The impact of high-speed railway on tourism spatial structures between two adjoining metropolitan cities in China: Beijing and Tianjin

• Published in: Journal of transport geography Vol. 80; p. 102495
• Main Authors: Yin, Ping, Lin, Zhibin, Prideaux, Bruce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: China; Elasticity; High speed rail; High-speed railway; Income; Mean center; Spatial interaction; Standard distance; Tourism; Tourism development; Urban transportation; Beijing China; China; Tourism; Standard distance; Spatial interaction; High-speed railway; Mean center; China
• ISSN: 0966-6923; 1873-1236
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102495

This study examines the impact of HSR services on the tourism spatial interactions between Beijing and Tianjin in China. Data were collected from official statistical reports. A method of derivation was developed and several indexes, such as tourism mean center, and tourism standard distance are further applied to measure temporal-spatial changes between the two adjoining cities. The results reveal the dynamic tourism spatial interaction between Beijing and Tianjin has been influenced by a range of factors including population, destination attractiveness, disposable income and income elasticity, changes in the domestic and international spatial structure of tourist flows and how destination management organizations react to the changes. The study has implications for both the research and practice of city transportation and tourism development.