Qingdao Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2018 Exclusive Interview: New Opportunities and Responsibilities for Media In Tourism Development

I have participated in many events held by World Tourism Cities Federation, which are international with an abundant and down-to-earth agenda; all guests and participants are elietes of their respective fields. Such events build a great information platform for tourism news reporting, serve as an important window for us to understand the tourism development trend in the world.

Release time : 2018-10-09 17:35:27

source : World Tourism Cities Magazine

Tourism is one of the fastest-growing and most important economic industries in the world. According to statistical information from the United Nations World Tourism Organization, tourism contributes to 10% of the world’s GDP and creates 10% of employment opportunities.

It is natural that tourism promotes development of hundreds of other industries. Furthermore, tourism development can promote the flow of tourist consumption and investment from developed areas to less developed areas, promoting regional balanced development. In conclusion, rapid development of tourism can benefit different countries and areas and play a crucial role in narrowing differences between south and north and solving the problem of unbalanced development in the world. Also, as a comprehensive industry with broad social participation space, tourism can objectively provide entrepreneurial, and income and employment opportunities to tourist destinations, and promote business of small proprietors and small businesses. At the same time, with development of tourism, overall cultural quality and occupational skills of people in the tourist destination can improve. Therefore, with a wide range of activities and low barriers to entry, tourism will certainly improve living conditions and quality of the tourist destination in an effective manner, ensuring that the tourist destination benefits from tourism development.

Cultural exchange of tourism between two peoples; promote mutual understanding between two countries

The key to communication between two countries is the close relationship between two peoples, and cultural exchange is a critical point. From my point of view, tourism is a direct and natural communication approach, and people with different cultural backgrounds and under different social systems can enhance their mutual understanding, learn from each other and realize mutual tolerance through tourism. For example, China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative, and