Tourism has a profound impact both on the world economy and, because of the educative effect of travel and the effects on employment, on society itself.

旅游业不仅对世界经济产生了深远的影响，而且由于旅游的教育作用和对就业的影响，也对社会本身产生了深远的影响。

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Fears over swine flu threatened to knock a vulnerable global economy into deeper turmoil, hammering travel and tourism as nervous consumers and businesses delayed spending plans.

流感造成的恐慌可能让脆弱的全球经济陷入更严重的动荡，随着紧张万分的消费者和企业推迟支出计划，旅行和旅游也会受到打击。

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In the us, the industrial age economy is in transition to a service economy, and travel and tourism is responsible for one in every seven workers in the us civilian workforce, directly or indirectly.

在美国，工业时代经济正在向服务型经济转变，观光旅游业直接或间接地提供了美国国民劳动力中七分之一的工作机会。

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The Alaska Travel Industry Association says tourism directly pumps a billion and a half dollars a year into the state economy.

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Either way,it is going to be an expensive trip." The flight cancellations are expected to have additional repercussions for smaller Southeast Asia countries, where travel and tourism is a major share of the economy.

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As we celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, the U.S. government is doubling down on its commitment to create more jobs for Americans by growing international and domestic travel and tourism that powers our economy.

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The wellbeing of Lebanon's economy depends greatly on the travel and tourism industry which contributes 11% of the GDP thanks to the country's sandy beaches, snowy peaks and vibrant nightlife.

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All of these numbers underscore the importance of the travel and tourism industry to the U.S. economy - and the value of the Administration's efforts to attract more international visitors to the United States.

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