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alto potencial de atención turística

English translation: great potential as a tourist attraction / for attracting tourists

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Spanish term or phrase: alto potencial de atención turística
English translation:great potential as a tourist attraction / for attracting tourists
Entered by: Lydianette Soza

01:40 Jul 21, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / tourism
Spanish term or phrase: alto potencial de atención turística
El siguiente es un extracto de un brochure sobre un área turistica:

El sitio es parte de región de formaciones volcánicas; algunos de estos volcanes han quedado aparentemente dormidos. En el caso de la laguna, ésta es producto de una erupción volcánica.

Algunas comunidades del área del proyecto se encuentran ubicadas en el área de reserva natural, esta cuenta con un alto potencial de atención turística de aproximadamente 5,489 hectáreas.

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Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 13:07
great potential as a tourist attraction / for attracting tourists
Explanation:
Either of these versions would sound natural, I think. "High potential" could be said, but "great potential seems more idiomatic to me.

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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 21:07
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4 +9great potential as a tourist attraction / for attracting tourists
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
great potential as a tourist attraction / for attracting tourists


Explanation:
Either of these versions would sound natural, I think. "High potential" could be said, but "great potential seems more idiomatic to me.

Here are some examples of these phrases:

https://www.google.es/search?num=100&q="great potential as a...
https://www.google.es/search?num=100&q="great potential for ...

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 21:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lorenab23: Answering questions at 4:00 a.m. boy you are a trooper!
1 min
  -> Every time I do it you catch me at it! Thanks, Lorena :) (I've just finished checking the job that has to be in by 9:00, so I thought I'd answer a question before getting some sleep.)
agree  Andy Watkinson: Lorena's not alone, but right, as usual.
15 mins
  -> Thanks, Andy (from one night bird to another :) )
agree  Janice Giffin: Both "great" or "high" potential are appropriate for this context.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Janice :) I agree; "high" would be OK too.
agree  Ventnai
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ian :)
agree  Martin Harvey
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Martin :)
agree  snathdag
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, snathdag :)
agree  neilmac: Just "great tourist potential/great potential for tourism". I don't think the "attention" bit is indispensable.
7 hrs
  -> You're probably right. When in doubt, leave it out. Less is more. Thanks, Neil ;)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: You took the words out my mouth with your first version - but I would have been talking in my sleep!
10 hrs
  -> Which shows that you have your head screwed on, unlike some. Thanks, Noni :)
agree  mokka88
15 days
  -> Thanks, mokka :)
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