Structure and Formation Mechanism of China-ASEAN Tourism Cooperation

Jie Yin, Yahua Bi and Yingchao Ji
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Jie Yin: College of Tourism, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China
Yahua Bi: Department of Tourism and Convention, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
Yingchao Ji: College of Tourism, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: Tourism cooperation is an essential element for tourism development in China-ASEAN countries and has made a significant economic contribution to destinations. This study investigates the structure of tourism cooperation in China-ASEAN relations and identifies a set of factors that affect tourism cooperation from a network perspective. By employing social network analysis, the results indicate that the scale of cooperation is small, and the efficiency is not high, although the restrictions on cooperation between countries are reduced. The findings also indicate that differences in the political system, security, population density, and language can promote tourism cooperation, while differences in governance, income, and consumption level impede tourism cooperation. The research results may assist China-ASEAN countries to formulate tourism strategies suitable for international cooperation and national differences.

Keywords: tourism cooperation; China-ASEAN; cooperation structure; driving factors; regional tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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