourism sector a part of Vision 2030. And China is one of the most important market for us.
非常感谢您的提问。我们决定将旅游业作为“2030愿景”的一部分。中国是我们最重要的市场之一。
Because China export the highest number of tourists globally and therefore the Chinese market is extremely important for us.
因为中国是全球最大的游客输出国,所以中国市场对我们来说非常重要。
We established an office for visit Saudi in China and we have just signed with and start to fly the Chinese Eastern and Southern Airlines from Shanghai and Beijing direct flights to Riyad.
我们在中国设立了沙特旅游办公室,我们刚刚与中国东方航空和南方航空签约,并开始开通从上海和北京直飞利雅得的航班。
And we are promoting visit Saudi. You want to enjoy the Red Sea, the beach and the sun and sea.
我们正在推广沙特旅游。你可以来红海享受沙滩、阳光和大海。
Or you want to visit the mountains or learn about the Saudi and the Arabian culture in the big cities and visit the different UNESCO listed sites.
或者游览山脉,或在大城市了解沙特阿拉伯的文化,参观不同的联合国教科文组织世界遗产。
For us, the Chinese tourists are very very important.
对我们来说,中国游客非常非常重要。
As you have mentioned that there are definitely more direct flights from China to Saudi Arabia. Especially we're seeing more roots open.
正如您所说,从中国到沙特阿拉伯的直飞航班肯定会增加。特别是我们看到越来越多的游客开始来此旅游。
So what's the prospect for Chinese tourists visiting Saudi Arabia? Any growth target or any target that the Kingdom is hoping to get from Chinese tourists?
中国游客访问沙特阿拉伯的前景如何?沙特希望从中国游客那里获得什么增长目标呢?
Oh definitely. Last year we have less than a million visitors from China last year.
哦,当然。去年,来自中国的游客不到一百万。
And we want to grow this number because more than 100 million tourists travel from China to visit different countries around the world every year.
我们希望这个数字能够继续增长,因为每年有超过1亿中国游客前往世界各国旅游。
We want to have a fair market share of 2% to 3%, which is three to four million Chinese visiting Saudi Arabia and to learn about our culture.
我们希望拥有2%到3%的市场份额,也就是三到四百万中国游客前往沙特阿拉伯,了解我们的文化。
Again, for us, China is very important. China was among the first countries to have the E Visa in three to five minutes, get a visa to visit Saudi Arabia and enjoy the different Saudi cities.
再次重申,对我们来说,中国非常重要。中国是首批获得电子签证的国家之一,只需三到五分钟,即可获得前往沙特阿拉伯的签证,并游览不同的沙特城市。