Understanding of Tourism Geography

Tourism geography is a subject that studies the relationship between human tourism and geographical environment, also known as entertainment geography. As a branch of human geography, it is not only closely related to many branches of geography, but also intersects with sociology, folklore, archaeology, history, architecture, landscape architecture, economics and other disciplines, so it has the characteristics of marginal disciplines.

Tourism geography mainly focuses on tourism and entertainment. Tourism refers to the non-permanent temporary migration process of people in their leisure time, such as sightseeing, watching scenery, exchanging culture, increasing knowledge, exercising, taking vacations, convalescing, leisure and entertainment, exploring, religious pilgrimage, investigation and research, shopping as a souvenir, tasting delicious food, visiting relatives and friends, etc. Entertainment includes activities that stay away from home for no more than one day and night.

Tourism geography has a wide range of research fields, including tourism demand forecast, tourism resources evaluation and development, tourism area planning and management, tourism environmental protection and sustainable development. At the same time, tourism geography also pays attention to the influence of tourism on the social culture, economy and environment of the destination, as well as the behavior characteristics and psychological experience of tourists.

In addition, tourism geography also has practical application value. For example, in tourism planning and development, by studying the behavior and needs of tourists, more scientific and reasonable tourism products and service strategies can be formulated; In the aspect of tourism management, by understanding the resources and environmental conditions of tourist areas, more reasonable management measures and rules and regulations can be formulated; In terms of tourism environmental protection, by studying the impact of tourism activities on the environment, we can take effective protective measures and preventive measures to achieve sustainable development.

In a word, tourism geography is a subject involving many fields, rich in content and widely used. It not only helps us to deeply understand the relationship between human travel and tourism activities and geographical environment, but also guides us to better plan and manage tourism resources and activities and promote the sustainable development of tourism.