Development Issues in Chinese Tourism Industry : A Case Study in Beijng, China 3
1.0 Introduction 3
2.0 Literature Review 4
3. Methodology 4
3.1 Study site 4
3.2 The problems faced by Beijing 5
4.0 Results and Discussion 7
4.1 Analysis of Beijing tourism 7
4.2 Case study of the tourism environment in Beijing 8
4.3 Case study of sustainable tourism in Beijing 9
5. 0 Conclusion and Recommendations 10
6.0 Reference 12
Development Issues in Chinese Tourism Industry : A Case Study in Beijng, China
1.0 Introduction
This article discusses the development issues in Chinese Tourism Industry and takes Beijing as the case into further research. The major issue discussed in this article is related to environment and sustainable development. Tourism development is to a great degree relied on the natural and social/cultural environments. Therefore, it is significant to ensure the tourism environment for a destination to be well protected. On the one hand, tourism development can promote economic enhancement as well as the living standard. On the other hand, water pollution, air pollution, ecosystem degradation have been typically negative effect as the result of tourism. Thus, it is emergently necessary to focus on the tourism’s negative effects. At present, the environmental issues related to tourism have obtained massive focus in major developed countries such as the US, Australia as well as the UK (Pickering and Hill, 2007)[ Pickering, C.M., Hill, W., 2007. Impacts of recreation and tourism on plant biodiversity and vegetation in protected areas in Australia. Journal of Environmental Management 85, 791-800.]. The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) Francesco Frangialli claims that”tourism at the turn of the century is growing faster than even our most optimistic predictions”[ World Tourism Organization (WTO). Millennium Tourism Boom in 2000. Available from: http://www.world-tourism.org, viewed January 2001.]. forecasted to double in the next 20 years.In addition, China researchers in tourism-related field also place great emphasis on such issue. Therefore, this research will be beneficial for the researchers to recognize the current environmental issues related to China’s tourism. In particular, this article will provide Beijing as an example to demonstrate the significantly environmental issues in China’s tourism, and how to deal with them strategically.
