Alongside the rapid development of China’s tourism sector, the continuous increase in the number of academic articles and research findings related to tourism in China has expanded the related research topics. Using a visual exploration of keywords and Delphi surveys, this paper systematically summarizes the progress in tourism research in China. The findings show that the research topics of national parks, rural revitalization, virtual tourism, the tourism economy and all-for-one tourism were hotspots in Chinese tourism filed over the past decade. Research methodologies have evolved from qualitative concept clarification to combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. In the future, Chinese tourism research should be explored further to the unique theoretical underpinnings of tourism in China; innovative research should be fostered to achieve theoretical originality; and collaborations between academia and the tourism industry should be facilitated to enhance the practical implications of academic findings. The aforementioned research bottlenecks and corresponding measures, and research vision and prospects indicated in the paper can guide future research, and let Western scholars know the hotspots and future trends of tourism research from the Eastern perspective.

This paper analyzes the perception of the residents from a consolidated tourist destination on the economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of the tourism model, as well as their satisfaction with it. The perception of 372 residents of Andorra is measured, based on the quantitative information obtained in a satisfaction survey. The results show that residents constitute a conscious and critical population aware of the tourism model, main economic sector of the Andorran economy. This information has implications for the management of tourism in the country.

Spain is one of the main tourism destinations worldwide. However, tourism is not equally present in all the territory and a distinction can be made in terms of tourism development between coastal and urban areas on the one hand and inland areas on the other. This article analyses tourism development in Spanish inland areas, essentially based on a bibliographic review on this topic. An evolution can be observed from concepts such as rural tourism or endogenous development to more recent topics, like slow or proximity tourism as postcapitalist proposals. We conclude that inland areas can benefit from proximity tourism, and the principles of the “local turn” in tourism represent an opportunity to develop within sustainable and responsible frameworks. The use of adaptive cycles and tourism micro-clusters as analytical tools for tourism development in inland areas is also addressed. Most of these areas have large tourism potential, although proper regional planning is required. Lessons learnt from the overtourism experiences in Spanish coastal and urban destinations emphasize the idea of the need to advocate for an adequate tourism in these undertourism inland destinations.

This paper analyzes the perception of the residents from a consolidated tourist destination on the economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of the tourism model, as well as their satisfaction with it. The perception of 372 residents of Andorra is measured, based on the quantitative information obtained in a satisfaction survey. The results show that residents constitute a conscious and critical population aware of the tourism model, main economic sector of the Andorran economy. This information has implications for the management of tourism in the country. Este trabajo analiza la percepción de los residentes de un destino turístico consolidado, sobre los impactos económicos, socioculturales y ambientales del modelo turístico, así como su satisfacción hacia el mismo. Se mide la percepción de 372 residentes de Andorra, a partir de la información cuantitativa obtenida en una encuesta de satisfacción. Los resultados permiten constatar que los residentes constituyen una población consciente y crítica con el modelo turístico, sector económico principal de la economía andorrana. Esta información tiene implicaciones para la gestión del turismo del país.

The objective of the research carried out was to analyze the influence exerted by two industrial tourism destinations on civil society in each of their territories. These destinations are called Samacá Factories (Colombia) and the Sewell Camp (Chile) and are located in South America. As industrial tourism destinations evolve, the greater the involvement of civil society organizations in this type of tourism, which stimulates its strengthening due to cooperation and the formation of alliances between various social actors. El objetivo de la investigación realizada consistió en analizar la influencia que ejercen dos destinos de turismo industrial sobre la sociedad civil de cada uno de sus entornos. Estos destinos se denominan Fábricas de Samacá (Colombia) y Campamento Sewell (Chile) y se encuentran localizados en Suramérica. A medida que estos destinos evolucionan en el tiempo, mayor es el involucramiento de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en este tipo de turismo, lo cual estimula su fortalecimiento gracias a la cooperación y a la conformación de alianzas entre diversos actores sociales.

The important role of inland tourism in revitalising territories and reinforcing or generating identity is now recognised. The book that the reader has in his hands shows through three case studies, located in Catalonia, Galicia and Murcia, how inland areas reinvent themselves in terms of tourism and use their heritage, landscape, cultural, gastronomic and identity resources to place themselves in the imagination of travellers and tourists. This volume, the result of a research project by the TUDISTAR group, allows us to visualise the processes that occur in rural inland areas and contributes, through the methodologies used, to the development of this field of research, while at the same time providing strategies for the creation of tourism products.... [Leer más...] [-]

The aim of this paper is to analyse the tourism-driven gentrification process of tourismification using the most recent literature and the case study of Venice (Italy). First will be analysed the recent history of the city to better understand why and how this phenomenon outburst in the initial stages, and then data will be analysed to understand which implications this phenomenon can have economically, socially, and culturally speaking, and what should a strategy consider dealing with this issue. El objetivo de este artículo es analizarelproceso de gentrificación de la turisficaciónejercido por el turismo utilizando la literaturamásreciente y elestudio de caso de Venecia (Italia). Primero se analizará la historiareciente de la ciudad para comprender mejor por qué y cómo este fenómeno se desarrolló en lasetapasiniciales, y luego se analizaránlosdatos para comprender quéimplicacionespuede tener este fenómeno a niveleconómico, social y cultural y cuálesdeberían ser lasestrategias para hacerfrente a este problema.

Tourists from different cultural backgrounds have different perceptions of the image of a tourist destination. This paper aims to investigate tourist destination image (TDI) from a national cultural perspective and to see whether there exists the influence of culture on a visitor segment’s destination image as well as their travel behavior and satisfaction. Barcelona as the destination and the Chinese market are utilized to present an empirical discussion of the study. Based on the results of the qualitative method previously conducted by the authors, a questionnaire was designed in this paper. The SPSS 22 program was used for data management and analysis. This study first demonstrates that TDI perceived by the Chinese visitors is influenced by their pro-social cultural background and, second, that the visitors greatly value prestige and social networking during the visitation. This study further discusses the reasons why the visitors greatly value prestige and social networking and how “facework” influences their travel behavior based on the concept of culture value orientation. Overall, this study contributes to the existing knowledge on the formation of perception of TDI by analyzing the influence of the tourist cultural background on their TDI.

The image of a tourist destination should be thoroughly investigated before product positioning attempts are undertaken. In this paper, components of a tourist destination image of Barcelona in the Chinese market are identified. A qualitative analysis software is used to process the data collected from a set of semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Three factors of perceptual image and four factors of affective image are discovered. The results show that the majority of the Chinese tourists prefer cultural and architecture tourism products rather than the sun and beach product. Shopping is one of the most important activities within any tourism products for the Chinese tourists. On the other hand, communication and interaction between tour guides and visitors is one of the important components of a tourism product. The results of the study provide useful suggestions for the design and marketing of tourism products in general.

The greater ease of mobilization of the urban population has led to a significant increase in second residences. This growth has occurred on a par with an increase in sports, cultural, recreational and leisure activities offered by public bodies and local associations to satisfy the demands of this temporary population, who lengthen their stay at the destination and relate to the permanent population, thus avoiding social conflicts between these groups. This paper examines the case of the Spanish part of the region of the Cerdanya using statistical data on the programming of activities published in the free local press and a survey of 154 people. The aim is to verify if there is a direct relationship between these activities, second residences and the seasonal population, as well as the degree of satisfaction with these activities.

El artículo hace una revisión del desarrollo sostenible como paradigma para guiar la dinámica turística en destinos costeros, planteando la necesidad de hacer evaluaciones locales. Se analiza Mazatlán, México con indicadores para aspectos económico, social, cultural, ambiental y de gobernanza, con el propósito de identificar qué tanto se acerca a un turismo sostenible. Los resultados apuntan a replantearse el modelo turístico que se desarrolla en este y otros destinos mexicanos, considerando que de continuar así los costos sociales y ambientales superarán con creces los beneficios económicos. The article makes a review of sustainable development as a paradigm to guide the tourist dynamics in coastal destinations, raising the need to make local evaluations. Mazatlan, Mexico is analyzed with indicators for economic, social, cultural, environmental and governance aspects, in order to identify how close a sustainable tourism is. The results point to the rethinking of the tourism model in this and other Mexican destinations, considering that to continue with it, the social and environmental costs will far exceed the economic benefits.

Owing to the increasing number of contributions, related topics that were addressed, and contributing authors, Chinese outbound tourism was established as a research field in the mid-2000s. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature in the field via analysis of collaboration patterns and thematic development using a bibliometric approach. One-hundred and twenty-one academic articles published between 2006 and 2016 are retrieved from 16 tourism journals, and a relational analysis is performed by creating co-authorship and co-keyword networks. The results offer networks of collaborations between authors, institutions and the geographical origins of the research. This network analysis permits exploration of linkages among central authors and institutions. In addition, the results identify and discuss six main thematic areas of research. Significant structural characteristics of the research field, implications and unexplored research themes are presented and discussed.

La mayor facilidad de movilización de la población urbana ha provocado un importante aumento de las viviendas secundarias en los territorios de interior. En algunos de estos destinos turísticos dicho crecimiento ha ido parejo a la intensificación de las actividades deportivas, culturales, recreativas y de ocio ofertadas desde los organismos públicos y las asociaciones locales, con el objetivo de satisfacer las demandas de esta población temporal, alargar su estancia en el destino y relacionarla con la población permanente, a fin de evitar los conflictos sociales entre estos colectivos. En el presente trabajo, a partir de datos estadísticos, de las programaciones de actividades publicadas en la prensa gratuita local y de una encuesta realizada a 154 personas, se analiza el caso de la parte española de la comarca de la Cerdanya, con el objetivo de comprobar si hay una relación directa entre estas actividades, las segundas residencias y la población estacional, así como el grado de satisfacción obtenido con dichas actividades.

The article makes a review of sustainable development as a paradigm to guide the tourist dynamics in coastal destinations, raising the need to make local evaluations. Mazatlan, Mexico is analyzed with indicators for economic, social, cultural, environmental and governance aspects, in order to identify how close a sustainable tourism is. The results(2) point to the rethinking of the tourism model in this and other Mexican destinations, considering that to continue with it, the social and environmental costs will far exceed the economic benefits.

In the latter years new activities are developing about the cultural and religious tourism with the aim to announce and keep alive the own folklore of the past generations. Between these historical, cultural and tourist phenomena this is the pilgrimage. There are group excursions, generally afoot, to hermitages and sanctuaries where, besides the purely religious activities, also he takes advantage to realize other festive acts linked with the local traditions. Thus, with the pilgrimages, some religious places in the territories of interior have turned into points of meeting between the tourists and the local population, with a triple function: to revalue the local heritage, to attract visitors and to be a place of meeting between the local community and tourists. In this work, from documentation and statistics on the topic and of you interview participants, the case of the pilgrimages has been analyzed in the Spanish Cerdanya (the so called "aplecs"), and has been confirmed that treats itself about a few popular events that they allow to revalue the tourism in the territory, reaffirming the local identity, preserving the local heritage and favoring the social relations between people with different interests and motivations.

Ten years after the housing bubble burst, Barcelona has experienced an increase in rental prices. This increase in prices is due to a combination of factors such as household debt, urban entrepreneurialism and the marketing of the city, evictions, investment by speculative capital, changes in tenancy and an increase in rental housing for tourists. Overcrowding from tourists is gaining ground as a concern in multifunctional cities. Through an analysis of statistics and in-depth interviews with qualified agents, it is possible to observe how social struggles and unsustainability have outraged citizens and pitted them against overcrowding from tourism and the commodification of the city. The local administration of Barcelona has tried to respond to the situation by initiating a process of regulation through urban and tourism planning. Our analysis shows that these actions are of great importance but are not enough to alleviate some of the drawbacks, such as the shortage of rental housing and an excess of hotel beds.

En los estos últimos años se están desarrollando nuevas actividades alrededor del turismo cultural-religioso con el objetivo de dar a conocer y mantener vivo el folklore propio de las generaciones pasadas. Entre estos fenómenos histórico-culturales y turísticos están las romerías. Se trata de excursiones grupales, generalmente a pie, a ermitas y santuarios donde, además de las actividades puramente religiosas, también se aprovecha para realizar otros actos festivos vinculados con las tradiciones del lugar. De este modo, con las romerías, algunos lugares religiosos en los territorios de interior se han convertido en puntos de encuentro entre los turistas y la población local, con una triple función: revalorizar el patrimonio local, atraer visitantes y ser lugar de encuentro entre la comunidad local y los turistas. En este trabajo, a partir de documentación y estadísticas sobre el tema y de entrevistas a participantes, se ha analizado el caso de las romerías en la Cerdanya española (los llamados “aplecs”), y se ha confirmado que se trata de unos eventos populares que permiten revalorizar turísticamente el territorio, ayudando a reafirmar la identidad local, conservando el patrimonio material e inmaterial y favoreciendo las relaciones sociales entre gente con diferentes intereses y motivaciones.