The interaction mechanism between tourism industry agglomeration and regional economy in Yunnan Province

Abstract

Tourism is one of the pillar industries of economic development in Yunnan Province. The agglomeration and development of tourism industry has become an important engine of regional economic growth in Yunnan Province. This article takes the interactive mechanism of regional economic growth and tourism industry agglomeration development in 16 cities (state) in Yunnan Province as the research object. It clarifies the development scale and spatial-temporal evolution of tourism industry agglomeration in Yunnan Province, then use push-pull theory to analyze the interaction mechanism between the agglomeration of tourism industry and the development of regional economy in Yunnan Province. The study found that the regional economic development and tourism industry agglomeration in 16 cities (state) in Yunnan Province are polarized, and the effectiveness of the interaction between the two has gradually become prominent over time, but the uncoordinated development between the two has always been presence. Finally, the article puts forward suggestions for promoting the development of both benign interactions of tourism industry agglomeration and regional economy from both macro and micro levels