The number of people traveling abroad as well as in Japan has increased.
Although attention is often focused on the rapid increase of Chinese tourists, we can not miss the growth in the number of travelers in other countries.
It is thought that 2030 year will reach 18 Foreign touristsCurrently, it becomes more important to appropriately transmit information according to the needs of foreigners who visit abroad.
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English that is a global common language is mandatory
When going overseas trip, it is worrisome whether the word will be able to communicate on the trip.
Most of the concerns of foreign tourists visiting in the same way can be solved by words.
The place I go to for the first time is full of expectation and anxiety, but if there is a shop with a guide of my mother tongue there is a staff member who can communicate my mother tongue even in one word, my psychological distance will be shrunk.
Even if it says foreign languages, there are various, but first it should be maintained "English".
The primary feature of English is that non-native speakers who use them as second language or learn as foreign languages are more often than native speakers who are native speakers.
In other words, English is a common language used not only as words of some countries such as the United States and the UK but also as a means of communicating people across countries all over the world.
As long as we can develop an environment where English can communicate, we can respond to the Americas, the European countries and the Asian countries altogether.
English then Chinese
According to statistical data released by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), China has the largest number of overseas travelers in 2015 year.
Then Taiwan, Germany, the United States, the UK, Russia and so on.
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Number of overseas travelers in the world (number of departure) Country Rankings / Trend (UN)
Let's cover these East Asian languages after English.
People who speak Chinese as their mother tongue are about 12 billion people in the world.
It is the language with the largest native speaker population in the world.
There are 2 types in Chinese, "Simplified Chinese characters"Mainly in Mainland China and Singapore,"Chinese Traditional Chinese characters"Is used mainly in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao and so on.
When translating it, it may be better to consider whether it is necessary to prepare either Simplified or Traditional Chinese according to the target, or both.
Since Germany, which occupies the number of travelers second only to China, can not be ignored, "GermanThe correspondence of "It is indispensable, too.
To Russian travelers to respond in Russian
Next to English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German is "Russian".
Travelers from Russia are still relatively small compared to China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, but they are on the position of No. X NUMX.
It is expected to steadily increase from now.
Translation correspondence in Russian language is essential if you want to collect travelers from Russia.
Summary
Frustration of language correspondence is the most easy for foreign tourists to hold.
Inbound (visiting foreign tourist) When entering the business, it is important to understand the dissatisfaction that visiting foreign tourists can have.
By establishing solutions to those, we will be able to increase the satisfaction of foreign tourists.
Source:
5 languages that should be supported for inbound multilingual correspondence
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