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High-speed rail connectivity, space-time distance compression, and trans-regional tourism flows: Evidence from China's inbound tourism
Abstract High-speed rail (HSR) connectivity can compress travel time and space distances and have a significant impact on trans-regional tourism flows. Using panel data on trans-regional flows of inbound tourism in 31 provinces of China from 2004 to 2019, this paper takes the HSR connectivity as a quasi-natural experiment and constructs a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model to empirically test the impact and the mechanism of the HSR connectivity on flows of inbound tourists. The results show that: The HSR connectivity has a significant positive effect on the trans-regional flow of inbound tourists; The connectivity of HSR has a greater impact on the trans-regional flow of inbound tourists in both western regions and regions with higher and lower tourism resource endowments. And the impact of HSR connectivity on trans-regional flows of inbound tourists is stronger in economically developed regions; the space-time distance in the trans-regional flows of inbound tourists can be compressed by the HSR connectivity. This paper provides policy recommendations for optimizing HSR routes to promote sustainable tourism development.
High-speed rail connectivity, space-time distance compression, and trans-regional tourism flows: Evidence from China's inbound tourism
Abstract High-speed rail (HSR) connectivity can compress travel time and space distances and have a significant impact on trans-regional tourism flows. Using panel data on trans-regional flows of inbound tourism in 31 provinces of China from 2004 to 2019, this paper takes the HSR connectivity as a quasi-natural experiment and constructs a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model to empirically test the impact and the mechanism of the HSR connectivity on flows of inbound tourists. The results show that: The HSR connectivity has a significant positive effect on the trans-regional flow of inbound tourists; The connectivity of HSR has a greater impact on the trans-regional flow of inbound tourists in both western regions and regions with higher and lower tourism resource endowments. And the impact of HSR connectivity on trans-regional flows of inbound tourists is stronger in economically developed regions; the space-time distance in the trans-regional flows of inbound tourists can be compressed by the HSR connectivity. This paper provides policy recommendations for optimizing HSR routes to promote sustainable tourism development.
High-speed rail connectivity, space-time distance compression, and trans-regional tourism flows: Evidence from China's inbound tourism
Li, Guangqin (author) / Pu, Kangyun (author) / Long, Minghui (author)
2023-04-15
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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