世界旅游组织秘书长弗朗西斯科·弗朗加利2002年11月18日在博鳌亚洲旅游论坛上说,去年全球旅游业的国际游客人数出现负增长,这是二战以来的第一次。但是,在东亚太平洋地区却出现了百分之五点五的增幅,中国的旅游业发展势头也超出预期。 这位秘书长说,世界旅游业发展呈现下降趋势,但是旅游业还没有饱和,将会持续发展。在亚洲,旅游业 World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Francisco Frigali said at the Boao Forum for Asia Tourism on November 18, 2002 that the number of international tourists in global tourism was negatively increased last year, the first time since World War II. However, an increase of 5.5% in the East Asia and Pacific region was registered and China’s tourism development also exceeded expectations. The secretary-general said that the world’s tourism industry is on a downward trend, but the tourism industry is not yet saturated and will continue to develop. In Asia, tourism