Introduction to Tourism

Author: Wang Xiaoyun / Zhang Fan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This textbook follows the system of tourism activities as a, dividing the entire book into 4 parts and 12 chapters. Part 1: Tourism Activities (Chapters 2 to 4). It begins with the origin of tourism, briefly introduces the development history of tourism activities over thousands of years, and then focuses on the generation of tourism behavior, the process of tourism behavior, tourism flow, and its movement patterns. It also explores theoretical aspects of fundamental tourism issues, such as the nature and characteristics of tourism behavior and the definition of tourists. Part 2: Tourism Support (Chapters 5 to 7). It primarily studies the supporting systems of tourism activities. Whether it is traditional tourism attraction systems formed by the direct utilization of tourism resources (points of interest) or innovative tourism destination structures that integrate various spatial elements, they all represent the concentration of attractive factors in tourism reception areas and are the basic conditions for the existence and development of tourism activities. Part 3: Tourism Impact (Chapter 8). By examining the close interactive relationships between tourism activities and socio-economic development, ecological environmental protection, cultural exchange, and technological innovation, it clarifies the comprehensive, broad, and diverse impacts of tourism development on tourism reception areas. Part 4: Tourism Development (Chapters 9 to 12). After analyzing the development and models of tourism in the world and China, it explores the new era of 21st-century tourism development under the background of informatization and economic globalization, as well as the issue of sustainable tourism development. It also conducts analysis and research on hot topics such as China's tourism development goals, tourism development strategies, and the impact of China's entry into the WTO on tourism development.