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ID105210
Title ProperDeveloping China's Hainan into an international tourism destination
Other Title Informationhow far can this go?
LanguageENG
AuthorYu, Hong
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)The Chinese central government has identified tourism as an important means of stimulating domestic consumption and transforming China's economic development pattern from investment and export-driven to consumption-led. According to the government's new plan released in 2009, development of Hainan as an International Tourism Destination has been upgraded to a national strategy. By critically discussing the western theories on the policy-making process, this paper intends to adopt the case study of Hainan to specifically analyze its state-initiated plan for regional tourism development. Hainan is the only province in China to clearly be identified by the government for the development of its tourism into a mainstay industry. It is intended to become a test zone for China's tourism reform and innovation and take a lead in development of tourism and associated industries. The government believes that the tourism sector is a key means of boosting regional economic development and reducing regional disparities between Hainan and the prosperous eastern provinces. Nevertheless, Hainan still faces serious obstacles to its goal of becoming a top Asia Pacific holiday destination. A lack of skilled personnel, backward transport network and poor service standards in tourism and hospitality are persistent and pressing issues. The plan for developing Hainan into an international tourism destination is unlikely to become a reality in the near future.
`In' analytical NoteEast Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 28, No. 2; Jun 2011: p.85-113
Journal SourceEast Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 28, No. 2; Jun 2011: p.85-113
Key WordsEconomic Growth ;  Hainan ;  State Plan ;  International Tourism Destination ;  Tourism Development