在此，我谨代表中国政府，对大会的召开表示热烈祝贺，对远道而来的各位嘉宾表示诚挚欢迎，对长期致力于全球旅游事业发展的各界人士致以崇高敬意!

　　On behalf of the Chinese government, let me offer warm congratulations on the opening of the conference. I also express sincere welcome to all guests coming from afar, and pay high tribute to those who have long been committed to the development of tourism in the world.

　　旅游是人类对美好生活的向往与追求，是认识新鲜事物和未知世界的重要途径。

　　Travel and tourism makes part of the human pursuit for better life; it opens a way to the new and the unknown world.

　　是······的途径：open a way to (“是”字灵活翻译)

　　中国经济保持较高增长速度，居民收入不断增加，交通条件日趋改善，越来越多的人外出旅游。

　　As the economy grew faster and people’ s income got higher, more and more people could afford to travel. This is even more so whentransportation in China is being made increasingly easier.

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　　中国地域辽阔，历史悠久，民族众多，有着壮美秀丽的自然风光、光辉灿烂的传统文化、各具特色的民族风情，发展旅游业的优势和潜力巨大。

　　China is a huge country. It has a long history, a splendid culture and enchanting natural scenery. The Chinese population is multi-ethnic,each with its own uniqueness. All this could be translated into advantage and potential for tourism development.

　　此段英译用到了篇章段落调整，并没有严格依据原文句子顺序。

　　2015年旅游业对中国GDP的直接贡献率为4.9%，综合贡献率达10.8%。

　　In 2015, direct contribution and aggregate contribution of tourism to China’s GDP was 4.9% and 10.8% respectively.

　　但目前中国旅游业发展水平还不高，对国民经济的贡献率仍低于世界平均水平。

　　That said, tourism is not contributing as much to the economy in China as it does in many other countries.

　　2015年，中国旅游业直接就业人数近2800万人，加上间接就业总计吸纳8000万人就业，约占全国就业总数的10%。

　　In 2015, China’s tourism industry directly employed 28 million people, and the total number of jobs created, directly or indirectly, was 80 million. That was roughly 10% of the number of all jobs in the country.

　　旅游是人与人最直接、最自然的交流方式，是开放的窗口、友谊的纽带、和平的使者。

　　Tourism is the most direct and natural way of people-to-people exchange. It is a window of openness, a bond of friendship and a messenger of peace.

　　旅游可以加深理解、减少偏见、增进包容，在促进世界和平中有着独特作用。

　　Tourism helps deepen understanding, reduce prejudice and enhance inclusiveness. It thus has a special role to play in ensuring world peace.

　　各国应深化多形式、多层次的旅游合作，加深不同民族和文化之间的尊重、包容和理解，为促进人民友好奠定坚实的基础。

　　Countries need to step up tourism cooperation in various forms and at multiple levels, and need to deepen respect, accommodation and understanding of the different ethnic groups and cultures in the world, so as to strengthen the foundation for friendship.

　　旅游作为增长最快、最具韧性的产业部门之一，在促进世界经济复苏中承担着重要作用。据世界银行估算，旅游业每消费1美元，可为全球带来3.2美元的经济增长。

　　Tourism, which is among the fastest growing and highly resilient of all sectors, plays a vital role in stimulating global economic recovery. According to the World Bank, one dollar of consumption in tourism can generate 3.2 dollars of growth globally.

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　　目前，旅游业贡献了全球约10%的GDP、30%的服务出口，是名副其实的第一大产业。未来15年，国际游客数量将由12亿人次增长至18亿人次。

　　Tourism now contributes to about 10% of global GDP and some 30% of services exports worldwide. It surely stands out as the largest sector in the economic mix. In the next 15 years, the number of international visits worldwide will increase from 1.2 billion to 1.8 billion.

　　摘自：李克强总理在首届世界旅游发展大会开幕式上的致辞