A study of the agglomeration of China's convention industry: an economic and neo-economic geography framework approach

• Yan Zhang ^[1] ; Hailin Qu ^[2] ; Yingzhi Guo ^[3]
  1. [1] East China Normal University

     East China Normal University

     China

     
  2. [2] Oklahoma State University

     Oklahoma State University

     Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Fudan University

     Fudan University

     China

     

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• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 17, Nº. 2, 2011, págs. 305-319
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Accompanying the expansion of its opening up to the outside world, China has witnessed a steady increase in the area of international and regional communication, which has led to rapid development in the convention industry. This paper investigates the factors influencing the agglomeration of China�s major convention-hosting cities under the framework of economic and neo-economic geography. The results of an empirical analysis reveal that factors such as a city�s political or economic importance, service industry, regional GDP per capita and information accessibility are important aspects that may have an impact on the agglomeration of China�s convention industry.