This chapter reviews and compares the roles of local and central government in developing
tourism in China by examining policies and media appraisals of those policies. It was found …

Tourism in China has grown rapidly since the country started implementing its open-door
policy in 1978. Tourism development is now an essential agenda item for the Chinese …

In 2015, according to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), China welcomed
133.8 million inbound visitors; it witnessed 130 million outbound trips by its citizens; and …

This paper reviews the evolution of China's tourism policies after the founding of the
People's Republic of China. It notes that while the evolution of China's tourism policies …

In most economically developing regions and countries, local government often plays a
dominant role in tourism development for several reasons, one of which may be because of …

This study aims to develop a holistic view of the politics of tourism development in China. It
examines how political ideology intertwines with tourism development and the same time …

As one of the provinces of central China, Hunan has a population of 64.3 million (more than
most European countries or US states), consisting of 42 nationalities and a territory of …

Tourism policy and development in China is both administered by its highly hierarchical
government structure, which has been argued as a well-established process of …

This paper reports on a study of the key players and institutional processes involved in
national policy-making for China's tourism sector since 1978. Using the concepts of 'policy …

Examines tourism policy implementation in Chinese tourism enterprises. In general, all
tourism enterprises indicated that economic‐oriented tourism policies implemented …