On the positive and negative effects of tourism development on a country's economy.

(1) Promote the development of the national economy, drive and promote the development of the tertiary industry and promote social progress;

(2) Enhance national competitiveness and international influence, export national culture to the world, and deepen foreigners' understanding of their own history and culture.

2. Negative effects:

(1) Overexploitation of tourism resources may lead to the destruction of national historical and cultural heritage;

(2) One-sided pursuit of tourism may lead to unbalanced development of the national economic structure, which has a great impact on the national economy and is not conducive to the stability of the national economy.

: 1. Characteristics of tourism economy:

1. Economic easing

In recent years, with the economic reform and development, the national and local fiscal revenue has increased substantially, and the people's income has also increased continuously. Therefore, on the one hand, more funds can be used to invest in the development of tourism; On the other hand, residents' tourism consumption expenditure also has great growth potential. These favorable market conditions provide relatively loose development space for China tourism in the next few years.

2. Mature policies

In recent years, the state has vigorously supported and promoted the development of tourism, and local governments have also actively maintained and promoted the development of tourism. The strategy of western development takes ecological construction and environmental protection as the fundamental starting point and breakthrough. The principles and policies of paying attention to ecological environment protection also provide policy guidance for the development of tourism economy.

3. Construction and development

In recent years, the state has combined ecological environment construction, structural adjustment and resource development, continuously strengthened the construction and protection of natural ecological environment, and formulated a national ecological environment construction plan, requiring local governments at all levels to clarify the construction objectives, tasks and priorities, fully implement natural forest resources protection projects, carefully organize comprehensive management of ecological environment, and implement projects such as returning farmland to forests. Adhere to the principle of combining ecological environment construction with water conservancy and hydropower resources, forestry and animal husbandry, and tourism resources development, which fundamentally ensures the development of tourism.

4. Local tourism

The domestic tourism economy industry represented by Shenzhen has developed rapidly in just a few years. World Cultural Park, Window of the World and other unique and outstanding tourist attractions have played an innovative and leading role in the development of domestic tourism. Receiving a large number of domestic and foreign tourists every year not only plays a considerable role in promoting the economic development of the region, but also shows people the important role of tourism economy in stimulating domestic demand and promoting economic development. All economically developed coastal areas are developed tourist areas. Hainan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Shanghai, Dalian, Qingdao and other famous tourist areas actively maintain and cultivate the development of tourism economy. In particular, Dalian has become more and more famous in recent years and is called "Hong Kong in the North".