Chapter 19: Smart tourism and its development in China
Mingming Cheng
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Handbook Chapter
Published:
15 Jun 2020
Page Range:
266–279
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788117531.00025
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Smart tourism in China has been experiencing rapid development with increasing recognition and promotion from the Chinese government. This chapter reviews the development of smart tourism and its pertinent issues. It first presents the history of smart tourism development in China, followed by discussions from the perspectives of various stakeholders coupled with examples. The chapter concludes by providing general implications for smart tourism development and management. It highlights the need for the cohesiveness and integration of smart tourism with other smart destination infrastructure.

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Cover Handbook on Tourism and China
Handbook on Tourism and China
Edited by Songshan Huang and Ganghua Chen
Handbook
Published:
15 Jun 2020
Print ISBN:
9781788117524
eISBN:
9781788117531
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788117531
Pages:
416
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
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