An Economic Analysis of the Relationship between High-speed Rail and Tourism Products in China

Abstract

The rapid development of rail in China has a profound impact on the tourism industry under Internet+, making high-speed rail one of the most popular modes of travel. The rail's integration with tourism products is also increasingly close under the development of Internet technology. This article focuses on the relationship between rail and today's tourism products, to explore the impact of railway on tourism products, which are mainly sold by online agents. High-speed rail has reduced travel time and increased tour time by changing the elements of traveling in tourism products, realizing the quick travel and slow of tourism consumers, and promoting the development of tourism products from the additional level to the realization level of demand. Relevant estimations and questionnaire surveys found that the emergence and development of rail has a significant impact on the innovation of tourism products and the optimization of product quality. Finally, the empirical analysis confirmed that the development of China's rail did have a positive impact on the consumption of tourism products.