The current status of my country’s tourism development?

The current situation of my country’s tourism industry

We are approaching the 21st century day by day. When the curtain of the new century is about to open, we find that the world is in such an era - the golden age of mass tourism for ordinary people all over the world has arrived. Any place that can provide people with entertainment, rest and play is mostly overcrowded and overcrowded. With the advent of the international peace environment after the Second World War, the increasing prosperity of the world economy and the continuous expansion of international exchanges, the international tourism industry as the tertiary industry has developed rapidly, and the number of tourists has increased year by year. By 1990, the total number of international and domestic tourists in the world had exceeded 5 billion, and the total income had reached 2.9 trillion US dollars, accounting for 12.3% of the world's total consumption of goods and services that year. According to the annual report published by the World Travel and Tourism Council, since 1992, tourism has become the world's largest industry. Regardless of its total income, employment, value-added, investment and taxation, the development of tourism has a significant impact on the world and national economies. development has made significant contributions. Since international tourism is an integral part of the world economy with broad prospects, countries are working hard to explore and actively participate in competition in this field. The current situation is consistent with the general pattern of the world economy. International tourism is highly concentrated in economically developed European and American regions. This region generally receives more than 80% of international tourists in the world. Such as Spain, the United States, Italy, France and the United Kingdom, etc. have obvious advantages.

my country's tourism industry is an emerging industry that only started after the implementation of the reform and opening up policy at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Although our country is very rich in tourism resources, with many famous mountains, rivers and historical and cultural cities, due to the isolation of the country in the past few decades, coupled with the country's financial difficulties, and the long-term lack of investment in the tourism industry, our country's tourism facilities have fallen behind. In the past, due to the continuous deepening of the reform and opening up policy and efforts to catch up, there has been remarkable development. However, due to various constraints, there is still a big gap compared with developed countries, and it is far from being able to adapt to international competition and domestic economy. development requirements. Taking 1990 as an example, my country's tourism revenue was 28.6 billion yuan, which was only equivalent to 0.12% of the world's total tourism revenue in the same year; the number of organized international tourists received by our country in 1990 was 4.25 million, which was only equivalent to the number of international tourists in the same year. 1%, both numbers are minuscule.

my country’s tourism industry ranked 41st in the world in terms of tourism revenue in 1978. After more than ten years of hard work, by the late 1980s, it had jumped to about 25th. . However, during the same period, compared with some Asian countries (regions), South Korea's ranking rose from 38th to 13th, Thailand rose from 24th to 14th, and Hong Kong rose from 17th to 10th. . The above situation shows that, on the one hand, my country's tourism industry has developed to a certain extent in recent years, on the other hand, it also shows that the development speed is not fast and the status is still lagging behind. It is not commensurate with the rich tourism resources in our country.