The Influence of National Park System on Sports Tourism

As a new brand of core tourism resources, national parks will play a leading role in shaping regional tourism destinations.

As a collection of tourism resources with a large spatial scale, national parks may contain many scenic spots, or they may span several cities or even several provinces in space. With the establishment of the national park management organization, the national park brand with integrated concept will be gradually strengthened, while the brands of scenic spots, cities and even provinces it contains or spans will be relatively weakened. This situation is typical in North America, where the national park system was implemented earlier. For example, the National Park Service of the United States has carried out systematic management of national parks for hundreds of years, making 59 national parks in China have great influence in the world. In addition, National Geographic magazine and other media have been promoting national parks in various ways for a long time, which makes national parks have a wide influence among the public. However, the influence of American state and city brands on tourism is far less than that of national parks, which shows the status of national park brands in people's minds.