A Retrospect and Prospect of Research on Tourist Gaze in Recent Years in China
Tourist gaze was brought up by John Urry,and host gaze and mutual gaze were derived from this theory.Gaze is an interactive behavior and plays a role in tourism between host and tourist.Tourist gaze is considered significant in tourism research.In recent years,it is used in host-tourist relationship,host culture,culture development,destination shaping,tourist experience and destination image.In the future it will develop in theoric research and applied research and be put to use among interdisciplinary studies.The sustainable development and globalization in toursim can be studied from the perspective of tourist gaze.It has guiding significance in tourism planning and estimation.