Investigation and study on tourist toilets around large scenic areas—taking Huangshan Scenic Area as an example

Abstract

Tourist toilets which closely related to the interests of tourists and local people are an important part of the tourism infrastructure. With the process of increasing the importance of the development of large-scale scenic spots, research on the construction of tourist toilets in its surrounding areas should not be ignored. Here we took the large-scale scenic Huangshan Scenic Area as an example to investigate the situation of tourist toilets in its surrounding areas to pay attention to the construction of tourist toilets around large scenic spots and promote the overall development of tourist destinations. Our results showed that problems such as low attention, difficulty in raising funds, mismatch between supply and demand, lack of planning and poor management affect the construction of tourist toilets. Considering the necessity of strengthening the construction of tourist toilets around large scenic areas, we propose strategies for the construction of tourist toilets with multiple sources of funding, joint development, practical priority, construction of special public toilets, and formation of toilet culture. Our results provide a reference for the construction of tourist toilets around large scenic areas and the promotion of local tourism development.