Author(s)

Yanting Liu, Lee Kwon-ho

Corresponding Author

Lee Kwon-ho

Abstract

This paper makes a comprehensive and in-depth analysis on the relationship between tourism economy and regional economic development. The introduction first expounds the research background and points out that tourism, as a new economic growth point, has an important impact on regional economic development under the background of globalization. Subsequently, the article elaborated the basic theories of tourism economy and regional economy in detail, including the concept and characteristics of tourism economy and the theoretical basis of regional economic development, which provided a theoretical framework for in-depth analysis. Among them, the influence of tourism economy on industrial structure optimization, employment and income, regional infrastructure construction and cultural environment protection is emphatically analyzed, and the internal relationship between tourism economy and regional economic development is revealed. The relationship between tourism economy and regional economic development mechanism is of great importance, and this study provides practical guidance for policy makers and tourism industry.

Keywords

Tourism economy; Regional economic development; Optimization of industrial structure; Employment and income; Cultural and environmental protection