Determinants of Domestic Tourism Demand for Guilin

ABSTRACT

There is limited knowledge on the determinants of China’s domestic tourism. Using a gravity model approach, this study examined the determinants of domestic tourism demand for Guilin, China, in 1999 and 2007. Results show that in both 1999 and 2007 the domestic tourism demand for Guilin in a provincial administrative region (PAR) was determined by (1) total city and town population of the PAR; (2) average annual employee wage of the PAR; and (3) train travel time from the PAR to Guilin. However, the impact of the three determinants declined from 1999 to 2007. The implications of the study finding are discussed.

摘要

目前对有关中国国内旅游需求影响因素的了解还很不足，本文应用引力模型对 1999年和2007年中国桂林国内旅游需求影响因素进行了研究。结果显示在这两个时段中国各省自治区对桂林的旅游需求主要受以下三个因素影响：(1）省／自治区的城镇总人口，(2）省／自治区职工年平均工资，以及 (3）省／自治区到桂林的火车旅行时间。此外，研究发现这三个影响因素在2007年对旅游需求的影响程度要小于1999年。文章最后对研究结果及其意义进行了讨论。

KEYWORDS:

• Gravity model
• demand
• domestic tourism
• Guilin; China

关键詞:

• 引力模型
• 需求
• 国内旅游
• 桂; 中国林

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1. There are 32 provincial administrative regions (PARs) in the mainland of China: 23 provinces, four centrally administered municipalities and five autonomous regions.

2. It is noted that the data for 1999 were not a perfect match with the calendar year due to unavailability of November and December data during data collection.

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Notes on contributors

Jigang Bao

Jigang Bao, PhD, is a professor and dean of the School of Tourism Management and the Graduate School at Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. He is a fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, a member of the Expert Committee of the World Tourism Organization, and Vice-Chairman of the Geographical Society of China. His primary research interests include Tourism Geography and Tourism Planning.

Hui Jimmy Xie

Hui Jimmy Xie, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Tourism Management at California State University, Northridge, USA. His research interests include Recreation and Tourism Behavior, Recreation and Health.