“访问英国”负责人表示，如果英国的旅游签证系统能够有所改革，那么每年英国旅游业可以多收入28亿英镑(42亿美元)。

“Visit to Britain”Head says，If the British tourist visa system to be able to reform，So every year more British tourism income of 2.8 billion pounds($4.2 billion)。

　　统计数据显示，每年外来游人对英国经济做出的直接贡献约为180亿英镑。旅游业是继化工和金融业之后的英国第三大外汇创收行业。

Statistics show that，Foreign visitors a year to the UK economy make direct contributions of about 18 billion pounds。Tourism is the chemical and financial industry of the third after British foreign exchange income generating industry。

　　首相卡梅伦此前曾多次公开督促旅游业龙头公司要加大吸引外来游客的力度。早在2010年，卡梅伦就表示希望看到英国成为世界五大旅游目的地之一。他当时也保证将在2014年之前使英国的旅游签证制度变得更加有效率。

Prime minister Cameron had earlier times public urged to increase tourism leading company attract foreign tourists efforts。As early as in 2010，Cameron said it would hope to see the UK as the five big tourist destinations。He was also ensure that will in 2014 before the British tourist visa system to become more efficient。

签证难 费用高 The high cost of visa difficult

　　不少专业人士指出，仅就因高消费而闻名的中国旅游者来言，目前每年前往法国的人数是来英国的八倍，而去德国的也是英国的六倍。

Many professional personage points out，Because of the high cost is only famous China offers tourists，Each year the number of people in France at present is to eight UK times，And went to Germany and Britain's six times。

　　批评人士指出，欧洲大陆多国由于加入申根系统，因此只需一次签证即可；而英国不但需要单独签证，而且申请程序也繁琐复杂很多。

Critics say，The European continent due to many nations schengen system，So only a visa；And Britain need not only to separate the visa，And application procedures also many complex。

　　申请来英国旅游的外国人除了需要收入水平证明之外，还需要平时消费、对恐怖主义的态度、包括指纹在内的个人生物数据等种种信息与资料。

Apply for to come to Britain foreigners traveling income level outside besides need proof，Still need usually consumption、The attitude of terrorism、Including fingerprint, such as many personal biological data information and data。

　　申请申根多国签证的费用为60欧元(约47英镑)；申请英国签证的收费是80英镑。申根签证的申请表长4页；英国签证申请表则长达9页。

The cost of the visa application schengen nations for 60 euros(About 47 pounds)；Visa fee is 80 pounds。Schengen visa application form four pages long；British visa application form is for as long as 9 page。

　　不过，呼吁政府加强对外来人口控制的“移民观察”组织则反对简化现行旅游签证政策。

but，Calling on the government to strengthen the control of the floating population“Immigration observation”Organizations are opposed to simplify the current tourism visa policy。

　　“移民观察”组织发言人迈赫迈特表示，现行签证手续繁琐是为了确保“持签证者旅游之后会离开英国”。他说：“不幸的是，仍有很多证据显示，不少人进入英国就不会离开。”

“Immigration observation”Organization spokesman Wallace Hector matt said，The current visa procedures to ensure that red tape“The visa after traveling will leave Britain”。He said：“unfortunately，There are still a lot of evidence，Many people into the UK will not leave。”

　　他还补充认为，更多游人愿意去法国与申根签证较容易无关。

He added that，More people are willing to go to France and schengen visa is easy to have nothing to do。