印度将向中国开放电子签证

 　　Tourists from China will be able to apply for visas online without visiting the Indian mission. Once approved, the visitor will get an authorization¹ letter which has to be produced during immigration.

　　India has granted this privilege to 44 countries already, and has plans to expand the service to China and four other countries.

　　Indian Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma says extending the visa-on-arrival program to China and the other countries will boost the Indian tourism industry immensely.

　　"Now with 44 countries as on, we have seen about 1200 percent of growth in this and we understand that if these five countries or more are added to this, we will able to reach around 62 per cent of the world tourism market. So, we understand the importance of this."

　　印度将向中国游客开放电子签证

　　Currently, Chinese tourists account for less than two percent of India's domestic tourism market.

　　In 2012, fewer than 170,000 Chinese tourists visited India. In 2013, the number barely increased, reaching 175,000.

　　India and China both have well-established visa-on-arrival programs, but the services had not been extended to each other.

　　Some experts believe that opening visa-on-arrival for Chinese tourists will have a massive impact on India's tourism industry. Subhash Goyal is President of the Indian Association of Tour Operators.

　　"Once that is done then tourism from China is going to grow and it is not only group tourism but now with a lot of wealth in the hands of people in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Beijing there are a lot rich Chinese who are also traveling."

　　However, tourism experts acknowledge that India has much work to do in developing its tourism sector² for Chinese travelers. For example, guides need to be trained in Mandarin³, help lines for Chinese tourists need to be set up or expanded, and sanitation⁴ needs to be improved under the cleanliness drive already enacted⁵ by Prime Minister Modi.

　　The Indian government also needs to take steps to ensure the security of tourists, a particular concern for travelers from China.

　　As it stands right now, tourists arriving in India are given a list of "dos and don'ts" upon arrival at the immigration counter.

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1 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

4 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

5 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹