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德國國家旅遊局（German National Tourist Board, GNTB）日前宣布從10床以上的旅宿業登記資料顯示，德國在2017年有8390萬的過夜國際旅客，與2016年相比增加3.6%，是德國國際旅客數量連續第八年創新高。
德國國家旅遊局局長佩特拉哈德福表示，在激烈競爭的環境裡，德國觀光產業於2017年仍有令人激賞的進步。德國將繼續擴展商務旅行的領導地位，例如積極爭取為貿易展覽與會議的目的地。
他也提到，德國在國際觀光市場上也是個異軍突起的假日旅遊目的地。
2017年由英國與愛爾蘭入境德國的遊客呈現成長趨勢，英國旅客增加0.5%，愛爾蘭遊客增加4.6%。依住宿資料顯示，這二個國家遊客最喜歡的德國前五大景點是柏林、慕尼黑、漢堡、法蘭克福與科倫。
德國經濟研究院統計，觀光業收入佔國內生產毛額的3.9%，已經超過機械工程與零售業的營收。住宿的外國遊客創造大約370億歐元產值，佔了德國觀光業消費總額的30%。
（註：順帶一提，德國國家旅遊局已獲得Green Globe（the global certification for sustainable tourism）國際觀光環保標章認證，標榜該國觀光產業的經營管理朝向永續旅遊方向前進，我們的交通部觀光局在這方面的作為呢？）
英文新聞如下：
Germany sees record international visitor figures for eighth consecutive year
2018/03/01
The German National Tourist Board, with its year end summary for 2017, is once more able to report a record result for incoming tourism for the eighth year in a row.
According to preliminary data from the federal statistical office, for the period January to December, 83.9 million international overnight stays were registered in accommodation establishments with at least ten beds.
This is a 3.6 per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous year.
Petra Hedorfer, chief executive of the German National Tourist Board, explained: “In a highly competitive environment, we were able to grow dynamically once more throughout 2017.
“We have further expanded our leading position as a business travel destination, as a trade fair location and as a convention destination.
“Furthermore, Germany is booming on the international market as a holiday destination.”
The figures for the UK and Ireland specifically ended 2017 on a positive trend: an increase of 0.5 per cent for the UK and 4.6 per cent for Ireland.
The top five destinations for Brits and visitors from Ireland are Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Cologne in that order (measured in overnight stays).
According to the DIW (German Institute for Economic Research), tourism accounts for 3.9 per cent of Germany’s gross economic product – more than mechanical engineering or retail trade.
Foreign overnight guests generate around €37 billion, almost 30 per cent of tourist consumption in Germany.
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