Analysis on the impact of technological innovation on tourism development: The case of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China

Chang Gan, Kai Wang, Mihai Voda, Jun Ye and Lijun Chen

Tourism Economics, 2023, vol. 29, issue 5, 1251-1271

Abstract: Despite the recognition of the relationship between technological innovation and tourism development, there is a dearth of rigorous empirical specifications to examine the effect of technological innovation on the latter. With 27 cities of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) in China as an empirical case, this study explores whether technological innovation can promote tourism development by using a series of panel regression models. The empirical results indicate that technological innovation has a positive effect on the development of tourism in the YRDUA. With respect to different regions, types of cities, and stages, there are differences in the positive impact of technological innovation on tourism development. Additionally, the impact of different types of technological innovations on tourism development is also diverse.

Keywords: Technological innovation; tourism development; panel regression model; Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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