Analysis on the Situation of Tourists in Shanghai MICE Tourism Industry

Abstract

Nowadays, Chinese convention and exhibition industry and tourism industry are in the rising period of development with more opportunities as well as various challenges. After reform and opening-up, conference and exhibition tourism began emerging in China, especially since the 21st century. With the successful holding of international and professional exhibitions such as the 2008 Olympic Games, 2010 Shanghai World Expo, APEC annual meeting, Shanghai China International Industry Expo, one belt and one Road International Cooperation Summit Forum and Davos forum, MICE tourism has developed rapidly and made great contributions to Chinese economic growth and social progress. Based on the theory and research content, this paper designs a targeted questionnaire that is distributed on the Internet. Data from the questionnaire are collected and analyzed on the basic characteristics of the consumption behavior of MICE tourists in Shanghai. The results show that the main purpose of MICE tourists in Shanghai is to participate in exhibitions, and the time of shopping and sightseeing is shorter.