巴塞羅那獲評獨自旅游最佳目的地

European cities are most popular for prospective British solo travellers, according to a new top 10 list of destinations.
根據最新十大旅游地排行榜顯示，歐洲城市是英國個人旅行最受歡迎的目的地。

Seven different European destinations were featured on the list. Barcelona came top, followed by Venice and New York.
在這十大城市名單中有7座歐洲城市。排名首位的是巴塞羅那，隨后是威尼斯和紐約。

Sydney is the most far flung destination while, closer to home, holidaymakers picked Dublin.
悉尼是最遠的旅游目的地，而較近的旅游地當中，英國度假者們選擇了都柏林。

The list was compiled from the results of a survey conducted in October of 10,000 Brits over the age of 50 by Staysure.
這一榜單基于staysure在今年十月對一萬名50歲以上英國游客的調查。

It revealed that Barcelona was favoured because it combined a city and beach break.
調查顯示，巴塞羅那因其城市和海灘景觀的完美結合使得這個城市備受歡迎。

Travellers also enjoyed its rich culture and heritage.
度假者們也很青睞巴塞羅那的深厚文化內涵和歷史遺產。

The Venetian waterways and the Empire State Building in New York also made them top attractions for solo travellers.
威尼斯水道和紐約的帝國大廈對個人旅行者也很有吸引力。

The survey showed that solo travel is on the up.
調查顯示個人旅行一直在增長。

Of those who responded, around a third had taken a trip on their own in the past year and 23 percent were planning to do it again.
在參與調查的人當中，約有三分之一的人去年單獨出去旅游，其中有23%的人計劃再次單獨出游。

For those who have never travelled alone, 17 percent were happy to give it a go.
在從未單獨旅游的受訪者中，17%的人表示愿意嘗試一下個人游。

The survey also revealed the benefits and fears of travelling alone.
調查也揭示出個人游的益處和令人擔憂之處。

29 percent of people said that they were prompted to travel alone because they enjoyed their own company.
29%的受訪者表示他們傾向于個人游因為很享受一個人旅游的感覺。

However, a significant number of people also chose solo travel because they didn't have a partner or were widowed.
但是，相當一部分的人選擇個人游是因為他們找不到同伴或其伴侶已不在人世。

16 percent of people felt that going to a destination by themselves could be a great opportunity to make new friends.
16%的受訪者認為獨自一人去一個地方旅游將是結識新朋友的好機會。

But there are worries about solo travel.
但是人們對于個人游還是存在一些擔憂。

Cost was the biggest concern as travellers were worried about paying a singles supplement, despite the fact that money-saving was also one of the reason why people chose to go away on their own.
出行者最大的擔憂就是旅游開銷，因為還要補單房差價，雖然節約開支也是人們選擇個人游的原因之一。

However, holidaymakers also didn't want to eat alone and worry about their belongings on the beach or by the pool.
此外，度假者們也不想獨自一人吃飯，還要擔心自己放在沙灘上或泳池邊的個人物品。

TOP 10 DESTINATION FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS:
十大最佳個人旅游目的地：

Barcelona
Venice
New York
Rome
Malta
Sydney
Algarve
Amsterdam
California
Dublin

巴塞羅那
威尼斯
紐約
羅馬
馬耳他
悉尼
阿爾加維
阿姆斯特丹
加利福尼亞
都柏林

英文來源：每日郵報
譯者：沈倩倩
審校&編輯：丹妮