Analysis on the impact of technological innovation on tourism development: The case of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China

作者：Chang Gan, Kai Wang, Mihai Voda, Jun Ye, Lijun Chen · 发表于：Tourism Economics · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1177/13548166221102590 · 被引用次数：36 · 研究领域：Digital Marketing and Social Media、Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research、Sharing Economy and Platforms

Despite the recognition of the relationship between technological innovation and tourism development, there is a dearth of rigorous empirical specifications to examine the effect of technological innovation on the latter. With 27 cities of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) in China as an empirical case, this study explores whether technological innovation can promote tourism development by using a series of panel regression models. The empirical results indicate that technological innovation has a positive effect on the development of tourism in the YRDUA. With respect to different regions, types of cities, and stages, there are differences in the positive impact of technological innovation on tourism development. Additionally, the impact of different types of technological innovations on tourism development is also diverse.