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Arid Land Geography ›› 2026, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (3): 429-439.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2025.291

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Spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and driving factors of tourism new quality productivity development in China

LIU Fajian(), LIANG Wanxin, HUANG Chaoqun(), LI Songyuan, ZHANG Bohan   

  1. School of Business, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
  • Received:2025-05-22 Revised:2025-07-01 Online:2026-03-25 Published:2026-03-24
  • Contact: HUANG Chaoqun E-mail:12027@ahu.edu.cn;13095520657@163.com

Abstract:

Accelerating the development of tourism new quality productivity is an effective pathway to achieve high-quality growth in the tourism industry. Based on panel data from 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities)(excluding Xizang, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) in China from 2011 to 2023, this study constructs an evaluation index system for the development level of tourism new quality productivity from four dimensions: high technology, high efficiency, high-quality, and green sustainability, using a comprehensive evaluation method, the Dagum Gini coefficient, and dynamic qualitative comparative analysis to explore the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms. The results reveal that (1) The development level of tourism new quality productivity exhibited an overall growing trend across provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China from 2011 to 2023, but with significant regional disparities, that is, the eastern region led, followed by the central region, whereas the western and northeastern regions lagged behind. (2) From the “12th Five-Year Plan” to the early stage of the “14th Five-Year Plan”, the development gap in tourism new quality productivity among the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions narrowed continuously, although intra-regional differences remained pronounced. (3) Economic developmental level and technological advancement were identified as major influencing factors in the development of tourism new quality productivity, forming multiple driving patterns, including economic-market-and-policy drivers. The findings provide practical guidance for enhancing the development of tourism new quality productivity across regions and achieving high-quality development.

Key words: tourism new quality productivity, development level, driving factors, dynamic QCA