Abstract
Tourism climate research is of great significance to the tourism industry because tourism is closely linked to climate. Based on an analysis of related core papers, this paper reviews the research progress on tourism climate in China in terms of research method, research process, and research topic. Research on tourism climate in China started later than similar research in some Western countries and the topics mainly focused on tourism climate resources, climate comfort for tourism, the impact of climate on tourists’ behavior and emotion, climate and tourism seasonality, climate change and tourism development, etc. To provide scientific support for the sustainable development of China’s tourism industry, we propose the following for future research, based on our review of the literature: (1) strengthening the theoretical study of tourism climatology, (2) constructing and improving the research content system, and (3) enriching relevant research in climate-sensitive areas.
Highlights
Tourism is undoubtedly one of the most important economic sectors in the world today
The framework emerging from the review of the existing literature shows a great interest in tourism climate in China, which is closely related to the development of the Chinese tourism industry
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) were applied to the spatial risk analysis of excessive rainfall [94]; the HadCM3 model and general equilibrium models were used to predict the impacts of climate change on tourism [88,95]; and Bagozzi’s reformulation of the attitude theory was introduced to examine the relationships between climate expectation–disconfirmation and the behavioral intention of tourists in purchasing tourism climate insurance [91]
Summary
Tourism is undoubtedly one of the most important economic sectors in the world today. It is a large and fast-growing industry and an important contributor to local and global economies. 10.4% of the world’s GDP and provided 319 million jobs; besides, domestic tourism consumption accounted for 71.2% of total tourism consumption and continued to provide opportunities for economic development [1]. The tourism industry, nature-based tourism activities, is considered sensitive to forecast climate impacts, which makes tourism-dependent communities vulnerable to global climate change and its local effects [2]. Climate is intensely related to tourism, as it is both an important tourism resource that can be exploited and a significant limiting factor for tourism development [3]
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