金馬澎四月可望陸客自由行

Individual mainland Chinese tourists will soon be allowed to travel to Taiwan! Cross-strait tourism negotiations are scheduled to be held in Hong Kong on March 17th, where the opening phases of individual Mainland tourists to Taiwan will be determined. Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, and other outer islands will be the first to open to Chinese tourists starting April 1st. Later on in June, residents of Shanghai and Bejing will be included.
　 陸客來台自由行將啟動！兩岸旅遊協商預定三月十七日在香港舉行，將確定陸客來台自由行分階段實施，四月先開放陸客在金門、馬祖及澎湖等離島地區自由行，六月再擴大上海、北京等居民來台自由行。

■Lie-Yu to Take Advantage of Business Opportunities
■烈嶼出招搶商機

In order to grasp (1) the business opportunities provided by the opening of the individual mainland tourists to Kinmen, Lie-Yu Township held a meeting with workers from the travel industry, hoping to consolidate (2) a Xiamen and Lie-Yu trip into one package, and planning to organize a Lie-Yu tourism promotion tour to mainland China. With all these efforts, they hope to bring the tourism in Little Kinmen alive and create more business opportunities!
　 為搶下陸客金馬自由的商機，烈嶼鄉搶先出招，11日邀集旅行業相關人員座談，希望整合廈門與烈嶼鄉自由行成為包裝行程，還計畫組團「登陸」行銷，期讓小金門觀光旅遊活起來，創造觀光商機！

Kinmen County Travel Agent Association President Wo, Jia-Jiang (吳嘉獎) raised many suggestions, including financial allowance for transportation to and dining in Lie-Yu; the set-up of electric vehicles fleet and tourism angel groups; the development of marine leisure activities, and issuing of "Tour Passport" etc., hoping to encourage tourists to visit Little Kinmen on one day tours. Lie-Yu Township Mayor Hong, Cheng-Fa said that his township is planning a one-way ferry fee concession (3) and issuing a "transportation voucher", as well as a Meal-in-Lie-Yu subsidy plans to enhance incentive to travel to Little Kinmen.
　 金門縣旅行公會理事長吳嘉獎提出多項建議，包括補助交通、用膳，籌組電動車隊和觀光天使團隊，發展海上休閒活動，觀光護照送禮物等，希望鼓勵觀光客來小金門一日遊。烈嶼鄉長洪成發表示，將規劃爭取大小金門交通船單向收費優惠措施，研擬「交通券」和用餐補助方案，提升遊小金門的誘因。

【註解】
●1. grasp-(vt.)抓牢、緊握、抱緊。
●2. consolidate-(vt)合併、聯合；統一。
●3. concession-(n)讓步；折讓的物品；政府授與的特許權或特權。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2011年3月10、12日報導